Tamworth Bands History : 1969
03/01/69
Lunatic Fringe
Kingsbury Working Mens Club
03/01/69
Gordon and the Blackjacks
Grendon Working Mens Club
03/01/69
Trend ’69 (Scene ’68)
Dancing to a Group
03/01/69
The Colleagues
Fazeley Victory Working Mens Club
04/01/69
The Uglys
The Jason Roberts Disk-K-Tek Show
Polesworth Memorial Hall
05/01/69
The Tears
Kettlebrook Working Mens Club
10/01/69
Liquorice Wood
Kingsbury Working Mens Club
10/01/69
The Magazine
Polesworth Working Mens Club
10/01/69
Electric Circus
Fazeley Victory Working Mens Club
10/01/69
Liquorice Wood
Kingsbury Working Mens Club
11/01/69
The Hilltones
Tamworth Rugby F.C.
Drayton Manor, Missanda Suite
11/01/69
The Multitones
Tamworth Progressive Club
11/01/69
The Ebonites (All coloured soul band)
Atherstone Memorial Hall
The Incredible Funkel Trumpet
12/01/69
Gordon and the Blackjacks
Kingsbury Working Mens Club
15/01/69
Johnny Ball and His Music
Polesworth Miners Welfare Club
16/01/69
The Lota Four
Polesworth Working Mens Club
17/01/69
The Prentice Club “Discotheque”
The Crew
Corporation Street, Tamworth
17/01/69
The Fugitives
Kingsbury Working Mens Club
24/01/69
Springfield Park
D.J. Geoff Owen
Foseco Sports and Social Club
24/01/69
Guide Dogs for the Blind Beat Dance
Cathie and the Crusaders
The Paper Sun
Castle Hotel, Tamworth
24/01/69
The Complex
Polesworth Working Mens Club
24/01/69
The Teenbeats
Kingsbury Working Mens Club
24/01/69
Liquorice Wood
Fazeley Victory Working Mens Club
25/01/69
Johnny Ball
Foseco Sports and Social Club
25/01/69
The Sound Affair
D.J. Dave Stewart
Wilnecote Youth Centre
Wilnecote Parish Hall
25/01/69
The Zodiacs
Amington Liberal Club
25/01/69
Tommy Walkden Band
Wood End Youth Centre Grand Dance
26/01/69
The Paper Sun
The Spot Club
The Centre, Masefield Drive
26/01/69
Krunch
Kettlebrook Working Mens Club
30/01/69
The Lota Four
Polesworth Working Mens Club
31/01/69
Illustrated Gear
Kingsbury Working Mens Club
Tamworth Herald – 31/01/69
Edward Heath, Leader of the Opposition visits Lichfield Guildhall
Tamworth Herald – 31/01/69
Palace – Girl on a Motorcycle (Marianne Faithfull)
31/01/69
The Sponge
Foseco Sports and Social Club
31/01/69
Ray Gee and the Stocks Explosion
Polesworth Working Mens Club
31/01/69
Illustrated Gear
Kingsbury Working Mens Club
31/01/69
The J.T. Bullitt
Fazeley Victory Working Mens Club
01/02/69
The Passion Forest
The Jeff Owen Disk-K-Tek Show
Polesworth Memorial Hall
01/02/69
Join Us at Tamworth’s New Coffee Bar
Rhythm Group
Civic Restaurant
01/02/69
The Zodiacs
Grendon Working Mens Club
01/02/69
The Jayhawks
Glascote Working Mens Club
01/02/69
J.T. Bullitt
Wood End Youth Centre
02/02/69
D.A. Four
Glascote Working Mens Club
02/02/69
Gary Clark and his Psychedelic Sound
The Spot Club
Tamworth Herald – 07/02/69
“Tamworth is a cemetery with lights”
Des O’Connor reference to Tamworth during a Birmingham pantomime.
07/02/69
This Kind
Kingsbury Working Mens Club
07/02/69
Cabinet
Polesworth Working Mens Club
07/02/69
Trend ‘69
Sunshine
DJ – Geoff Owen
Foseco Sports and Social Club
08/02/69
J. Dennis Trio
Foseco Sports and Social Club
08/02/69
BEAT-E – Promotions
Beat Dance
Happy Magazine (London) and The Sun Stroke
Assembly Rooms, 7.45pm-11.30pm
D.J. Russell Thomas
Admission: 7/6
08/02/69
Zodiac Trio
Wood End Working Mens Club
08/02/69
Eric Jackson
Glascote Working Mens Club
08/02/69
The New Breed
Grendon Working Mens Club
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| Pictured at the pop dance in the Assembly Rooms on Saturday night are some of the 90 people who braved the snow to listen to the groups "Sunstroke" and "Happy Magazine" (from London). The event was organised by Beat E. Productions and another is planned on April 5. |
09/02/69
The Power and the Glory
Dosthill Cosmopolitan Club
09/02/69
The Loving Kind
Glascote Working Mens Club
09/02/69
J.T. Bullitt
Kettlebrook Working Mens Club
09/02/69
The Machine
Grendon Working Mens Club
13/02/69
Folk Music at the Prince of Wales
Roger Bishop, Bob Lines, Vin & Bern
14/02/69
The Teenbeats
Kingsbury Working Mens Club
14/02/69
The Midnights
Polesworth Working Mens Club
14/02/69
The Zodiacs
Glascote Working Mens Club
14/02/69
The Midnights
Polesworth Working Mens Club
14/02/69
Paper Son (sic.)
