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Hastings Beer Festival Alexandra Park 1989

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Rark Modrigues… That Friday night line up is the best I’ve seen for the beer festival. Edit: Thursday I meant to say!

Tim Harris… Maroondogs still going ! Can’t be the same line up? Can’t think of the lead singer christian name but somebody Coltart. They were playing the Folkestone circuit about 30 years ago !!!!

Paul Phillips… When it was a proper beer festival with proper beer glasses and so many real ales to try and choose from.The music was a bonus and in Alexandra Park was always a fantastic 3 night event. Totally ruined now a Music event on the Oval and not a beer festival.

 

Billy Fury – ABC Cinema Hastings 30th October 1962

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Andy Qunta… Must have been great to see so many artists on one night, but it looks like they would each only be able to play for about 10 minutes! Also, that’s a lot of people to share the takings!

Mick O’Dowd… It was good Andy but it meant they could each play their greatest hit at least which is what most people in those days went to see artists/groups for anyway. When I saw the Who on the Pier they played Tommy (it had just been released) to much silence until they played their hits and the place went wild. Same when I saw Elton John/Beach Boys/ Eagles etc. at Wembley Stadium about 72 The BB’s played all their well known stuff and blew the place away. Elton came on last and proceeded to play “Captain Fantastic ” album which is pretty dirgy, and the place emptied and you could stroll up the pitch to the stage. As soon as he played old tunes WHAMMO!

Peter Fairless… Beside the infamous ‘Come Outside’, did Mike Sarne do anything else?

Colin Norton… Will I What”, “Just For Kicks”

Colin Bell… He followed it up with ‘Will I What’ with one of my 60’s favourites Billie Davis.

Peter Fairless… Just listened – same song, innit? Sounds like early Bowie

Andy Qunta… That’s a star-studded bill! Must have been a great show to go to back then!

Colin Bell… I was still going there for the ABC minors on Saturday mornings then

Mick O’Dowd… Faves were Peter Jay & if I remember correctly the Tornadoes appeared (they had been Billy Fury’s backing group).

Stephen Moran… I was at the British Library yesterday going through the Hastings Observer archives and saw the page that advertised the Billy Fury gig at the ABC. I used to see films at the ABC during the sixties but I didn’t know that they also put on live music.

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Mick Turner… That is what you call a Show and I was there!

Jean Parks… was at this show & others like it including 2 Cliff Concerts!

Andy Qunta… that’s great! Must have been fun!

Daryl Perkins… that was the year I was born!!!

John Scaife… Still got “The Sound Of Fury” (10″ Album)

Tony Davis… I went to this and think Billy Fury was backed by the Tornados. I seem to remember them playing Telstar

Peter Fairless… I kind of imagined that for this sort of gig they’d all be backed by the same band. Was that not the case, changeovers must have been a pain?

Tony Davis… thinking back I suppose they did. I think I was 10 at the time so just starting out on my musical path

Stuart Moir… My late wife would have been at the Billy Fury concert, she was a total hysterical fan

Mick O’Dowd… I was there. Great show. Loved Peter Jay & Jaywalkers. Weren’t the Tornadoes on the bill?

60’s Acts at Congress Theatre – Eastbourne – Winter 2014 & Manfred Mann chat.

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04/11/2014 Marty Wilde’s Rock N Roll Party – Marty Wilde, Eden Kane and John Leyton with The Wildcats
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02/12/2014. 5.4.3.2.1. It’s The Manfreds – In Concert featuring Paul Jones & Mike d’Abo

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Mick O’Dowd… Just like taking a trip in the Tardis!

Dave Natress…If anyone wants to see a 101% top quality show, go see “The Manfreds”. Its a shame a few of this original Manfreds show line-up have retired from the show tour – but then, none of us are getting any younger but…..it’s a truly fabulous show. Top musicianship all round and top vocals from the true Peter Pan of Pop – Paul Jones – forget the other claimants to this title!! Paul, as some of you will surely know, is also a world class harmonica player.

Alan Esdaile… Saw the show at The White Rock Pavilion a couple of years ago and it was excellent. Had Alan Price and Maggie Bell also on the bill. Paul Jones still looks like he did in the sixties and doesn’t age.

Rontenn…I was a teenager for most of the 1960′s. I loved the music that came out in that decade whether it was from the U.K. or the U.S.A. Glad to see that there are lots of artistes from those magical years still around & still performing. Sadly many have “left the building” including two in the last couple of days Alvin Stardust & Jack Bruce. My personal top favourite of all the solo singers still around is P.J.Proby. The Beatles intoduced him to us all back in 1964. On November 6th P.J. will be 76. He’s still an amazing performer & if you get the chance to see him perform please take it. He’s up there in the same category & class as Elvis.

Rontenn…Manfred Mann were an absolute top group. I see Manfred himself has a new CD out called “Lone Arranger”. When did he leave his own group & why?

Steve Kinch… if you’re referring to the original Manfred Mann group, they split in the late 60s. If you mean MM’s Earth Band – They are still going strong. The Lone Arranger is a Manfred solo album with contributions by numerous artists and musicians, including Kris Kristofferson and members of the Earth Band.

Alan Esdaile… I think they wanted to know why Manfred Mann split in the first place. I think it was down to musical differences and he was not happy playing pop songs but maybe wrong?

Steve Kinch… Alan, that’s about right! Soon after Manfred mann (the pop group) folded Manfred formed MM’s Chapter Three, which was probably as far away from “pop” as it’s possible to get: A kind of jazz/rock outfit relying heavily on band members ability to improvise.