This story is the work of Bruno Ceriotti. Help in putting this together has been provided by John H. Warburg, Long John Baldry, Bob Dawbarn, Jim Sach, Nick Warburton, Roger Bristow, Pete Watt, David Edwards, Record Mirror, Dennis Weller, Chris
Scott Wilson, Graham Lowe, Don Shinn, and Raz Razzle, to whom I'm most grateful.
LONG JOHN BALDRY AND THE HOOCHIE COOCHIE MEN #1 (JAN 9, 1964 - MAY 1964)
LONG JOHN BALDRY AND THE HOOCHIE COOCHIE MEN #1 (JAN 9, 1964 - MAY 1964)
1) John William Baldry (aka Long John Baldry) vocals, guitar
2) Clifford Howard 'Cliff' Barton bass, vocals
3) Geoffrey Frank 'Geoff' Bradford lead guitar
4) John Robert 'Johnny' Parker piano, Hammond organ
5) Ernie O'Malley drums
6) Roderick David 'Rod The Mod' Stewart vocals, harp, guitar
January 9, 1964: Marquee Club, 165 Oxford Street, London, UK (cancelled)
January 11, 1964: Twisted Wheel, Manchester, UK "All-Nighter"
The band debut gig. They were due to finish the all-nighter at 5:15am, but the audience wouldn't let them go. So they were still there at 7:15am!
January 12, 1964: The Place, 67 Bryan Street, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, West Midlands, UK
January 12, 1964: The Place, 67 Bryan Street, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, West Midlands, UK
January 16, 1964: Marquee Club, 165 Oxford Street, London, UK
January 23, 1964: Marquee Club, 165 Oxford Street, London, UK with The Yardbirds, Sonny Boy Williamson II
January 24, 1964: Bluesville R&B Club, Manor House, Finsbury Park, north London, UK
January 24, 1964: Bluesville R&B Club, Manor House, Finsbury Park, north London, UK
January 28, 1964: Flamingo & All Nighter Clubs, London, UK with The Animals, Sonny Boy Williamson II & The Yardbirds, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Jimmy Powell and The Five Dimensions, Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated, Dave Davani & The D-men with Beryl, Graham Bond Quartet, Georgie Fame and The Blue Flames "Cyril Davies Benefit Night"
January 30, 1964: Marquee Club, 165 Oxford Street, London, UK with The Yardbirds
January 31, 1964: Baldry's Blues Club, Wealdstone, UK
February 1, 1964: unknown venue, Eyemouth, Scotland
February 2, 1964: Dundee University, Dundee, Scotland
February 4, 1964: Baldry's Blues Club, Wealdstone, UK
February 6, 1964: Marquee Club, 165 Oxford Street, London, UK with The Yardbirds
February 10, 1964: Baldry's Blues Club, Wealdstone, UK
February 11, 1964: Aylesbury Jazz Club, Borough Assembly Hall, Market Square, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, UK with Sonny Boy Williamson II
The band also backed up Sonny Boy Williamson II for some songs.
February 13, 1964: Marquee Club, 165 Oxford Street, London, UK with The Yardbirds
February 11, 1964: Aylesbury Jazz Club, Borough Assembly Hall, Market Square, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, UK with Sonny Boy Williamson II
The band also backed up Sonny Boy Williamson II for some songs.
February 13, 1964: Marquee Club, 165 Oxford Street, London, UK with The Yardbirds
February 14, 1964: Bluesville R&B Club, Manor House, Finsbury Park, north London, UK
February 18, 1964: The Gun, Croydon, UK
February 20, 1964: Marquee Club, 165 Oxford Street, London, UK with The Yardbirds
February 21, 1964: unknown venue, Leicester, UK
February 25, 1964: Baldry's Blues Club, Wealdstone, UK
February 27, 1964: Marquee Club, 165 Oxford Street, London, UK with The Yardbirds
February 28, 1964: Town Hall, Bimingham, UK with The Yardbirds, Sonny Boy Williamson II, The Rhythm And Blues Quartette, The Liverpool Roadrunners "R&B Festival"
February 29, 1964: Twisted Wheel, Manchester, UK "All-Nighter"
March 3, 1964: Baldry's Blues Club, Wealdstone, UK
March 5, 1964: Marquee Club, 165 Oxford Street, London, UK with The Yardbirds
March 10, 1964: Baldry's Blues Club, Wealdstone, UK
March 13, 1964: Marquee Club, 90 Wardour Street, Soho, central London, UK with The Yardbirds, Sonny Boy Williamson II
March 19, 1964: Marquee Club, 90 Wardour Street, Soho, central London, UK
March 24, 1964: Aylesbury Bluesville, Borough Assembly Hall, Market Square, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, UK "Grand Opening!"
March 26, 1964: Marquee Club, 90 Wardour Street, Soho, central London, UK with Andy McKinley and The See See Riders
March 27, 1964: Bluesville, The Manor House, Manor House, north London, UK
March 28, 1964: Studio 51, London, UK
March 31, 1964: Baldry's Blues Club, Wealdstone, UK
April 2, 1964: Marquee Club, 90 Wardour Street, Soho, central London, UK with Andy McKinley and The See See Riders
April 4, 1964: Twisted Wheel, Manchester, UK "All-Nighter"
April 7, 1964: Baldry's Blues Club, Wealdstone, UK
April 9, 1964: Marquee Club, 90 Wardour Street, Soho, central London, UK with Andy McKinley and The See See Riders
April 10, 1964: The Mojo R. & B. Club, Three Bridges Junior School Hall, Gales Drive, Crawley, West Sussex, UK
The band was advertised as "Long John Baldry and The Hoochie Coochiemen (Formerly the Cyril Davies R & B All Stars) with Rod "The Mod" Stewart".