Fazeley Victory Working Mens Club
15/02/69
The Multitones
Wood End Working Mens Club
15/02/69
Pineapple Sun
Polesworth Memorial Hall
Promoted by the Norman Odam Organisation
15/02/69
The Tritons
Glascote Working Mens Club
15/02/69
The U.K. Bonds
Grendon Working Mens Club
16/02/69
The D.A. Four
Grendon Working Mens Club
16/02/69
Cathy Christian and the Crusaders
Polesworth Working Mens Club
16/02/69
The Passion Wagon
The Spot Club
16/02/69
Wood End Youth Centre
Sunday Night Disco
New Resident DJ – Dave Stewart Show
17/02/69
The Idle Race
Plus The Andy Ferris Discotheque Show
Assheton House Country Club, Twycross
21/02/69
Tierney’s Fugitives
Polesworth Working Mens Club
21/02/69
Midnight Hour
Belgrave Working Mens Club
Tamworth Herald– 21/02/69
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| Charles Harrison, Paradox |
A 16-year-old Tamworth boy travelled to London on Monday to make a record. He is a member of a Birmingham group “Paradox” who have signed a recording contract with the Pye Company.
Charles Harrison, of 5, Temple Row, Mill Lane, Tamworth, has been bass guitarist and singer for the five-man group for only one week.
He went to London with the group along with Carl Wayne leader of the recent chart-toppers the “Move”, and Dave Morgan who wrote “Paradox’s” record “Mary Colinto”.
Charles left the Mercian Boys’ School last July and worked as an apprentice at Messrs. Percy Lane’s on the Lichfield Road Estate. He is now fully professional in the group, as are all the other members.
Mr and Mrs Charles Harrison bought him a bass guitar only 15 months ago, and since then Charles has worked hard to master the instrument.
Before joining “Paradox” Charles was a member of “Chapter 24” but since joining the Birmingham group he has travelled to Birmingham, Bournemouth, Norwich and many other places. After the recording session the group had to rush back to the Midlands at the Belfry the same night.
Ahead of the group are bookings in Essex and Margate.
Tamworth Herald – 21/02/69
Pictured at the opening of the new Folk Club in the Prince of Wales, Tamworth are some of the 50 people who attended. The club is under new management and appearing at the opening night last Thursday were recording artiste Roger Bishop and Bob Lines. Organising the folk club are Mr. John Devey and Mr. Bob Lines who want to encourage local folk talent to the club.
21/02/69
Midnight Hour
Kingsbury Working Mens Club
21/02/69
Tierney’s Fugitives
Polesworth Working Mens Club
21/02/69
Trend ‘69
The Life ‘n’ Soul plus1 DJ Geoff Owen
21/02/69
Pineapple Sun
Fazeley Victory Working Mens Club
22/02/69
The Natural Gas (great 8 piece soul group)
Plus The Mark Anthony Disk-K-Tek
Polesworth Memorial Hall
Millbank Promotions
22/02/69
The Multitones
Glascote Working Mens Club
22/02/69
The Fabulous Jackpots
Grendon Working Mens Club
22/02/69
The D.A. Four
Kettlebrook Working Mens Club
22/02/69
Mike Cooper and Rod Dawes
The Rectangle, Prince of Wales, Bore Street, Lichfield
23/02/69
Rainbow Blends
Glascote Working Mens Club
23/02/69
The Teenbeats
Kettlebrook Working Mens Club
24/02/69
The Orange Bicycle (Colombia Recording Artistes)
Plus the Alf Capone Discotheque Show
Assheton House Country Club, Twycross
28/02/69
The Lemonade
Polesworth Working Mens Club
28/02/69
Illustrated Gear
Kingsbury Working Mens Club
28/02/69
The New Breed
Fazeley Victory Working Mens Club
01/03/69
Perfume Garden
Dosthill Cosmopolitan Club
02/03/69
The Spot Club
Vehicle plus Dave Freeman DJ
03/03/69
The Breakthru’
Plus radio Dee Jay – Mark Anthony
Assheton House Country Club, Twycross
06/03/69
Folk Music
Pete Stark, Steve Burton, Oliver
Prince of Wales, Tamworth Progressive Club
07/03/69
The Offence
Kingsbury Working Mens Club
07/03/69
The Renaissance Four
Fazeley Victory Working Mens Club
07/03/69
The 47 West Bank Avenue
