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zoidberg wrote:Thanks for pointing us to the interview with Maggie Bell. I saw her a couple of years ago with Chris Farlowe and she's still got it.
Stone The Crows rock

The one with Graham Knight of the Marmalade was pretty good. I've still to listen to the one with Nazareth. I saw both bands a few years ago at a Tsumani fund raiser at Oran Mor. Marmalde appeared as a twosome and were pretty good, Seeing Nazareth doing a thirty minute set up close up was brilliant. Dan Mccafferty is a great vocalist.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00lj6d6

Dexter St. Clair wrote:Maggie Bell is interviewed on this week's edition of Sex, Drugs and wooly semmits. Unfortunately the interviewer is Jack mclaughlin well out of his depth and absolutely no research.

Maggie's good .

I saw Maggie Bell at the Apollo (supported by the Pretty Thins probably within a few weeks of seeling Chuck Berry. She was great , as were the PTs but the hall was about a quarter full.

Always a problem trying to sell out the Apollo. The Apollo used to give an award to bands who could sell it out. Once saw Neil Sedaka. I thought I would be smart and got a third front row seat. Could just about see the top of the wee
mans head when he stood up so far back was the piano placed,The Apollo had a very high stage. So front row seats were a "no No". Status Quo were good value. Zal Clermiston in that clowns get up- think he did it deliberatley to goad the Glasgow punters to greater levels of abuse. Great shows though. And again the Apollo was not full that night. Bill Haley played it in a half empty house. Rock around the clock - the amps cut out! Shakin Stevens and the Sunsets were the support.Maggie Bell was good. Scotlands Janice Joplin.

moonbeam wrote: Janice Joplin.

Who? And guess who did not listen to the show?

I wonder if Neil Sedaka suffers from Vertigo. Van Morrison does. He came close to the edge of the stage at the start of the concert took one look and and retreated to the drum riser for the rest of the gig. Much to the annoyance of my mate who had queued all night for a front row ticket.

In 1956 two ground breaking singles were in the charts . Elvis's first UK chart hit Heartbreak hotel and Lonnie Donegan's Rock island Line. Both influenced teenagers all in the UK and the US. You can hear the story of the song and the record told by The Quarrymen amongst others on the BBC iPlayer courtesy of Radio 4

Grapefruit arrived without The Beatles, aback line and a PA so they mimed and were booed off. These days they could have played a DJ set.



In the days before emails, twitter and texts Club Maryland informed its members of up and coming events by sending them postcards.



The Marmalade appeared on December 28th

now,that was a great post dex.

My brother's went to the Apollo to see Blondie - I was soooo jealous..but being only 11, I was too young to go..allegedly!

They spoke of nothing but the gig for about 4 months....

Greatest gig in glasgow.

ta bod,noo ma auld hormones are flying all over the place.always liked that band[wonder why]

"Causes ice cream to disappear, dry your eyes, sundae girl"? Am I hearing this right?

ah know a guy from alang oor street
hes getting auld but hes still quite sweet
clean yir ears hollowhorn

maybe he and ishould go out tonight
but like a two watt bulb hes no very bright
clean your ears hollowhorn

hurry up hurry up i say
but youll no hear me anyway
noo your glasses are aw steam
cos debbie harrys jist a dream

turned oot its just what ah did suspect
another hidden glasgow project
clean your ears hollohorn.

Alistair Hulett.

Debbie Harry…as a 20 year old student, this was the ultimate dream older woman!! Those eyes just turned my legs to jelly every time!! I’m sure they played at Strathclyde Uni in the late 70s just as they made it really big?

Quality Mince wrote:Debbie Harry…as a 20 year old student, this was the ultimate dream older woman!! Those eyes just turned my legs to jelly every time!! I’m sure they played at Strathclyde Uni in the late 70s just as they made it really big?

25th February1978

Older Glaswegians may recall the weekend of 20/21st may when Talking heads supported The Ramones at Strathclyde University and on Sunday Blondie Supported Television at the Apollo.

Dexter St. Clair wrote:

Quality Mince wrote:Debbie Harry…as a 20 year old student, this was the ultimate dream older woman!! Those eyes just turned my legs to jelly every time!! I’m sure they played at Strathclyde Uni in the late 70s just as they made it really big?

25th February1978

Older Glaswegians may recall the weekend of 20/21st may when Talking heads supported The Ramones at Strathclyde University and on Sunday Blondie Supported Television at the Apollo.

Looks like I picked the wrong time to be living miles from anywhere. Jings!