April 11, 1964: Studio 51, London, UK
April 14, 1964: Baldry's Blues Club, Wealdstone, UK
April 16, 1964: Marquee Club, 90 Wardour Street, Soho, central London, UK with Andy McKinley and The See See Riders
April 23, 1964: Marquee Club, 90 Wardour Street, Soho, central London, UK
April 28, 1964 (?): Rendezvous Club, The Oddfellows Hall, Kingston Road, Portsmouth, UK with Emmett Hennessy
April 30, 1964: Marquee Club, 90 Wardour Street, Soho, central London, UK with Andy McKinley and The See See Riders
May 9, 1964: Studio 51, London, UK with Them
May 13, 1964: Northampton College, London, UK
May 21, 1964: Marquee Club, 90 Wardour Street, Soho, central London, UK
May 22, 1964: unknown venue, Rochdale, UK
May 23, 1964: Stamford Hall, Altrincham, UK
May 23, 1964: Twisted Wheel, Manchester, UK
May 25, 1964: unknown venue, Warrington, UK
May 28, 1964: Marquee Club, 90 Wardour Street, Soho, central London, UK
May 29, 1964: Club Creole, Rex Ballroom, Wilmslow, UK
May 29, 1964: Club Creole, Rex Ballroom, Wilmslow, UK
LONG JOHN BALDRY AND THE HOOCHIE COOCHIE MEN #2 (MAY 1964 - JUN 24, 1964)
1) Long John Baldry
2) Cliff Barton
3) Geoff Bradford
4) Rod Stewart
5) Ernie O'Malley
6) Ian Armitt piano
7) Albert 'Al' Gay tenor sax
5) Ernie O'Malley
6) Ian Armitt piano
7) Albert 'Al' Gay tenor sax
June 3, 1964: Bromel Club, Bromley Court Hotel, Bromley Hill, Kent, UK
June 4, 1964: Marquee Club, 90 Wardour Street, Soho, central London, UK with The Grebbels
June 6, 1964: Studio 51, London, UK
June 7, 1964: Eel Pie Island Hotel, Twickenham, London, UK
June 9, 1964: Aylesbury Bluesville, Borough Assembly Hall, Market Square, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, UK
The band was advertised as 'Long John Baldry & The Hoochie Coochie Men with the most noddyling Rod "The Mod" Stewart featuring the "Spanish-Style" Blues Guitar of Jeff Bradley [sic]'.
June 11, 1964: Marquee Club, 90 Wardour Street, Soho, central London, UK with The Bluebirds
June 11, 1964: Marquee Club, 90 Wardour Street, Soho, central London, UK with The Bluebirds
June 12, 1964: Bluesville R&B Club, Manor House, Finsbury Park, north London, UK
June 13, 1964: Studio 51, London, UK with Them
June 18, 1964: Marquee Club, 90 Wardour Street, Soho, central London, UK with The Bluebirds
June 21, 1964: Eel Pie Island Hotel, Twickenham, London, UK
LONG JOHN BALDRY AND THE HOOCHIE COOCHIE MEN #3 (JUN 25, 1964 - JUL 19, 1964)
1) Long John Baldry
2) Cliff Barton
3) Geoff Bradford
4) Rod Stewart
5) Ian Armitt
6) Al Gay
5) Ian Armitt
6) Al Gay
7) Carlo O'Neil Little drums
June 25, 1964: Marquee Club, 90 Wardour Street, Soho, central London, UK with The Bluebirds
Carlo Little's first gig with the band.
June 26, 1964: Redcar Racecourse, Thrush Road, Redcar, North Yorkshire, UK with The Yardbirds, Manfred Mann, The Crawdaddys "4th Northern Jazz Festival - Rhythm & Blues Spectacular"
June 28, 1964: Eel Pie Island Hotel, Twickenham, London, UK
June 30, 1964: The Attic Club, Hounslow, UK with Them
June or July 1964: 'Scene At 6:30', ITV Show, Granada TV, London, UK
July 1, 1964: Bromel Club, Bromley Court Hotel, Bromley Hill, Kent, UK
July 2, 1964: Marquee Club, 90 Wardour Street, Soho, central London, UK with The Grebbels
July 3, 1964: 'Ready Steady Go!', ITV TV Show, London, UK with Inez and Charlie Foxx, Francoise Hardy, Kingsize Taylor, The Swinging Blue Jeans, The Rattles, The Roulettes, Marianne Faithfull (broadcast date; transmission cancelled)
Supposedly Long John Baldry appeared as solo.
July 3, 1964: Bluesville, The Manor House, Manor House, north London, UK with Inez And Charlie Foxx
July 4, 1964: Twisted Wheel, Manchester, UK
July 7, 1964: Stamford Hall, Altrincham, UK
July 9, 1964: Marquee Club, 90 Wardour Street, Soho, central London, UK with The Grebbels
July 10, 1964: Bluesville R&B Club, Manor House, Finsbury Park, north London, UK
July 10, 1964: 'The Five O'Clock Club', Rediffusion TV Show, London, UK with The Trendsetters, Jean Redpath (broadcast date)
Supposedly Long John Baldry appeared as solo.
July 11, 1964: Dungeon, Westgate, Bradford, UK
July 12, 1964: Twisted Wheel, Manchester, UK
July 13, 1964: 'The Beat Room', BBC-2 TV Show, London, UK with Inez and Charlie Foxx, The Animals, Wayne Gibson and The Dynamic Sounds (broadcast date)
Supposedly Long John Baldry appeared as solo.
July 16, 1964: Marquee Club, 90 Wardour Street, Soho, central London, UK with The Grebbels
July 17, 1964: 'Ready Steady Go!', ITV TV Show, Knokke, Belgium with Billy J Kramer and The Dakotas, Elkie Brooks, The Nashville Teens, Sounds Incorporated, Dave Berry (broadcast date; recorded in Knokke, Belgium, for the annual television festival)
Supposedly Long John Baldry appeared as solo.
July 17, 1964: The Mojo R. & B. Club, The Northgate Youth Centre, Crawley, West Sussex, UK
The band was advertised as "Long John Baldry and The Hoochie Coochie Men With Rod Stewart".
