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Ashton, Gardner and Dyke, Shaft and Tzar – Hastings Pier 19th Feb 1972

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Phil Gill… I was there.

Chris Giles… That’s one I went too. I do remember going to see AG&D

Nick Webb… Was i there ? let me know

Mick O’Dowd… Good band!. Remember seeing them on a young Channel 4 show called “Gas Tank” that was hosted by Rick Wakeman and was a live show rather than mimed but was very short lived. Does anyone else remember it?

Martin Round… They were class! I reckon in the 70s Andy Killick and I were at every gig and a few others we knew came along periodically.

Alan Esdaile… Don’t remember who Tzar were?

Chris Giles… I don’t either but usual frequented the bar before the top act

Andy Knight… Tony Barraclough? Not sure?

Sarah Fox… Resurrection Shuffle, One of my all time favourite tracks. 🎶 great to see them playing.

Eugene Hughes… What a great song. Another around at that time was Family In My Own Time.

Alan King… Tony Ashton was a good friend of mine, that man could drink for England (Scotland, Wales & Ireland all put together,,and more) it was he who gave the name to Derek & The Dominoes, he used to always refer to Clapton as Derek

Ray Bates… Tzar- Tony and Dave Barraclough, Brendan Bourne, Dick Wild and Trevor Cheney. Hastings Grammar School’s finest.

Rick Wakeman – Piano Portraits tour – De La Warr Pavilion Bexhill 3rd June 2017

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More information… https://www.dlwp.com/event/rick-wakeman/

Currently celebrating his 50th year as a professional musician, keyboard player, songwriter and broadcaster, Rick Wakeman recently made chart history when his Piano Portraits album became the first solo piano album to enter the UK’s Top 10.

Initially inspired by the unprecedented reaction to his performance of David Bowie’s Life On Mars on BBC Radio 2 in early 2016, Piano Portraits features instrumental versions of hits Rick originally performed on (Space Oddity, Morning Has Broken & Wondrous Stories) as well of others specifically chosen for their wonderful melodies, including Stairway To Heaven, Help andEleanor Rigby.

 

Tales From The Tour Bus: Rock n Roll On The Road. BBC4.

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source BBC : Rock legend and tour bus aficionado Rick Wakeman takes us on a time-travelling trip through the decades in this first-hand account of rockers on the road from the late 1950s to the 80s and beyond.
It’s an often bumpy and sometimes sleepless ride down the A roads and motorways of the UK during the golden age of rock ‘n’ roll touring – a secret history of transport cafes, transit vans, B&Bs, sleepless roadies and of loved ones left at home or, on one occasion, by the roadside. And it’s also a secret history of audiences both good and bad, and the gigs themselves – from the early variety package to the head clubs, the stadiums and the pubs.
This is life in the British fast lane as told by Rick and the bands themselves, a film about the very lifeblood of the rock ‘n’ roll wagon train. With members of Dr Feelgood, Suzi Quatro, the Shadows, the Pretty Things, Fairport Convention, Happy Mondays, Aswad, Girlschool, the Damned and many more.

Mark Gilham… Just love Rick Wakeman

Neil Steadman… Thanks Alan. We will tune in!

Perri Ann Haste… Cheers for the heads up – will record this 🙂

Jim Breeds… Looks good – Rick has a wicked sense of humour. His Twitter is worth following.

Alan Esdaile… Excellent programme really enjoyed it. Great to see Sonja Kristina, also Brian Bennett from the Shadows on Bexhill Station.

Dennis Torrance… That was good to watch yes yes yes

Jim Hobbs… Great and Rick was the perfect choice to narrate this story of life on the road.