http://www.readysteadygone.co.uk Gigging in the North East 1965-1972 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:17:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en My Favorite Year Since Ready Steady Gone was launched a few years ago it’s had over 54,000 hits. I’m guessing that most visitors to the site will be around 60 years old and would have been to one or more of the north east clubs featured or, at least, will have ... http://www.readysteadygone.co.uk/1966-522012/ The K Factor If you are a performer with an ambition to become famous, for the past 10 years or so you will have had the opportunity to take a fast track to instant stardom. I’m talking, of course, about Pop Idol and its successor, the X Factor. If you have ... http://www.readysteadygone.co.uk/kim-davis-13122011/ Nail Bytes Not long ago, an old friend recommended that I should read Jimmy Nail’s autobiography suggesting that I may find some interesting stuff about local north east bands at the beginning of the book. I looked the book up on Amazon and saw that the title is ‘A Northern Soul’. ... http://www.readysteadygone.co.uk/jimmy-nail-24102011/ Click here to go to the Ready Steady Gone home page. http://www.readysteadygone.co.uk/home-page/ Remembering Newcastle's club life Newcastle in the mid to late sixties had a vibrant night life which, outside of London, was probably the best in the country for wining, dining, dancing, music and gambling. There were around a dozen night clubs with top acts appearing in the city every day of ... http://www.readysteadygone.co.uk/60s-clubs-2452011/ PARTNERS FOR LIFE The Junco Partners must be one of the few bands in existence that has been together playing great music for over 45 years, albeit with just one ‘career’ break during that period. Amazingly, five out of six of the original 1964 members are still performing with the band. ... http://www.readysteadygone.co.uk/junco-partners-2122011/ ELCORT IN THE SPOTLIGHT A week or so ago I received some great photos and stories all the way from Athens. Before I go into details about the subject and source of this memorabilia, let’s rewind just over four decades to the point where the swinging sixties had just swung past ... http://www.readysteadygone.co.uk/elcort-15102010/ SECT AND THE CITY In the sixties there weren’t many Newcastle bands that made it to the top. After the Animals in 1964, there was a long gap of 6 years before Lindisfarne achieved chart success with their second album, 'Fog On The Tyne'. Lots of individual musicians from the ... http://www.readysteadygone.co.uk/the-sect-2452010/ The Blue Note Club at 174a Roker Avenue, Sunderland was a popular venue in the mid sixties but it was fairly short lived. Although some of the top touring bands of the era appeared there in the twelve months or so that it was open, the club became more famous ... http://www.readysteadygone.co.uk/blue-note/ I've included this page so I could mention some of the musicians and bands that were around in Sunderland while I was still at school. A couple of noteworthy ex-pupils from my own school, Bede Grammar School for Boys, are Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics and Don Airey. Don has ... http://www.readysteadygone.co.uk/early-stuff/