July 18, 1964: The Continental, Edmonton, north London, UK
Carlo Little's last gig with the band.
LONG JOHN BALDRY AND THE HOOCHIE COOCHIE MEN #4 (JUL 20, 1964 - OCT ?, 1964)
1) Long John Baldry
2) Cliff Barton
3) Geoff Bradford
4) Ian Armitt
5) Rod Stewart
6) Al Gay
6) Al Gay
7) Billy Law drums
July 24, 1964: Thorngate Hall, Gosport, UK with Georgie Fame and The Blue Flames, Memphis Slim "Rave"
July 25, 1964: Town Hall, Hove, UK with The Soul Agents, Memphis Slim
August 6, 1964: Marquee Club, 90 Wardour Street, Soho, central London, UK with The Grebbels
July 25, 1964: Town Hall, Hove, UK with The Soul Agents, Memphis Slim
August 6, 1964: Marquee Club, 90 Wardour Street, Soho, central London, UK with The Grebbels
August 7, 1964: Bluesville R&B Club, Manor House, Finsbury Park, north London, UK
August 8, 1964: Richmond Athletic Association Grounds, Richmond, Surrey, UK "4th National Jazz and Blues Festival"
August 9, 1964: Eel Pie Island Hotel, Twickenham, London, UK
August 10, 1964: 'The Beat Room', BBC-2 TV Show, London, UK with Memphis Slim, Manfred Mann, The Untamed Four, Marianne Faithfull, Wayne Gibson and The Dynamic Sounds (broadcast date)
August 10, 1964: 'Ready Steady Go!', ITV TV Show, London, UK (broadcast date)
Long John Baldry only appeared as panelist together with Julie Grant and Tony Hatch.
August 13, 1964: Marquee Club, 90 Wardour Street, Soho, central London, UK with The Grebbels
August 15, 1964: Twisted Wheel, Manchester, UK
August 19, 1964: Eel Pie Island Jazz Club, Eel Pie Island Hotel, Twickenham, UK with Davie Jones and The Manish Boys
August 20, 1964: Marquee Club, 90 Wardour Street, Soho, central London, UK with The Grebbels
August 22, 1964: Galaxy Club, Town Hall, Basingstoke, Hampshire, UK with The Westsiders, The E-Types
August 22, 1964: 'Saturday Club', BBC Light Radio Show, The Playhouse Theatre, Northumberland Avenue, London, UK with Billy Fury, The Gamblers, The Swingin Blue Jeans, Patsy Ann Noble, The Shevelles, The Brian Fahey Band (broadcast date)
August 23, 1964: Eel Pie Island Hotel, Twickenham, London, UK
August 25, 1964: Aylesbury Bluesville, Borough Assembly Hall, Market Square, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, UK
August 26, 1964: Eel Pie Island Hotel, Twickenham, London, UK
August 27, 1964: unknown venue, Oldham, UK
August 22, 1964: Galaxy Club, Town Hall, Basingstoke, Hampshire, UK with The Westsiders, The E-Types
August 22, 1964: 'Saturday Club', BBC Light Radio Show, The Playhouse Theatre, Northumberland Avenue, London, UK with Billy Fury, The Gamblers, The Swingin Blue Jeans, Patsy Ann Noble, The Shevelles, The Brian Fahey Band (broadcast date)
August 23, 1964: Eel Pie Island Hotel, Twickenham, London, UK
August 25, 1964: Aylesbury Bluesville, Borough Assembly Hall, Market Square, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, UK
August 26, 1964: Eel Pie Island Hotel, Twickenham, London, UK
August 27, 1964: unknown venue, Oldham, UK
August 28, 1964: Kinky Club, London, UK
August 29, 1964: The Attic Club, Hounslow, UK with R.B.Q.
August 31, 1964: Bromel Club, Bromley Court Hotel, Bromley Hill, Kent, UK
September 4, 1964: Bluesville R&B Club, Manor House, Finsbury Park, north London, UK
September 6, 1964: Redcar Jazz Club, London, UK
September 8, 1964: Lotus Ballroom, Club, 22-26 Woodgrange Road, Forest Gate, UK
September 9, 1964: Bromel Club, Bromley Court Hotel, Bromley Hill, Kent, UK
September 10, 1964: Marquee Club, 90 Wardour Street, Soho, central London, UK with The Exotics
September 11, 1964: Bluesville R&B Club, Manor House, Finsbury Park, north London, UK
September 12, 1964: Dungeon, Westgate, Bradford, UK
September 15, 1964: Aylesbury Bluesville, Borough Assembly Hall, Market Square, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, UK
September 16, 1964: Bromel Club, Bromley Court Hotel, Bromley Hill, Kent, UK
September 15, 1964: Aylesbury Bluesville, Borough Assembly Hall, Market Square, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, UK
September 16, 1964: Bromel Club, Bromley Court Hotel, Bromley Hill, Kent, UK
September 17, 1964: Marquee Club, 90 Wardour Street, Soho, central London, UK with Little Walter, Memphis Slim, Chris Barber's band, Ottilie Patterson "An Evening with The Blues"
The Hoochie Coochie Men backed up Little Walter tonight.
September 18, 1964: Stamford Hall, Altrincham, UK
September 20, 1964: Eel Pie Island Hotel, Twickenham, London, UK
September 23, 1964: Bromel Club, Bromley Court Hotel, Bromley Hill, Kent, UK
September 26, 1964: Dungeon Club, Nottignham, Nottinghamshire, UK
The band was billed as 'Long John Baldry and The Hoochie Coochie Men featuring Rod Stewart'.
