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 Superstar American blues rock musician JOE BONAMASSA will pay tribute to the legends of British Blues in a wonderful live tribute concert series titled JOE BONAMASSA IN CONCERT: A SALUTE TO THE BRITISH BLUES EXPLOSION. This once-in-a-lifetime experience will be an honest and thrilling homage to the music of Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and…
It is 50 years since Ronnie Lane formed the SMALL FACES — just over forty since he left the FACES to go on alone. Then Ronnie put together his own band — SLIM CHANCE. A born entertainer and a fun-loving, emotional spirit — Ronnie expertly combined his famous Chirpy-Cockney character with that of sweet and…
When impresario, svengali, torchbearer and king-maker Gordon Mills of MAM Records “re-designed” Arnold George Dorsey (turning him into Engelbert Humperdinck) he gathered him (and his other talents: Thomas Woodward aka Tom Jones and Ray O’Sullivan aka Gilbert O’Sullivan) around him in his St George’s Hill neighborhood. Humperdinck’s home was “Glenbrook” in Weybridge, Surrey. Other neighbours…
Beatles drummer Ringo – with Barbara Bach – brought Rydinghurst and its 200 acres for £2million back in 1999. Starr now aims to sell off the Surrey property. It’s a million miles from his childhood home at 10 Admiral Grove, Dingle, Liverpool The Grade-II listed Jacobean mansion is likely to fetch ten-times more than he…
Yes, it is all a matter of “Money money money …” and has about the same artistic value as a forged version of “The Green Lady“ (as seen hanging in Father Ted’s parochial house) but at least it has has got us talking. About music. The whys and the wherefores. And Surrey. Yes, our…
Originally founded in 2011 by former members of Whitesnake – Snakecharmer is a super-group that is made up from some of the best musicians in this country – Micky Moody and Neil Murray (Whitesnake), Laurie Wisefield (Wishbone Ash), Harry James (Thunder), Adam Wakeman (Ozzy Osbourne) and Chris Ousey (Heartland.) The band have now issued their…
Vance Arnold had an amazing voice. The most gritty voice anyone had ever heard. Everyone ‘up North’ knew that he was a very impressive talent. In 1964 Vance Arnold signed with Decca and recorded the Lennon-penned number “I’ll Cry Instead.” The song was later heard on the soundtrack to ‘A Hard Day’s Night’. The Leander…
Annabel Allum is an innovative indie/folk singer/songwriter gigging in Surrey – her songs, like ‘Plenty Fish’ are haunting, raw and emotionally honest. Her new EP will be out in Spring 2014. I chatted to her about her experiences as a singer-songwriter in Surrey: DO YOU THINK THE SURREY MUSIC SCENE IS HEALTHY RIGHT NOW? Yeah!…
Rocking Surrey 