Pub Bands

Shady and the Gutter band were great, I used to go in the Star a lot when I visited and had some great nights in there. Lots of Pool fans and everyone seemed to know each other, they had a don't let male holiday makers in but certainly didn't have that rule for the ladies!!
 
Loved the Gutter Band. Seem to remember they stopped performing after a nasty crash in the tour bus that injured some of the band members?
 
Potts Must Go said:
There's a blast from the past. Belle Vue Tuesday nights . Didn't one of them wear milk bottle ender glasses and look a bit like Sid Little 🤔
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That’s spot on!

Just Googled them and they only retired in 2014.
They looked ancient 20 years ago but performed well especially “ Jump” by Van Halen
 
Last chicken in the shop played Jenks at the end of the 70s. Never knew what happened to them.
 
Hadley said:
Loved the Gutter Band. Seem to remember they stopped performing after a nasty crash in the tour bus that injured some of the band members?
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I never knew that - was ‘gutted’ when they stopped doing the rounds.

The synchronised drumming was fantastic!!

….and the cod piece 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
 
I remember walking back home from the Belle Vue one Tuesday night in the 80's as I only lived in Lightbown Avenue off Whitegate Drive following one of those they're SO shit they're great night, Looked like brotherhood of man, terrible suits, ruffled collars and sang a stars on 45 medley, they were awful. I got so pissed I was staggering so much on the way back that I was laughing to myself all the way thinking I was going to regret it the next morning.
 
Have been in bands all my life.. well 17 years old up to now 54. Loved all the above bands. Stiff Richard was my favourite. I joined up with the singer mole and we set up simply Richard. Great days, still gigin now with acdc experience, on the edge and glitterballs.
 
Denbfc said:
Have been in bands all my life.. well 17 years old up to now 54. Loved all the above bands. Stiff Richard was my favourite. I joined up with the singer mole and we set up simply Richard. Great days, still gigin now with acdc experience, on the edge and glitterballs.
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Seen On the Edge and Glitterballs many times, lead singer and guitarist by any chance?
 
hertfordseasider said:
I remember walking back home from the Belle Vue one Tuesday night in the 80's as I only lived in Lightbown Avenue off Whitegate Drive following one of those they're SO shit they're great night, Looked like brotherhood of man, terrible suits, ruffled collars and sang a stars on 45 medley, they were awful. I got so pissed I was staggering so much on the way back that I was laughing to myself all the way thinking I was going to regret it the next morning.
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Small world & all that jazz herts, had a house on Lightbown after moving back from Mallorca in 92, when did you move out?
 
Lala said:
Think I was probably there that night. Top local band back in the day.
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Spent many nights watching them at the star and other venues. Went on to become Kiss of the Gypsy and recorded a successful album.
Thanks for sharing this.
 
Levi501 said:
Small world & all that jazz herts, had a house on Lightbown after moving back from Mallorca in 92, when did you move out?
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That's so weird. I moved out in 1986, I think it was number 27. It was down the end on the right with a red front door. I loved that house, cost me 12.5k!! My mortgage was £80 a month. I used to nip over the wall in the ginnel at the back to get to Stanley Park to play football on a Sunday afternoon.
 
PNENIL said:
Spent many nights watching them at the star and other venues. Went on to become Kiss of the Gypsy and recorded a successful album.
Thanks for sharing this.
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Me too !
I think the lead singer is still in the music business now, maybe in production 🤔
Am sure they tried to crack America too at one point 😳
 
Lala said:
Me too !
I think the lead singer is still in the music business now, maybe in production 🤔
Am sure they tried to crack America too at one point 😳
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The lead singer is Tony Mitchell, great voice and songwriter originally from Fleetwood.
They used to like bangs and smoke effects back in those days didn't they ? 😊
 
hertfordseasider said:
That's so weird. I moved out in 1986, I think it was number 27. It was down the end on the right with a red front door. I loved that house, cost me 12.5k!! My mortgage was £80 a month. I used to nip over the wall in the ginnel at the back to get to Stanley Park to play football on a Sunday afternoon.
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Ours was No2, which was the housekeepers house for the big cerebral palsy house behind it, which was the Lightbown House back in the day, quite a fascinating history to the Avenue. Martin Booker also lived on the avenue in the 90’s.
 
Does anyone remember Sensible Shoes in the 80's. Gerry Lovell who was the singer was my next door neighbour and friend and he was a Geography teacher, can't remember which school. I used to go and watch them a lot and they were championed by Tom Robinson on Radio 1 They had 2 singles that were ace, Lone star Hero and Build me an empire, both great live too. They tended to kick more out in Lancaster and Kendall etc.,

 
Denbfc said:
Yes mate. Only done a handful in 2 years because of covid but back on it mate
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Last saw you at stiff Richards last gig at the highfield social
hertfordseasider said:
That's so weird. I moved out in 1986, I think it was number 27. It was down the end on the right with a red front door. I loved that house, cost me 12.5k!! My mortgage was £80 a month. I used to nip over the wall in the ginnel at the back to get to Stanley Park to play football on a Sunday afternoon.
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Ive climbed over that wall many times. I was a paperboy at the paper shop near Beechfield Avenue
 
Steb said:
Ive climbed over that wall many times. I was a paperboy at the paper shop near Beechfield Avenue
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I used to go in there most days. I used to work at Christmas at the Butchers which was on Whitegate Drive next door to Aireys Offy. I was doing a photography course at Blackpool & Fylde College at the time in Pallatine Road!
 
Denbfc said:
Have been in bands all my life.. well 17 years old up to now 54. Loved all the above bands. Stiff Richard was my favourite. I joined up with the singer mole and we set up simply Richard. Great days, still gigin now with acdc experience, on the edge and glitterballs.
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No Billy no mates anymore?
 
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