September 26, 1964: 'unknown title', Southern TV, unknown venue, unknown city, UK with Little Walter (filmed date)
September 27, 1964: Eel Pie Island Hotel, Twickenham, London, UK
September 29, 1964: Aylesbury Bluesville, Borough Assembly Hall, Market Square, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, UK
September 30, 1964: Bromel Club, Bromley Court Hotel, Bromley Hill, Kent, UK
October 1, 1964: Southampton University, Southampton, UK with The Soul Agents (afternoon show)
October 1, 1964: Marquee Club, 90 Wardour Street, Soho, central London, UK with Little Walter (evening show)
The Hoochie Coochie Men backed up Little Walter tonight.
October 3, 1964: Rendezvous Club, The Oddfellows Hall, Portsmouth, UK with The Soul Agents, The Downliners Sect, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers
October 4, 1964: Eel Pie Island Hotel, Twickenham, London, UK
LONG JOHN BALDRY AND THE HOOCHIE COOCHIE MEN #5 (OCT ?, 1964 - OCT 2?, 1964)
1) Long John Baldry
2) Cliff Barton
3) Geoff Bradford
4) Rod Stewart
5) Ian Armitt
6) Al Gay
6) Al Gay
7) Johnny Spooner drums
8) Arthur Edward George 'Art' Themen sax
October 7, 1964: Bromel Club, Bromley Court Hotel, Bromley Hill, Kent, UK
October 7, 1964: Eel Pie Island Hotel, Twickenham, UK with Davie Jones and The Manish Boys
October 11, 1964: Eel Pie Island Hotel, Twickenham, London, UK
October 12, 1964: Portsmouth Guildhall, Guildhall Square, Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK
October 14, 1964: Bromel Club, Bromley Court Hotel, Bromley Hill, Kent, UK
October 15, 1964: Marquee Club, 90 Wardour Street, Soho, central London, UK with The Soul Agents
October 16, 1964: Bluesville R&B Club, Manor House, Finsbury Park, north London, UK
October 18, 1964: Eel Pie Island Hotel, Twickenham, London, UK
October 22, 1964: Marquee Club, 90 Wardour Street, Soho, central London, UK
October 25, 1964: Eel Pie Island Hotel, Twickenham, London, UK
October 25, 1964: 'Easy Beat', BBC Light Programme Radio Show, London, UK with Swinging Blue Jeans, Val Doonican (broadcast date)
October 26, 1964: Winter Gardens, Bournemouth, Dorset, UK
October 27, 1964: Aylesbury Bluesville, Borough Assembly Hall, Market Square, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, UK
LONG JOHN BALDRY AND THE HOOCHIE COOCHIE MEN #6 (OCT 2?, 1964 - DEC ?, 1964)
1) Long John Baldry
2) Ian Armitt
3) Tom Connor bass
4) Barry Martin sax
5) Eddie Taylor drums
6) Peter Willis guitar
October 29, 1964: Marquee Club, 90 Wardour Street, Soho, central London, UK
October 31, 1964: Twisted Wheel, Manchester, UK "All-Nighter"
November ?, 1964: Rendezvous Club, The Oddfellows Hall, Kingston Road, Portsmouth, UK
November 5, 1964: Marquee Club, 90 Wardour Street, Soho, central London, UK
November 7, 1964: Cavern Club, 10 Mathew Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, UK with St. Louis Checks, The Excells, The Clayton Squares, Earl Preston's Realms, The Abstract Minds, The Hideaways, The Riot Squad, The TL's Bluesicians
November 8, 1964: Eel Pie Island Hotel, Twickenham, London, UK with Davie Jones and The Manish Boys, TheTridents
November 8, 1964: The Downs, Hassocks, UK
November 12, 1964: Marquee Club, 90 Wardour Street, Soho, central London, UK with The Muleskinners
November ?, 1964: Rendezvous Club, The Oddfellows Hall, Kingston Road, Portsmouth, UK
November 5, 1964: Marquee Club, 90 Wardour Street, Soho, central London, UK
November 7, 1964: Cavern Club, 10 Mathew Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, UK with St. Louis Checks, The Excells, The Clayton Squares, Earl Preston's Realms, The Abstract Minds, The Hideaways, The Riot Squad, The TL's Bluesicians
November 8, 1964: Eel Pie Island Hotel, Twickenham, London, UK with Davie Jones and The Manish Boys, TheTridents
November 8, 1964: The Downs, Hassocks, UK
November 12, 1964: Marquee Club, 90 Wardour Street, Soho, central London, UK with The Muleskinners
November 15, 1964: Eel Pie Island Hotel, Twickenham, London, UK
November 16, 1964: City Hall, Malthouse Lane, Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK
November 19, 1964: Marquee Club, 90 Wardour Street, Soho, central London, UK with The Nightshift
November 20, 1964: 'Ready, Steady, Go!', Associated-Rediffusion ITV-TV Show, Television House, Kingsway, central London, UK with The Rolling Stones, The Plebs, Jerry Lee Lewis, Paul Williams, The Zephyrs, Kenny Lynch, Them, Samantha Jones (the show was taped live in the afternoon and broadcasted that evening)
The band (augment by The Graham Bond Organization) backed up Marvin Gaye on songs: 'How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)' and 'Can I Get A Witness'.
November 20, 1964: Empire Pool, Wembley, London, UK with The Rolling Stones, DJ Jimmy Saville (host), DJ Anne Nighttingale (host), The Animals, Susan Maughan, Humphrey Lyttleton and His Band, Lorne Lesley, Ginger Johnson and His African Drummers "Annual Glad Rag Ball"
The show was filmed and then broadcasted across the Rediffusion television network on November 25 from 9:40pm to 10:25pm.
November 22, 1964: The Witch Doctor, Marine Court, St Leonards-on-Sea, Hastings, East Sussex, UK
November 26, 1964: Marquee Club, 90 Wardour Street, Soho, central London, UK with Howlin' Wolf
November 20, 1964: Empire Pool, Wembley, London, UK with The Rolling Stones, DJ Jimmy Saville (host), DJ Anne Nighttingale (host), The Animals, Susan Maughan, Humphrey Lyttleton and His Band, Lorne Lesley, Ginger Johnson and His African Drummers "Annual Glad Rag Ball"
The show was filmed and then broadcasted across the Rediffusion television network on November 25 from 9:40pm to 10:25pm.