Polesworth Working Mens Club
08/03/69
The Fabulous Jackpots
Polesworth Working Mens Club
08/03/69
The Cats Eyes (Decca Recording Artistes)
Plus The Andy Ferris Disk-K-Tek Show
Polesworth Memorial Hall
Millbank Promotions Presents
08/03/69
Jalopy Ride
Plus The Dave Stewart Show
Wood End Youth Centre
08/03/69
The Tritons
Amington Liberal Club
08/03/69
The Maddisons
Grendon Working Mens Club
08/09/69
The Emdees
Glascote Working Mens Club
09/03/69
The Multitones
Glascote Working Mens Club
09/03/69
The Rainbow Blend
Tamworth Progressive Club
09/03/69
The Reflections plus resident Radio Five Disco
The Spot Club
09/03/69
The Lovin’ Kind
Fazeley Victory Working Mens Club
13/03/69
The Quorum
Prince of Wales Folk Club
13/03/69
The Lota Four
Polesworth Working Mens Club
13/03/69
Sutton Coldfield Young Farmers Spring Dance
The Lloyd Jackson Band
The Lovin’ Kind
Tower Suite, Drayton Manor
14/03/69
The Tiger
Fazeley Victory Working Mens Club
14/03/69
Glass Forest
Kingsbury Working Mens Club
Tamworth Herald – 14/03/69
Palace – Dracula Has Risen From The Grave
14/03/69
The Sugar Machine
Polesworth Working Mens Club
14/03/69
The Fabulous Jackpots
Tamworth Progressive Club
15/03/69
Reg Spiers and The Rustic Reelers
Hints Village Hall
Cheese and Wine
15/03/69
Chequers Domino Club
The Four Tunes
Proceeds to the Hopwas Old Folks Fund
15/03/69
Renaissance Four
Wood End Youth Club
15/03/69
The New Breed
Polesworth Memorial Hall
16/03/69
DJ Dave Stewart
The Spot Club
17/03/69
The Teenbeats
Kettlebrook Working Mens Club
21/03/69
The Roy King Soul Band (Radio 1)
Polesworth Working Mens Club
21/03/69
The Crunch
Fazeley Victory Working Mens Club
Tamworth Herald – 21/03/69
A wine and cheese party combined with a square dance at Hints on Saturday night to make a fund-raising event, which made £10, for maintenance of the village hall. The event held in the village hall was “as always, very popular – people come from far and near to attend,” Mr. Jack Smith, one of the organisers. Music was by the “Rustic Reelers,” pictured with some of the dancers and the vicar, the Rev. J. Smethurst, and the caller was Mr. Reg Spiers.
Tamworth Herald – 21/03/69
Palace – Carry On Up The Kyber
21/03/69
The Fugitives
Kingsbury Working Mens Club
21/03/69
The Crunch
Fazeley Victory Working Mens Club
21/03/69
Tamworth FC Supporters Association Spring Dance
Johnny Ball and His Music
Mercia Community Centre
21/03/69
Trend ‘69
Grisby Dyke
D.J. - Geoff Owen
21/03/69
The Ray King Soul Band
Polesworth Working Mens Club
22/03/69
Bitter Sweet
Dosthill Cosmopolitan Club
22/03/69
Fourth Dimension
Belgrave Miners Welfare Club
22/03/69
The Midlanders
Tamworth Progressive Club
22/03/69
The Puritans and The Harlem (Soul and Blues)
Wilnecote Parish Hall
22/03/69
The Blue Hawaiians
Kettlebrook Working Mens Club
22/03/69
The Zodiacs
Glascote Working Mens Club
22/03/69
The Paper Son (sic.)
Grendon Working Mens Club
23/03/69
Electric Circus
Kettlebrook Working Mens Club
23/03/69
The Mims
Grendon Working Mens Club
23/03/69
Regency Lemon
Radio 5 Disco
The Spot Club
23/03/69
Sunday Night Disco
Dave Stewart Show
Wood End Youth Centre
28/03/69
Electric Circus
Fazeley Victory Working Mens Club
28/03/69
Johnny Neal and the Starliners
Polesworth Working Mens Club
29/03/69
The Two Of Us
Glascote Working Mens Club
29/03/69
Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen
Plus Bob Mason Dance Orchestra
Tower Ballroom, Drayton Manor
29/03/69
The Electrons
Kettlebrook Working Mens Club
29/03/69
The Cataracts
Polesworth Memorial Hall
29/03/69
The Teenbeats
Dosthill Cosmopolitan Club
30/03/69
Gordon and the Blackouts
Warton Working Mens Club
30/03/69
The Loving Kind
Glascote Working Mens Club
31/03/69
Easter Monday
Justin Martyns Soul Band
The Smoke Blues
The Centre
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