ITR - RICKY TICK CLUB - WINDSOR (UK) MORE HELP NEEDED FOR JOHN MANSFIELD PROGRAM/S COMING SOON

Hi InTouchRadio.net is Urgently looking for help with connecting to those bands that played at The Ricky Tick Club - Windsor, Berkshire UK at the 3 locations during the period 1962 - 1967.

The 3 locations were: The Star & Garter Pub in Peascod Street, Windsor (The oldest Coaching Inn - also one time Boxing Ring where the likes of Sugar Ray Robinson fought on their UK tours), The Thames Hotel, riverside Windsor later the Trout - now Brown's Restuarant, and the final home at The Old Etonian Country Club which was located where the new Windsor swimming pool is now located.

The Ricky Tick Club hosted bands such as The Rolling Stones (played their 39-41 times in 18 months!), The Who - regulars, Eric Clapton, Yardbirds, Animals, Long John Baldry, Elton John amongst many - and most USA touring bands playing in UK during those years started off at The Tick before going on tour, it was here that many bands were looked at by promotors.

The Ricky Tick was run by John Mansfield (John's brother is the legendry Keith Mansfield - film scores etc) - John is putting together all of his documentary history to make a definitive book and I am helping him by putting together a series of programs of those that played there.

The Ricky Tick was similar to Eel Pie Island at Richmond and often people that I remember in those days thought of Eel Pie Island as part of The Tick scene, certainly those that attended the Windsor gigs would have travelled to Richmond (London) to see the bands there.

I would like to hear from people who were, at the same period through to 1970, involved with or played at venues such as: The Marquee (Wardour St), 100 Club, Ronnie Scott's, Bag O' Nails, Chalk Farm Round House, Rainbow, International Club (Wardour St) Pink Flamingo, Two I's etc.

Finally I am also trying to ascertain when The Gio Condor in Denmark Street, London closed and those that were regulars there and at Selmer's Showroom in Charing Cross Road. These were the places we all congregated before recording at the major studios (and not so major) and or waiting to hear of gigs or tours during those Tin Pan Alley Days...

If you have information - if you would like to contribute - if you are a company in the music industry that would like to sponsor equipment for transfers or other: if you have contacts with those who played there please contact me Urgently - michael@intouchradio.net.

Please pass the word and let's get our early British Music and allied American Music roots here in the UK documented before its too late.

Thank you for looking.

Michael Dixon
InTouchRadio.net (Glastonbury, UK & GLOBAL)

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