November 22, 1964: The Witch Doctor, Marine Court, St Leonards-on-Sea, Hastings, East Sussex, UK
November 26, 1964: Marquee Club, 90 Wardour Street, Soho, central London, UK with Howlin' Wolf
November 29, 1964: Eel Pie Island Hotel, Twickenham, London, UK with The Tridents
December 3, 1964: Marquee Club, 90 Wardour Street, Soho, central London, UK with Rod Stewart and The Soul Agents
December 5, 1964: Bristol University, Bristol, UK with The Tridents
The band was billed as 'Long John Baldry and The All Stars'.
December 6, 1964: Eel Pie Island Hotel, Twickenham, London, UK with The Tridents
LONG JOHN BALDRY AND THE HOOCHIE COOCHIE MEN #7 (DEC ?, 1964 - JUL 1?, 1965)
1) Long John Baldry
2) Geoff Bradford
3) Ian Armitt
4) Eddie Taylor
5) Pete Blannin bass
6) Rudy Jones sax
7) Pete Peterson trumpet
December 20, 1964: Eel Pie Island Hotel, Twickenham, London, UK
December 22, 1964: unknown venue, Winchester, Hampshire, UK
December 24, 1964: Marquee Club, 90 Wardour Street, Soho, central London, UK with Rod Stewart and The Soul Agents (cancelled)
December 25, 1964 (approximate date): Rendezvous Club, The Oddfellows Hall, Kingston Road, Portsmouth, UK
December 22, 1964: unknown venue, Winchester, Hampshire, UK
December 24, 1964: Marquee Club, 90 Wardour Street, Soho, central London, UK with Rod Stewart and The Soul Agents (cancelled)
December 25, 1964 (approximate date): Rendezvous Club, The Oddfellows Hall, Kingston Road, Portsmouth, UK
December 27, 1964: Eel Pie Island Hotel, Twickenham, London, UK
December 31, 1964: Marquee Club, 90 Wardour Street, Soho, central London, UK with Sonny Boy Williamson, Chris Barber's Blues Band, Rod Stewart and The Soul Agents "Old Year Out - New Year In"
January 2, 1965: 'A Tribute To Cole Porter', BBC-1 TV Show, London, UK (broadcast date)
Supposedly Long John Baldry appeared as solo.
January 3, 1965: 'Teen Scene', BBC Light Programme Radio Show, London, UK (broadcast date)
Long John Baldry appeared alone but only for an interview.
January 3, 1965: Eel Pie Island Hotel, Twickenham, London, UK
January 7, 1965: Marquee Club, 90 Wardour Street, Soho, central London, UK with Rod Stewart and The Soul Agents
January 8, 1965: Lewisham Odeon, London, UK with The Moody Blues, Chuck Berry and The Five Dimensions, Graham Bond Organization, Winston G.
January 9, 1965: Astoria Theatre, London, UK with The Moody Blues, Chuck Berry and The Five Dimensions, Graham Bond Organization, Winston G.
January 10, 1965: Odeon, Manchester, UK with The Moody Blues, Chuck Berry and The Five Dimensions, Graham Bond Organization, Winston G. (cancelled)
January 11, 1965: Gaumont, Sheffield, UK with The Moody Blues, Chuck Berry and The Five Dimensions, Graham Bond Organization, Winston G.
January 12, 1965: Gaumont, Hanley, UK with The Moody Blues, Chuck Berry and The Five Dimensions, Graham Bond Organization, Winston G.
January 13, 1965: Odeon, Leicester, UK with The Moody Blues, Chuck Berry and The Five Dimensions, Graham Bond Organization, Winston G.
January 14, 1965: Capitol, Cardiff, Wales with The Moody Blues, Chuck Berry and The Five Dimensions, Graham Bond Organization, Winston G.
January 15, 1965: Colston Hall, Bristol, UK with The Moody Blues, Chuck Berry and The Five Dimensions, Graham Bond Organization, Winston G.
January 16, 1965: Gaumont, Birmingham, West Midlands, UK with The Moody Blues, Chuck Berry and The Five Dimensions, Graham Bond Organization, Winston G.
January 17, 1965: Hippodrome, Birmingham, UK with The Moody Blues, Chuck Berry and The Five Dimensions, Graham Bond Organization, Winston G.
January 18, 1965: ABC Theatre, Hull, UK with The Moody Blues, Chuck Berry and The Five Dimensions, Graham Bond Organization, Winston G.
January 19, 1965: Odeon, Newcastle, UK with The Moody Blues, Chuck Berry and The Five Dimensions, Graham Bond Organization, Winston G.
January 20, 1965: Usher Hall, Edinburgh, Scotland with The Moody Blues, Chuck Berry and The Five Dimensions, Graham Bond Organization, Winston G.
January 21, 1965: Odeon, Glasgow, Scotland with The Moody Blues, Chuck Berry and The Five Dimensions, Graham Bond Organization, Winston G.
January 22, 1965: ABC Theatre, Carlisle, Scotland with The Moody Blues, Chuck Berry and The Five Dimensions, Graham Bond Organization, Winston G.
January 23, 1965: Odeon, Stockton, UK with The Moody Blues, Chuck Berry and The Five Dimensions, Graham Bond Organization, Winston G.
January 24, 1965: Empire, Liverpool, UK with The Moody Blues,Chuck Berry and The Five Dimensions, Graham Bond Organization, Winston G.
January 25, 1965: ABC Theatre, Chester, UK with The Moody Blues, Chuck Berry and The Five Dimensions, Graham Bond Organization, Winston G.
January 26, 1965: Odeon, Leeds, UK with The Moody Blues, Chuck Berry and The Five Dimensions, Graham Bond Organization, Winston G.
January 27, 1965: ABC Theatre, Lincoln, UK with The Moody Blues, Chuck Berry and The Five Dimensions, Graham Bond Organization, Winston G.
