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Mystery Drummer
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Fri Nov 13, 2009 9:37 pmby Derek Mowbray
I was looking on the TVS website and in the section" ,amps used by the Shadows "was a photo of Cliff and the Shadows performing at Birmingham Town Hall May 9th 1960 .The drummer playing did not look like Tony Meehan as he had swept back hair and is wearing glasses any information anybody?
Re: Mystery Drummer
Posted:
Fri Nov 13, 2009 10:55 pmby George Geddes
It's Laurie Jay, sitting in when Tony was ill.
George
Re: Mystery Drummer
Posted:
Sat Dec 12, 2009 1:10 pmby UlrichS
Hi George,
Do you know whether Laurie Jay took over the drums for just this date or whether he sat in for Tony for a period of the Cliff & Shads tour (24.4. - 15.5. from my records).
Best wishes,
Ulrich
Re: Mystery Drummer
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Sat Dec 12, 2009 5:15 pmby George Geddes
Laurie Jay certainly travelled with them when they went to Scandinavia and Germany but that was October 1959, so I'm not so sure about the 1960 photograph. It could have been a one-off
George
Re: Mystery Drummer
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Sat Dec 12, 2009 6:08 pmby UlrichS
Many thanks!
Ulrich
Re: Mystery Drummer
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Sat Dec 12, 2009 6:57 pmby JimN
George, do you remember The Laurie Jay Combo having a residency on one of the ITV childrens' programmes, c.1962/63?
It may have been the Rediffusion show variously entitled "Lucky Dip", "Tuesday Rendevouz", etc.
I recall that the bass guitarist of the quartet used a particular (and to my eyes, odd-looking) instrument which I recognised when I saw one in the window of a music shop - a Gibson EB-0.
JN