1962 saw rock shows at three different venues. Eddie Friday continued with his Saturday evenings at the Grosvenor, Wallis & Wyatt (Alan Wallis and Stan Wyatt) at Aylesbury Town Hall until it burnt down in March, and at the Walton Hall. At the Grosvenor, there was a wider range of artists presented. In March Tony […]
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Granada Aylesbury 1962 stage shows
1962 saw six more stage shows at the Granada in Aylesbury – and by now these were predominantly music shows, having lost most of the variety acts. The first was on 6th February with Adam Faith supported by the John Barry Seven. Others on the bill included Desmond Lane (The Penny Whistle Man), a novelty […]
1962 Aylesbury Jazz Club
The start of 1962 saw the Aylesbury Jazz Club at the Town Hall, where it had moved to in November 1961 having left the Grosvenor Ballroom. After the catastrophic fire at the Town Hall in March 1962, a further new venue was required – and this was at the Aylesbury Social Club in Park Street; […]
Granada Aylesbury 1961 stage shows
1961 saw seven more stage shows at the Granada Aylesbury. Ticket prices throughout the year were 3/6, 5/6 and 7/6. The first was on 19th January when Max Bygraves headed a bill that also included Cherry Wainer, Laurie Gold and the Pieces of Eight, Peter Dulay and The Raindrops. Gene Vincent was back on February […]
1961 Aylesbury Jazz Club
1961 saw the Aylesbury Jazz Club continue to thrive on Tuesday evenings – but there were some changes. Toward the end of the year it was announced that the jazz club was changing venue, from the Grosvenor Ballroom to the Town Hall. One artist of note to appear during the year was the Temperance Seven. […]
1961: Rock at the Grosvenor Aylesbury … and the Town Hall
Eddie Friday, who held the lease on the Grosvenor Ballroom, continued to promote rock gigs there on Saturday evenings throughout 1961, usually featuring a headline group plus support. The Sunday club also carried on, with one group playing each week. Johnny Kidd and the Pirates, who had been regulars in 1960, continued to appear – […]