January 28, 1965: Gaumont, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, UK with The Moody Blues, Chuck Berry and The Five Dimensions, Graham Bond Organization, Winston G.
January 29, 1965: Fairfield Hall, Croydon, UK with The Moody Blues, Chuck Berry and The Five Dimensions, Graham Bond Organization, Winston G.
January 30, 1965: Odeon, Southend UK with The Moody Blues, Chuck Berry and The Five Dimensions, Graham Bond Organization, Winston G.
January 31, 1965: Regal Theatre, Edmonton, UK with The Moody Blues, Chuck Berry and The Five Dimensions, Graham Bond Organization, Winston G.
February 4, 1965: Marquee Club, 90 Wardour Street, Soho, central London, UK with Rod Stewart and The Soul Agents
February 11, 1965: Marquee Club, 90 Wardour Street, Soho, central London, UK with The Sheffields (filled in for the early advertised Rod Stewart and The Soul Agents)
February 14, 1965: Eel Pie Island Hotel, Twickenham, London, UK with The Tridents
February 20, 1965: Memorial Hall, Northwich, UK with The Megatones
February 21, 1965: Twisted Wheel, Manchester, UK "All-Nighter"
February 14, 1965: Eel Pie Island Hotel, Twickenham, London, UK with The Tridents
February 20, 1965: Memorial Hall, Northwich, UK with The Megatones
February 21, 1965: Twisted Wheel, Manchester, UK "All-Nighter"
February 22, 1965: 'Gadzooks! It's All Happening', BBC-2 TV Show, London, UK with Marianne Faithfull, The Moody Blues (broadcast date)
February 23, 1965: Ollie & Fred's Five O'Clock Club, Rediffusion TV Show, London, UK with The Mike Negal Trio, Shelley, The Size Seven Group (broadcast date)
Supposedly Long John Baldry appeared as solo.
February 25, 1965: Marquee Club, 90 Wardour Street, Soho, central London, UK with Buddy Guy (backed by The Soul Agents), Chris Barber's Blues Band "An Evening With The Blues"
March 4, 1965: Marquee Club, 90 Wardour Street, Soho, central London, UK with Alex Harvey Soul Band
March 4, 1965: Marquee Club, 90 Wardour Street, Soho, central London, UK with Alex Harvey Soul Band
March 7, 1965: Eel Pie Island Hotel, Twickenham, London, UK
March 10, 1965: Orford Cellar, Norwich, UK
March 11, 1965: Marquee Club, 90 Wardour Street, Soho, central London, UK with Alex Harvey Soul Band
March 13, 1965: 'Saturday Club', BBC Light Radio Show, The Playhouse Theatre, Northumberland Avenue, London, UK with The Ivy League, Danny Williams, Brian Poole & The Tremeloes, Tammy St. John, The Artwoods, The Ladybirds, Arthur Greenslade & The Gee Men (broadcast date)
March 15, 1965: Blue Opera Rhythm & Blues Club, Cook's Ferry Inn, Angel Road, Edmonton, London Borough of Enfield, Greater London, UK
The band was advertised only as 'Long John Baldry'.
March 19, 1965: The Bure Club, Mudeford, Christhchurch, Doset, UK
March 25, 1965: Marquee Club, 90 Wardour Street, Soho, central London, UK with T-Bone Walker with John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Chris Barber "An Evening With The Blues"
April 1, 1965: Marquee Club, 90 Wardour Street, Soho, central London, UK with Alex Harvey Soul Band
April 4, 1965: Eel Pie Island Hotel, Twickenham, London, UK
April 8, 1965: Marquee Club, 90 Wardour Street, Soho, central London, UK with Alex Harvey Soul Band
April 15, 1965: Marquee Club, 90 Wardour Street, Soho, central London, UK with Alex Harvey Soul Band
April 16, 1965: 'R&B', Dungeon Club, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, UK with Junco Partners
April 22, 1965: Marquee Club, 90 Wardour Street, Soho, central London, UK with Alex Harvey Soul Band
April 24, 1965: Twisted Wheel, Manchester, UK "All-Nighter"
April 29, 1965: Marquee Club, 90 Wardour Street, Soho, central London, UK with Alex Harvey Soul Band
May 5, 1965: TA Centre, Andover, Hampshire, UK with The Ingoes
May 6, 1965: Marquee Club, 90 Wardour Street, Soho, central London, UK with Alex Harvey Soul Band
May 9, 1965: Troutbeck, Ilkley, UK
May 13, 1965: Marquee Club, 90 Wardour Street, Soho, central London, UK with Alex Harvey Soul Band
May 20, 1965: Marquee Club, 90 Wardour Street, Soho, central London, UK with Alex Harvey Soul Band
May 27, 1965: Marquee Club, 90 Wardour Street, Soho, central London, UK with Alex Harvey Soul Band
June 3, 1965: Marquee Club, 90 Wardour Street, Soho, central London, UK with Alex Harvey Soul Band
June 7, 1965: Redcar Jazz Club, Redcar, North Yorkshire, UK with Tony Knight's Chessmen, The Crawdaddies, Zoot Money and His Big Roll Band "Redcar Mini Festival"
June 10, 1965: Marquee Club, 90 Wardour Street, Soho, central London, UK with Alex Harvey Soul Band
June 17, 1965: Marquee Club, 90 Wardour Street, Soho, central London, UK with Alex Harvey Soul Band
June 19, 1965: Hillingdon Borough Show Ground, Park Road, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UK with Cliff Bennett and The Rebel Rousers, The Who, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Marianne Faithfull, Zoot Money's Big Roll Band, Spencer Davis Group, The Birds, Solomon Burke, The Ray Martin Group "Uxbridge Blues And Folk Festival"
June 24, 1965: Marquee Club, 90 Wardour Street, Soho, central London, UK with Alex Harvey Soul Band
June 27, 1965: Mexican Hat, Worthing, UK
