My Mam, Cathy worked in the Cavendish 60s 70s in the kitchen, my dad Eddy, worked in the cloakroom with Jack I worked in the cloakroom to help out a few times alongside Jack. What a night!!!!!!! My favourite thing to do was go immediately to the clubs ( can you believe I used to think going to the pubs a waste of good dancing time!) Jean x, Jean that would be great. Would be good to have a reunion.. sorry to hear of joe lisles death the 69 club owner. Top 10 Nightlife in South Shields, England - Things To Do Anyone coming to the club during that period would have had to have been let in by me. The Downbeat was another of Mike Jefferys clubs. Im very interested in your post regarding a photographer who may taken photos of the nightclubs many of us attended. I used to visit clubs like the Flamingo,La Discotheque, The Scene,Marquee,Whisky A Go Go,All Star, Tiles etc. Tom spent a lot of his time at The Dolce Vita when the club had super stag nights on Mondays and Crazy nights on Thursdays, Hi. Oz disco nightclub The date of this photograph remains a mystery but it shows the Oz disco nightclub in Garden Lane. Ended up working for the Bailey Org, for short time, I think they kinda helped ruin the scene though. The night club continued to host cabarets Freddy Starr, Mud and many many more for a few more years and was always called the Dolce Vita until it was renamed Walkers. Does anyone remember Big Phil who was a brilliant DJ and worked in both clubs mentioned? I was just a nipper at the time but I remember my folks going to all those clubs as well as Change Is. I have great memories of spending many nights, years later, listening to Nigel Stanger and Lindolph DOliviera playing with the East Side Torpedoes too. It was a no-brainer that these lads were something very special. Does anyone remember the Kontors band; Alan price, Chas Chandler, Bernie Maguian, Gordon Cleghorn, Nick Brandon, Chunky Bourne, Barry Preston? Equally we are desperately trying to find an internal shot of Scamps? I spend my time between Corbridge and Florida. it was Alfie wright who owned the Crescendo Club at Whitley Bay, not Ray Grehan, trust me I opened it #11 of 20 Nightlife in South Shields. But last week I did visit an old friend in Whitley Bay and realised that my Dad must have been working at The Pickwick shortly aftter it opened (which I guess was why we moved to Whitley in the first place). The club was managed by Ken Brady who used to be in the resident band at the Majestic in Newcastle. I probably went there between 1971 and 72 (I was 18 in 72) and can remember the feeling if excitement at hearing the very loud music coming from a juke box. #93 Roger. Buy tickets from a trusted primary outlet. Finally, in relation to the Seaburn Hall in Sunderland we also used to go there does anyone remember Ronnie Stephens and Ray Huntley great dancers. Happy times, gone forever, but never forgotten. i was the original singer with the Gamblers when we split they joined Billy Fury, who also stole my girlfriend ! Used to tell my mam I was going to the one at Whitley Bay as I wasnt allowed to go to the Newcastle one. Youve managed to make a truly great website even better THANK YOU!!! June 30, 2022; my septum piercing won't flip up; vegan mochi cake recipe Comment by Michael finlay December 12, 2011], How can u be his son micheal -when u cant even spell his name rite -and he hasnt got a clue who jackie is, Anyone remember Purple Haze, a school band from Redwell School in 1968 Johnathan,Richard,Frank and Michael, Hello everyone I dont supose for one minute that anyone remembers me, I was lead singer for The Strangers and The Strollers,what Im really trying to find out kylastron Mac is buried so I can go and pay my respects to an old and dear friend who I lost touch with a long time ago thanks, Hi what a great club. In North Shields, for quite a long time in the 60's, the basement of "The Jungle" was a night club. Alfie. Getting your hand stamped if you wanted to get into The Jazz Lounge (I was always too young and had to make do with The Young Set, which I reckon had a better atmosphere anyway!). That building and those surrounding it were demolished and have been rebuilt. My Dad also played on on the early ITV programme One oclock Show, does that ring any bells with people out there? It was said that the floor levels could be permutated fifteen different ways and that the dcor could be changed at will by projecting images onto the curved walls. Myself and Ken Cooper were friends from Broadwood Junior school and we started going into town aged 14, as rockers with Brylcream quiffs, Jackson the Tailor drapes, drainpipes and beetle crushers and walking around in circles at the Maj Westgate road. Can you remember what the music was that was played at the start of every evening- was it by the BarKays? A former nurse said she feels "lucky to . We split at 21, she had a daughter I remember, and I heard she died at 34/35 a great shock to me at the time, we were the same age and both Pisces. Anyway, I moved to the states in 1970 and after moving around a lot I ended up here in California where I have a couple of gyms. l have always lived