music in the shed

I think an early Rod Stewart album was called " An Old Raincoat Will Never Let You Down " , which is quite a good title , another being Mike Heron of The Incredible String Band " Smiling Men With Bad Reputations"..... .
Bought a single by The Incredidle String Band once called " Big Ted " which was about a pig......I think it was on the Elektra label , same label as The Doors , so someone must have had high hopes for them.....and they did become quite well known and successful at the time , and Robin Williamson has played the North Nibley music festival here in Gloucestershire in recent years .
 
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Just looked up JLH and it says he passed away in 2001 aged either 83 or 88 ........I like to think of myself being either 63 or 68...sadly it`s the latter ......

Talking of old American bluesmen back in `70 went to see BB King at the Colston Hall in Bristol with a mate...actually we really went to see Fleetwood Mac who were the support...this was the original Fleetwood Mac with Peter Green , Danny Kirwan , Jeremy Spencer etc .

BB King was ok , but was very " showbiz" , and seemed to spend an equal amount of time talking as actually playing .

Between Mac finishing and King coming on there was some sort of technical hitch , so the compere ( Long ) John Baldry walked on armed with a guitar and stool to entertain us in the interim...
John Baldry was probably best known for his chart ballad " Let the Heartaches Begin " , but also had a group called Bluesology and was a prime mover in the blues / club scene in the UK , Rod Stewart and Elton John performing in his groups ( the "John" in Elton John is a tribute to him ) .

Anyway , the bloke sat next to me was either unaware or unimpressed by this , and as soon as the lights went down and Baldry started his song this guy got to his feet and started shouting F*ck Off , F*ck Off at the stage , in almost perfect accompaniment to John Baldrys lyrics...

It was something along the lines of Baldry singing " Baby you made me oh so blue " ( F*ck Off ) , " Baby baby , what am I gonna do " ( F*ck Off , F*ck Off .........) .

By the time the fault was fixed and the lights came back on this bloke had sat down quietly again , which was ok but everyone was looking around in our direction wondering where all the noise had been coming from .....By the time BB King came on I glanced around and this bloke had appeared to have dozed off , not really surprising as , like I said , BB King was fond of talking .......

And when me and my mate left afterwards we found someone had slit the leopard skin seat cover on the Tiger Cub.....
 
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I think an early Rod Stewart album was called " An Old Raincoat Will Never Let You Down " , which is quite a good title , another being Mike Heron of The Incredible String Band " Smiling Men With Bad Reputations"..... .
Bought a single by The Incredidle String Band once called " Big Ted " which was about a pig......I think it was on the Elektra label , same label as The Doors , so someone must have had high hopes for them.....and they did become quite well known and successful at the time , and Robin Williamson has played the North Nibley music festival here in Gloucestershire in recent years .
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Back in the 80’s I lived in one of eight cottages in Scotland which had been occupied by Incredible String band in the 70’s. Mike Heron was still there in the days of smiling men, nice guy.
 
rocketonarail said:
Just looked up JLH and it says he passed away in 2001 aged either 83 or 88 ........I like to think of myself being either 63 or 68...sadly it`s the latter ......

Talking of old American bluesmen back in `70 went to see BB King at the Colston Hall in Bristol with a mate...actually we really went to see Fleetwood Mac who were the support...this was the original Fleetwood Mac with Peter Green , Danny Kirwan , Jeremy Spencer etc .

BB King was ok , but was very " showbiz" , and seemed to spend an equal amount of time talking as actually playing .

Between Mac finishing and King coming on there was some sort of technical hitch , so the compere ( Long ) John Baldry walked on armed with a guitar and stool to entertain us in the interim...
John Baldry was probably best known for his chart ballad " Let the Heartaches Begin " , but also had a group called Bluesology and was a prime mover in the blues / club scene in the UK , Rod Stewart and Elton John performing in his groups ( the "John" in Elton John is a tribute to him ) .

Anyway , the bloke sat next to me was either unaware or unimpressed by this , and as soon as the lights went down and Baldry started his song this guy got to his feet and started shouting F*ck Off , F*ck Off at the stage , in almost perfect accompaniment to John Baldrys lyrics...

It was something along the lines of Baldry singing " Baby you made me oh so blue " ( F*ck Off ) , " Baby baby , what am I gonna do " ( F*ck Off , F*ck Off .........) .

By the time the fault was fixed and the lights came back on this bloke had sat down quietly again , which was ok but everyone was looking around in our direction wondering where all the noise had been coming from .....By the time BB King came on I glanced around and this bloke had appeared to have dozed off , not really surprising as , like I said , BB King was fond of talking .......

And when me and my mate left afterwards we found someone had slit the leopard skin seat cover on the Tiger Cub.....
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Great story and I do remember Bluesology. 👍
 
Dunno 'bout music in the shed, Can be music live also, local RnR Rockabilly festival just gone for my area ( Batemans Bay NSW Australia ), cars and bikes ( pulled my 79 Jota out as had my band playing in the high street ), even had a Psychobilly band, love love pyschobilly, was too fast to dance to ( +55yo were many ). One "hottie" in close form jeans, T shirt, tennis visor, sun glasses and bright red lippy, could shift it with the best... had to be 10 years older than me, i'm 68... ton of fun to dance with, endless twirls and spins no problem, perfect balance. One band in particular was on the money, pommy real deal slap double bass player had my attention, he was great, as all pommy musos are i might add... you mob do have top notch players, hands down, make it look effortless over and over.

Avatar is one of many ladies the chance to dance with, was not going to pass me by... same effect as hooting along on a Jota... very large grin here.

Steve Harley..sad story when i read of him/band playing to 10 punters in the high north of England, music business is kind and very cruel.
 
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Dunno 'bout music in the shed, Can be music live also, local RnR Rockabilly festival just gone for my area ( Batemans Bay NSW Australia ), cars and bikes ( pulled my 79 Jota out as had my band playing in the high street ), even had a Psychobilly band, love love pyschobilly, was too fast to dance to ( +55yo were many ). One "hottie" in close form jeans, T shirt, tennis visor, sun glasses and bright red lippy, could shift it with the best... had to be 10 years older than me, i'm 68... ton of fun to dance with, endless twirls and spins no problem, perfect balance. One band in particular was on the money, pommy real deal slap double bass player had my attention, he was great, as all pommy musos are i might add... you mob do have top notch players, hands down, make it look effortless over and over.

Avatar is one of many ladies the chance to dance with, was not going to pass me by... same effect as hooting along on a Jota... very large grin here.

Steve Harley..sad story when i read of him/band playing to 10 punters in the high north of England, music business is kind and very cruel.
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3FA57181-D94B-4CC5-BA14-1B845828BADD.jpegThat’s a snappy suit John 😎 no wonder the sheilas are flocking to you 🥳
 
"Hard to be humble when your so great", the pity of that statement from life, when your not great you need everything you can throw on or say, act and employ.... so it is for all to see, what price shame, no cost at all to me...have none, money or shame. Tah for the kind comments, no question the world Laverda mob are folk to be amongst, well i know since 1994...j
 
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