July 1, 1965: Marquee Club, 90 Wardour Street, Soho, central London, UK with Gery L. Thompson and The Sidewinders (Long John Baldry and The Hoochie Coochie Men maybe cancelled and were replaced by Alex Harvey Soul Band)
July 3, 1965: Galaxy Club, Town Hall, Basingstoke, Hampshire, UK with The Evil Eyes
May 5, 1965: TA Centre, Andover, Hampshire, UK with The Ingoes
May 6, 1965: Marquee Club, 90 Wardour Street, Soho, central London, UK with Alex Harvey Soul Band
May 9, 1965: Troutbeck, Ilkley, UK
May 13, 1965: Marquee Club, 90 Wardour Street, Soho, central London, UK with Alex Harvey Soul Band
May 20, 1965: Marquee Club, 90 Wardour Street, Soho, central London, UK with Alex Harvey Soul Band
May 27, 1965: Marquee Club, 90 Wardour Street, Soho, central London, UK with Alex Harvey Soul Band
June 3, 1965: Marquee Club, 90 Wardour Street, Soho, central London, UK with Alex Harvey Soul Band
June 7, 1965: Redcar Jazz Club, Redcar, North Yorkshire, UK with Tony Knight's Chessmen, The Crawdaddies, Zoot Money and His Big Roll Band "Redcar Mini Festival"
June 10, 1965: Marquee Club, 90 Wardour Street, Soho, central London, UK with Alex Harvey Soul Band
June 17, 1965: Marquee Club, 90 Wardour Street, Soho, central London, UK with Alex Harvey Soul Band
June 19, 1965: Hillingdon Borough Show Ground, Park Road, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UK with Cliff Bennett and The Rebel Rousers, The Who, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Marianne Faithfull, Zoot Money's Big Roll Band, Spencer Davis Group, The Birds, Solomon Burke, The Ray Martin Group "Uxbridge Blues And Folk Festival"
June 24, 1965: Marquee Club, 90 Wardour Street, Soho, central London, UK with Alex Harvey Soul Band
June 27, 1965: Mexican Hat, Worthing, UK
July 1, 1965: Marquee Club, 90 Wardour Street, Soho, central London, UK with Gery L. Thompson and The Sidewinders (Long John Baldry and The Hoochie Coochie Men maybe cancelled and were replaced by Alex Harvey Soul Band)
July 3, 1965: Galaxy Club, Town Hall, Basingstoke, Hampshire, UK with The Evil Eyes
Ciao Bruno, I have a list of gigs at the Galaxy Club, Basingstoke 1964 - 66 compiled retrospectively from adverts in a local paper. LJB & HC Men listed as appearing twice; 22/8/64 Town Hall with Westsiders and E Types, 3/7/65 Town Hall with local band Evil Eyes. Marquee lists LJB gig on Thurs. 1st July. Steampacket formed later same month. Any thoughts? Raz :-]
ReplyDeleteThanks Raz! I've added the two gigs at the Galaxy Club to m shows list and of course I give you the credit for the help!
DeleteAbout Marquee, yeah, you're right, the band was listed on July 1, 1965 on the venue website, but I have also a complete shows list taken from the book "London Live" and they are not listed there, so I do not know if they play or not there that day. Still uncertain!
About Steam Packet, yes they were formed later that same month, you see my band "family tree - shows list" that I've also posted in this blog? if not, check it out!
Bruno, I have been trying to establish whether Rod Stewart came to Basingstoke! It seems pretty certain that he was in the line-up for 22/8/64. We know that he did a stint with the Soul Agents which seems to have ended in April '65 but none of the websites I've visited seem to know what Rod was doing between April and Steampacket's first gig on July 16th! Great site btw, I'll probably acquire more info about Galaxy Club gigs and I'll happily pass it on when I'm sure it's accurate. Cheers, Raz :-]
ReplyDeleteRaz,
DeleteRod Stewart was certain there for the gig on August 22, 1964 as you can see in my band's family tree he left the band only later in late October 1964.
About The Soul Agents, you also see my band's family tree and shows list in this blog? Rod was with them from early January 1965 to June 1965 (not April 1965).
Between June 1965 when he left The Soul Agents to mid July 1965 when he formed The Steam Packet, Rod played just a couple of gigs as solo act backed by The Brian Auger Trinity (you know, it was like a pre-Steam Packet gigs), one on June 24 at the Birdcage Club in Southsea (with also Gary Garr that shared the vocals with Rod) and one on July 9 at the Eel Pie Island Hotel in Twickenham.
Cheers,
Bruno
Great stuff mate, chat soon, Raz :-]
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ReplyDeleteDoes anyone have any additional dates/info for Sonny Boy Williamson in the UK 1963-1965? I have compiled some of the better known ones but would be grateful for anything else?
ReplyDeleteHi in around 65 66 our band called the new day da opened for long john baldry at kingston technical college.
ReplyDeleteWhen he came on the crowd were shouting for us he just laughed.
I left the band shortly after and joined the attack with Davy O'List
(on drums) happy days.
Barny
Good to hear from you Mr. Barnfield! I love The Attack and I'd like to keep in contact with you (my email is: brunodoors@libero.it) so we can talk about the time you was with them. About Baldry, well, I didn't know about a gig at the Kingston Tech College neither when he was with The Hoochie Coochie Men (1964-65) or more plausible later when he was with The Steampacket (65-66) but I will research...
