1968 proved to be a difficult year for music promoters in Aylesbury. Eddie Friday pulled the plug on Saturday nights at the Borough Assembly Hall in June. Eddie’s problems were outlined in the Bucks Herald: Eddie told us this week of his tremendous loss in takings over the past 18 months. “Lack of patronage over […]
Eddie Friday
1967 rock in Aylesbury
1967 saw some major names appearing on the stage of the Borough Assembly Hall. These included some giants from the rock world, and others from the pop world. Paul Hayward (sometimes shown as Paul Haywood) of the Ricky Tick club, which operated in Windsor and other local towns, had some midweek dates. The first was […]
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 – […]