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Acker Bilk, Kenny Ball, Lonnie Donegan – White Rock Theatre 14th October 1988
Yvonne Cleland…..Acker Bilk! I used to love him when I was a little girl. what was that number – Stranger on the Shore? Made me cry buckets. Probably still would.
Andre Martin….We used Stranger on the Shore when we did the filming “Searching for the PamDor” in the production back some 5 years ago at the Local Museum.
Matt Thomas….Excellent
Alan Esdaile….get your tissues ready Yvonne. You can call records brilliiant, wonderful but This is Beautiful.
Perri Ann Haste….Oh my goodness – Lovely Acker! – I seem to remember he played at a Beer Festival at Alexandra park back in the 80’s – Cant remember exact date though & it was at the Park gates end of the Park near the roundabout.
Joe Knight… Use to see these at the Black Prince Pub Bexley, just off A2
Mick Bolton… What a great night that would have been – Acker, Kenny and Lonnie. And George Chisholm. I saw Lonnie Donegan’s son there a couple of year’s ago playing his dad’s material.
No Home Jerome… I remember that too.
Joe Knight… Sunday’s at the BLACK PRINCE BEXLEY KENT
Mick Bolton… Lonnie, Kenny and Acker and George Chisholm on the same bill – what a great night that must have been. And John Lill playing Rachmaninov’s 2nd Piano Concerto. Great stuff.
Summer season at The White Rock Theatre Hastings 1985
Colin Bell… My great friend Vernon took me to see Hinge & Bracket (George & Patrick) off Piccadilly in the early 70’s before they became famous. To this day they remain the funniest live act i’ve ever seen, had me literally crying with laughter. So subtle and so hilarious.
Colin Fox… Black a White minstrel show eh? De camptown ladies sing this song doo dah doo dah
Stuart Moir… That was full of fantastic voices all blacked up like a jar of jam
Ralph Town… I saw Lenny Henry….mighty funny.
Andy Ives… I saw Lenny Henry that year too
The Three Degrees White Rock Theatre Hastings 30th June 1985
Mike Waghorne… This must have been not long after the referb because Joseph was on when we were working in the later part of the works
Dave Nattress… A hark back then to the two performances a night days of late 50’s and early 60’s. Still I guess some live bands do two sets. With the exception of Damaris, the later bands I was in sometimes did two sets or half repeated the first anyway! The intermission enabled copious amounts of refreshments to be taken so the second set was a little looser and we all seemed to find 11 on the volume controls on the amps and PA!!
Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel – White Rock Theatre 12th June 1990
ticket & cutting supplied by Iain Cobby
Peter Fairless… Made me smile!
Matt Thomas… I was working the bar that night
Andy Qunta… I did a tour with SH & CR in 1981. A really fun time! Great songs, great band! After that, we recorded a couple of songs, which Midge Ure produced. One of them, “I Can’t Even Touch You”, is the last track on the “Cream Of” album mentioned above. Just a bit of trivia for you!
Tony Davis… If I remember rightly Mr Cobby it was you and I that started the singing of Oh Dear Look What They’ve done to the blues. It was a good night. I think I also got hit by a small piece of falling ceiling.
Iain Cobby… Your memory serves you well, Mr Davis and if I’m correct, we were both in a video of his shot at Brighton Dome. More trivia, the bassist of his first Cockney Rebel band Paul Jeffery died on board flight Pan Am 103 with his bride on there honeymoon. Steve often would dedicate ” Sebastian” to him.
Tony Davis… Recently saw Cockney Rebel at the Leas Cliff in Folkestone. They were touring the album Best Years of Our Lives for it’s 40th. Anniversary. Steve Harley and the band were fantastic that night. Instead of a support act they incorporated it within the band. 2 sisters from Austria who were multi-instrumentalists and during Cockney Rebel’s set they played a couple of their own tunes. Really glad I went.
Hastings International Folk Festival 22nd May – 25th May 1987
supplied by Mick Mepham
Also appeared Titus and Friends, Blowabella, Ralph McTell, The Kipper Family, Barry Dransfield, Cecil Sharp, Ashley Hutchings, Bonnie Shalijean and loads more. Gigs at various venues and events took place throughout the town.
Robert Searle… Saw Tom Paxton at the Congress Eastbourne .The place was nearly empty ,so embarrassing for him and the audience. A really nice folky who i liked in the early sixties.
Will Cornell… I’d do anything to be able to see Blowzabella. They’ve played S.America a lot, but nary a nod to the ol’ USA. On my top 5 list of faves. Oh well, I do correspond with one of the guys quite a lot on matters re: Hurdy Gurdy!
White Rock Theatre – Easter 1991
Sandy Max… I’d love those ticket prices these days! They.get a half empty theatre because many locals are priced out. Why don’t they consider cheap standby tickets as the London theatres do to sell the empty seats? A.full theatre makes for a much better atmosphere
Dennis Torrance… I missed button moon and the moon monster lol
Daryl Perkins… Took my Button Moon obsessed 4 year old to this!!
Carol Ann Bolton… I’ve been to Button Moon, followed Mr Spoon to Button Moon…etc
Mick O’Dowd… Went to see The Commodores. Good band but Lionel had already left. They didn’t miss him though.
Martin Kemp: Back to the 80’s – White Rock Theatre Hastings 20th August 2020
The one and only – MARTIN KEMP – is delighted to announce his ‘Back To The 80s’ show will be heading to HASTINGS in 2020.
More details and tickets….
https://whiterocktheatre.org.uk/Online/tickets-martin-kemp-hastings-2020