The English rock band the SMALL FACES were active from 1965 to 1969. Small Faces were part of the Mod revolution of the 1960s and their sounds continued to inspire artists such as Paul Weller and Noel Gallagher well into the 21st Century. The band consisted of East London lads Kenney Jones, Ronnie Lane, Steve…
The incredible English folk singer SANDY DENNY was the silky voice of FAIRPORT CONVENTION during their Liege and Lief emergence in 1968-9 – this was the album that launched folk rock and re-energated the English folk movement. Lady Alexandra Elene MacLean Lucas [Sandy Denny] was also a proficient songwriter and pianist who worked with British…
English actor John Leyton was persuaded by his manager, Robert Stigwood, to audition for Joe Meek – and successfully recorded a cover version of “Tell Laura I Love Her”. His big hit – though – “Johnny Remember Me” – nicely coincided with his appearance in television series ‘Harpers West One’ in which he played a…
Blind Faith – comprising of Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker (Cream), Steve Winwood, and Ric Grech (Family) – was formed at the end of 1968 when Eric Clapton (ex-Cream) and Steve Winwood (ex-Traffic) were at loose ends after the demise of their former bands. They began to spend time together again (they had previously collaborated on…
Formed in Weybridge, Surrey – and at least 4,000 miles from Tennessee – ‘The Nashville Teens’ were the product of a merger between two local bands. The rather splendid result was that group boasted two lead singers – Ray Phillips and Arthur Sharp. Sharp was primarily the manager at AERCO Records -but spent his spare…
The first line-up of ‘Red-E-Lewis And The Redcaps’ included guitarist Bobby Oats and drummer Jimmy Rook. The band was fronted by singer Willie Stubbs. They played a few gigs at Ebbisham Hall in Epsom – and young Jimmy Page met them there. He hung out with the band – and even borrowed Bobby’s guitar. Following a…
Ocga’s wood (Oxshott) is at the heart of the so-called ‘Beverly Hills of Britain’ – Ronnie Wood lives nearby. Scenes from Jabberwocky (1977) were filmed in these woods. Homes in nearby Oxshott Heights are priced at around £20 million. Ex-England skipper John Terry sold one house in Oxshott for over £5 million – and then…
Castle Parade Underground Station Ewell (Northern Line) was built alongside large developments in Ewell – as the burgeoning social housing areas of Morden started to expand. This is just down from Ewell Caste – where Oliver Reed went to school. Families re-housed in Ewell in the late 1920’s – early 1930’s were promised the underground…
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