DeleteHello Bruno, Just curious if the date for the first R&B Festival at the Birmingham Town Hall is correct here (February 28, 1964) and the 1990 CD on Repertoire Records (RR 4090-WZ) containing several songs from the show (along with nine Steampacket demos) is wrong? The CD lists the festival as February 2, 1964 (a date you show them performing in Dundee). The date is significant, because, as far as I can tell, the live R&B Festival show actually includes the earliest recordings of Rod Stewart available. His first studio recordings with Long John Baldry would be on March 4, 1964 for the b-side, "Up Above My Head". If you have any other info or confirmation, I'd appreciate your response. Cheers, Kip
ReplyDeleteyes, wrong date, the festival was on February 28, the original album has the correct date as you maybe know. The recording date of the first single is still questionable to me, could be something like Tuesday, May 5, 1964, because apparently, according to both Baldry and Stewart memories, Baldry kicked Rod out of the band on Tuesday, April 28 when Baldry was late at a Portsmouth gig after he made a solo appearance earlier that day on The Beatles TV special, so Rod fronted the band and started the show instead of waiting for Baldry and when the latter arrived he was furious about that and fired Rod, then he reinstate Rod in the band "a week later" on the same day of the recording session, so this is why I think the date could May 5 or something like that.
DeleteHi Bruno,
ReplyDeleteThanks for clearing up the R&B Festival date, I will now go with February 28, 1964, and consider that still to be the earliest recordings of Rod Stewart (live or studio) that are available. As for the single b-side, I had never seen an actual recording date, until I purchased a 2006 2-CD set titled, "Looking At Long John Baldry - The UA Years 1964-1966" (EMI 9046 3 50899 2 9). In addition to the two early Long John albums, it includes some 1964-1966 singles and previously unreleased material as Bonus Tracks. There is nothing specific on the recording dates for any of them (just the year of recording/release), and the "You'll Be Mine"/"Up Above My Head" single is one of these, of course. However, as part of the unreleased material found on Disc 1, there are three recordings from what is listed as an 'Ottilie Patterson Session' recorded on March 4, 1964 featuring Long John, Rod Stewart and the Chris Barber Band's singer, Ottilie Patterson. It says that of the three tracks, one is just John on "Hoochie Coochie Man" (apparently released somewhere), and the other two, John with Ottilie Patterson and Rod Stewart, are previously unreleased: "Up Above My Head - Take 3" (which, unlike the single b-side, does feature both Ottilie and Rod backing John) and "Got My Mojo Working" (also with Ottilie and Rod backing John, and this is definitely a different version than the 'Long John Blues' LP version).
So, as for this Take 3 version of "Up Above My Head", it sounds like the same session date (instruments/band/piano intro, etc.) only that Ottilie was also there to sing with Rod on this take. Perhaps to someone, the TWO backing vocalists made it sound 'too busy', so Ottilie was left out for either Take 1 or 2 (maybe she arrived late?), or even on a later take than Take 3, for the final master of the released version. Either way, I would have to assume this is most likely the same recording date for the released take (1, 2 or ??, but not 3) of "Up Above My Head". Until I see or hear otherwise, I'm going to go with March 4, 1964, for Rod's very first studio recordings. But, who knows, CD liner notes can be wrong, just like the February 2 date for the R&B Festival, right?!? Thoughts?
Cheers, Kip
I didn't know about this CD, great new info, thanks Kip! Well you could be right, my guess date is just because Baldry in his autobiography remember that the session was a week after he fired Rod on the same day he filmed the Beatles TV special. So, because the special was on April 28 according to all the Beatles' historian out there, I guess that the session was around May 5, but well, Baldry could remember wrong of course, you know, no one remember what really happened in the 60s! ha ha
Deletemaybe the A-side was recorded a week after the Beatles TV special, and Baldry just wrongly remember that also the B-side was recorded on the same session, I don't know
Deletewell actually I doublecheck, it was a mixed memories from both Rod's autobiography and Baldry's biography. Rod just said that the session was in June, sometime after he was readmitted in the band after the Beatles/Portsmouth gig, while Baldy's book said that it was on June 19 and it was a week after Rod was readmitted in the band (although the Beatles TV show was on April 28 so actually should be almost 2 months after), so well seems no one really remember. Also June 19 for me is the release date not the recording date, because we know the single was released in June 1964 exactly
DeleteYes, it appears that memories can get blurry after a decade or two (or five)! Well, if June or June 19 is considered the release date for the single, then March 4 sounds practical for the recording of at least the b-side. Not sure about a recording date for the a-side "You'll Be Mine", it could have been before or after that, or on the same day, if they knew in advance that the song was going to be the a-side of the single they wanted to record. I'll have to go with March 4 for "Up Above My Head", the released version and the unreleased Take 3, and also that unreleased version of "Got My Mojo Working", the latter two with Ottilie Patterson. I don't think the CD researchers/liner notes writer would make that date up or pull it out of the air. They had to have come across it somewhere, either written on a tape box or an official session log, at least that's my opinion. If you would like pics of the CD booklet, or even the CD recordings themselves, let me know. Cheers, Kip
ReplyDeletesure they have some confirmed source for that date! I see the booklet pics on "Discog" website, the package look nice, here in Italy is impossible to find these recordings, you should order them online from other countries but is difficult and very expensive. I'd like to listen the CD, you could transfer it on digital MP3 files and send me via email (brunodoors@libero.it) or via DropBox.
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Our blues band (the RBQ) gigged with LONG JOHN BALDRY AND THE HOOCHIE COOCHIE MEN, which included Rod Stewart as lead vocalist at the time, at the University of Bristol's Victoria Rooms in 1964, could have gone on into 1965, gigs that are not listed above. They were on Saturday nights. We also played with some of the other American and British bluesmen you mention, such as Memphis Slim, the Graham Bond Organisation, etc. Not sure if I have records of any firm dates.
ReplyDeleteI have a tape with the following Hoochie Coochie Men tracks
ReplyDeleteBackwater Blues
St James Infirmary
Times Getting Tougher Than Tough
Stormy Monday
Instrumental
I've Been Mistreated
Gee Baby Ain't I Good To You
Brother Speak Your Piece
The radio presenter gives the line up as
Long John Baldry - vocals
Stan Robinson - saxophone
Al Gay - saxophone
Geoff Bradford - guitar
Ian Armitt - piano
Pete Blannin - bass
Eddie Taylor - drums
Anyone know what date this might be?