in the North east area and found loads of old haunts from the 50s on here. But you'll always have your memories. - Mike Mezz. Lorraine, its lovely to hear how much you enjoyed going to Bloomers and glad the memories made you smile! i still havent managed to see any pics of inside Bloomers and would be really pleased if you could help, as Im not on Facebook. Did you ever go to the Playground on Westgate road -about the same time as I have a very grainy photo of the outside and also way before that I loved going to the Dive Bar part of the Swallow Hotel on Newgate Street? My father was Carl Hersman who played keyboards. Ah, Dusk! Nick Brandon, the singer (his stage name) worked at Wards the printers in High Bridge. After the refurb of the Crescendo I carried on working for Ray firstly on his new house in Forest Hall and then on his new project which was amusement arcades in Sheffield and Nottingham I think he was talked into these by his brother in law I dont think his heart was in this part of the business as he loved the buzz of music and clubs when the Crescendo burned down he went on to buy The Deleval Arms on Scotswood road but it never opened.The last time I saw him was around 1977 but he seemed to have lost his sparkle definitely not the man I knew.As I had moved away from the area shortly after this I was shocked to learn years later that he had passed away he had been one of the best bosses I ever had. you? Dusk nightclub to return to South Shields for one night only, as We started out at the jazz clubs and remember many nights at the New Orleans Club (I dont see that mentioned anywhere) followed up with going on to the Downbeat or the GoGo. ha ha ha. I now live in Florida where I teach piano and still do a few gigs. ANNE MILLAR (TAYLOR) I DONT REMEMBER THE VENUE ANNE, BUT WE WORKED ALL OF THE AREA IN THE SIXTIES. Sad to note Dave Findlay passed away recently. We had a drink with him at the hotel and what a lovely man he is. Sixties and seventies I had 7 music and record shops around Tyneside so was involved with the discos and nightclubs dance music sounds and strings. Student Union do,s were good and remember Sect and Elcorts playing at a couple of them. Ill gladly let you have copies of what I have a photo of Bloomers but boarded up and no sign and an internal shot of girls dancing and dry ice on the dancefloor from late 1960s also a flyer for the opening of Bloomers in July 1973. Heres a few other pictures that should bring back the golden age of northeast clubbing: . Ownership changed hands around 1966 and eventually the Gogo closed its doors two years later after the Bailey Organisation opened a disconightspot called Sloopys above the La Dolce Vita. If Pete is still around you could use my email to get them together. Im 75yrs. In response to the comments about Bloomers on May 11th by George Sinclair, Ahhh the memories of such magical days Do you know where any of the surviving ex members are now? Newcastle in the mid to late sixties had a vibrant night life which, outside of London, was probably the best in the country for wining, dining, dancing, music and gambling. It was so dark and there were couples kissing in corners and dancing where they stood. Trevor Chance. Any information you have would be great. 2. Jean x. The Mayfair Ballroom opened by the Mecca organization on 12th September 1961 and continued to be a major venue in the city for 38 years. Dawn Ralston (nee. FANTASTIC SITE. Hi Anna #156. Bars & Clubs By 688iang The range of beers and ciders is magnificent, all superbly kept by Kath and the staff. The club was situated on the ground floor and in the basement of an old building on the Side, almost opposite the Crown Posada public house. The resident band at the Crescendo was the Del 5, the singer was Billy Wilson from Gateshead, there was 2 sax players one was Peter Parkinson from South Shields but Im sorry the other name eludes me. But who were the men and woman who owned and ran the north easts iconic clubs and kept us entertained throughout the sixties? Some good people who were pioneers back then and desrve a lot of credit for making Newcastle (a millon miles from London)a firm favourite with some great artists in the 60s from all over the UK and abroad wanting to play this region. On club nights the occasional drunken troublemaker would be invited upstairs to the wrestling ring and taught the error of his conduct!HAPPY DAZE!!! old nightclubs in south shields - jjbluesbar.com Hope all is well. As a PS Leam Lane WMC still have a thriving group night on Fridays, they also have a first class resident duo in Dougie and Carl, not many if any clubs still have live backing for the turns. The 'leisure industry' pubs of 2021, of course, exist in a very different world to their mid-20th century predecessors when the town's hardworking men - seafarers , shipbuilders, coal miners and the like - were the main customers in the street-corner and riverfront bars. Initially the Downbeat was a jazz venue but towards the end of its life it featured mainly Rhythm & Blues bands. Tatler Club in the Haymarket. I came up to Newcastle in 1968 when the clubs in london were on the way out.