Eddie Friday promoted gigs on Saturday nights throughout the period until 1968 other promoters included Stanley Wyatt, Paul Haywood, Cyril Meichtry and Adrian Hopkins. Rock music first appeared at the Grosvenor Ballroom in 1960. In 1964, as the popularity of trad jazz declined, Nanda and Ron changed to Aylesbury Bluesville with bands such as The Animals, The Yardbirds, Manfred Mann and Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames, as well as visiting artists including John Lee Hooker, Little Walter and Inez and Charlie Foxx. Between 19 there were a number of “all-nite jazz balls” at the Grosvenor. All of the major artists in the world of trad jazz appeared in Aylesbury, including Ken Colyer, Chris Barber, Kenny Ball, Acker Bilk and Humphrey Lyttelton. Artists appearing included the Rolling Stones, Gene Vincent, Cliff Richard, Tommy Steele, Billy Fury and Adam Faith. These were “pop package” shows which toured around the country, with two shows a night and many artists on the bill. The Granada Theatre in the High Street presented stage shows between 19. If you can help, please do get in touch via the email address above. We would also love to talk to people about their memories of the gigs in Aylesbury and any memorabilia they might have, or if they played in a band during this period. We would like to add details of local bands and artists from this era, and also details of what was going on in smaller venues, such as pubs. Barry describes their music as American West Coast with influences Love, Doors Jefferson Airplane and Buffalo Springfield.ĭavid Stopps has recently acquired the contract between promoter Eddie Friday and The Move for their appearance in Aylesbury on 6 December 1968. Pictured below: Mick Loughton (drums), Cliff Trantum (guitar, vocals), Paul Shreeve (bass guitar) (back), Dennis Taylor (lead guitar) (middle), Mick McAvoy (vocals) and Barry Sinfield (guitar/vocals). Barry was a member of Bedfordshire based Forever Changes. Left to right: Brian Shields – lead guitar (Chris’ father), Barry Watling – rhythm guitar, Cliff Adams – vocals, Colin Hicks – vocals, Robin Perry – bass guitar, Peter Adams – drums.Ĭliff Adams and The Twilights were back at the Grosvenor on 21 July, with The Twilights also backing Paul Raven (later Gary Glitter).Ĭliff Adams later changed his name to Clifford Davis (to avoid confusion with the Cliff Adams Singers) and managed Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac.īarry Sinfield has kindly sent this poster from Christmas Eve 1968. This one also shows other regulars Russ Sainty and the Nu-Notes and Terry Anton and the Rhythm Rockers.Ĭhris Shields wrote and kindly provided this photo taken on when Colin Hicks (Tommy Steele’s brother) and Cliff Adams and the Twilights played at the Grosvenor. Jack Clark has kindly sent photos of three posters from 1962 featuring Eddie Prince and the Creoles, who his father was singer with.
Please contact us through the form below, or email new? We would love to hear your memories of music in Aylesbury. Please use the search box to find what you are interested in, or follow the links below.
For the Friars period please go to the Friars Aylesbury website, where you will find comprehensive information of everything that happened at Friars Aylesbury from 1969 to the present day. This site covers the pre-Friars period from around the mid-1950s through to 1969. By drawing attention to Aylesbury’s amazing musical past, we hope that this will encourage more music events in the town in the future. This site is part of a wider movement to recognise Aylesbury as a music town, both in the past and going forward. The main venues were the Grosvenor Ballroom / Borough Assembly Hall, the Granada Theatre, the Town Hall, Walton Hall and Aylesbury Social Club – and also pubs, such as the Derby Arms. For many years, Aylesbury had an excellent reputation as a “music town”, with a wide variety of live music across different genres.
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