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Hope you can make it along to one of these superb shows at The Cellars At Eastney– for reservations e-mail steve_pitt@ntlworld.com SUN 25TH MAY – THE TERRY REID BAND - £22 ADV – last few tickets remaining!! Terry Reid is a true rock guitar legend - and has often been referred to as "the nearly man".... read on.... After leaving school in 1965 at the age of 15, Terry Reid joined Peter Jay's Jaywalkers - the following year they supported the Rolling Stones at the Royal Albert Hall. When the band broke up in 1967, Reid turned solo, releasing his album "Bang Bang, You're Terry Reid", and in 1968 toured the U.S.A with Cream. When The Yardbirds disbanded, their guitarist Jimmy Page wanted him as vocalist for his new group, Led Zeppelin. Reid had already committed to open for the Rolling Stones on their 1969 U.S tour, so he suggested that Page consider a young Birmingham singer, Robert Plant.... Reid later turned down an offer to join Deep Purple - Ian Gillan took the job instead. Terry Reid's second album, "Terry Reid" (1969) is regarded as his best work. In 1970, Reid who was now living in the U.S.A.returned briefly to England to perform at the Isle of Wight Festival In 1973 the album "River", produced by Eddie Offord (Yes) was released, followed by "Seed Of Memory" (1976) and Rogue Waves (1979) Terry Reid retired his solo career in 1981 to concentrate on session work, appearing on albums by Don Henley, Jackson Browne, and Bonnie Raitt, and Mike Scott's classic, "The Whole of the Moon". In the 1990s Reid also toured in the U.S.A and Hong Kong with ex-Rolling Stones guitarist Mick Taylor, and has since been playing occasional live gigs with a band which includes Brian Auger In late 2005, Reid returned to the UK for his first tour in years. It is understood that the 'magic shone through'. In July/August 2007 Reid returned for another six week UK tour, which included a memorable gig at The Cellars. He played The Royal Festival Hall last week, so book now - he may not pass this way again...... Terry Reid is a true rock guitar legend - and has often been referred to as "the nearly man".... read on.... After leaving school in 1965 at the age of 15, Terry Reid joined Peter Jay's Jaywalkers - the following year they supported the Rolling Stones at the Royal Albert Hall. When the band broke up in 1967, Reid turned solo, releasing his album "Bang Bang, You're Terry Reid", and in 1968 toured the U.S.A with Cream. When The Yardbirds disbanded, their guitarist Jimmy Page wanted him as vocalist for his new group, Led Zeppelin. Reid had already committed to open for the Rolling Stones on their 1969 U.S tour, so he suggested that Page consider a young Birmingham singer, Robert Plant.... Reid later turned down an offer to join Deep Purple - Ian Gillan took the job instead. Terry Reid's second album, "Terry Reid" (1969) is regarded as his best work. In 1970, Reid who was now living in the U.S.A.returned briefly to England to perform at the Isle of Wight Festival In 1973 the album "River", produced by Eddie Offord (Yes) was released, followed by "Seed Of Memory" (1976) and Rogue Waves (1979) Terry Reid retired his solo career in 1981 to concentrate on session work, appearing on albums by Don Henley, Jackson Browne, and Bonnie Raitt, and Mike Scott's classic, "The Whole of the Moon". In the 1990s Reid also toured in the U.S.A and Hong Kong with ex-Rolling Stones guitarist Mick Taylor, and has since been playing occasional live gigs with a band which includes Brian Auger In late 2005, Reid returned to the UK for his first tour in years. It is understood that the 'magic shone through'. In July/August 2007 Reid returned for another six week UK tour, which included a memorable gig at The Cellars. He played The Royal Festival Hall last week, so book now - he may not pass this way again...... TUES 27TH MAY 2008 - JOHN COGHLAN’S QUO - £16 ADV – BUY 3 GET ONE FREE TO MAILING LIST MEMBERS – initial reservation via e-mail reply Classic Status Quo songs played the way the fans want to hear them! A must for all Quo fans!! Quo's original drummer stunningly recreates his glorious twenty years with Status Quo. John Coghlan joined Francis Rossi and Alan Lancaster in their newly-formed band in 1962 and the group went through a series of names, including Traffic Jam, before meeting up with Rick Parfitt and becoming Status Quo in the late 60s. A long string of hit records, successful worldwide tours and television appearance followed for the next 20 years: the hits included Pictures of Matchstick Men; Down Down; Caroline; Rain; Rockin' All Over the World, and many more. John Coghlan left Status Quo in the latter months of 1981. He started working with his own band, John Coghlan's Quo, during the late 1990s. The band has since toured Europe and the UK successfully for several years with various line-ups, which include Paul Carr, Mike Grady and Jon Bowers - the band performs all the Status Quo hits and favourites from the Coghlan years: 1962 - 1982. WEDS 28TH MAY 2008 - HARPER - £9 ADV – SPECIAL OFFER TO MAILING LIST – TICKETS £6 EACH – inittial reservation via e-mail reply FIRST UK TOUR FOR AWARD-WINNING AUSSIE BLUESMAN & BAND WHO TORE APART MARYPORT FESTIVAL LAST YEAR AND ARE IN THE UK TO RECORD A SESSION WITH PAUL JONES FOR BBC RADIO 2 – THIS PROMISES TO BE AN ELECTRIFYING EVENING -AND IT'S A BULLFROG BLUES CLUB NIGHT!!! Part harmonica wizard and part rhythmic explorer, Harper is a fiery artist who blurs the lines between rock, blues, soul and world music. His latest Blind Pig release, "Day By Day", displays his trademark virtuoso harp performances, distinctive instrumentation, deeply soulful grooves and instantly memorable songs and provides another prime example of why his unique roots music style occupies a category of its own. In 2003 he released "Way Down Deep Inside", for which he received two harmonica awards and the “Album of the Year” honour from US Magazine "Guide to the Best of the Blues Harmonicas & Beyond". Over the years Harper has received multiple Australian Blues Awards for “Male Vocalist of the Year,” “Song of the Year,” and “Acoustic Artist of the Year.” He was a big hit with the crowd at last year’s Maryport Blues Festival, now he’s back to tour. TUES 3RD JUNE 2008 - ALVIN YOUNGBLOOD HART - £12.50 ADV – WE NEGOTIATED A LOWER TICKET PRICE THIS YEAR! GRAMMY AWARD WINNER RETURNS !! One of the highlights of 2007 – don’t miss him Alvin was influenced in early childhood by the Mississippi Country Blues, and is known as one of the world's foremost practitioners of that genre. Hart is also known as a faithful torchbearer for the '60s & '70s guitar rock of his youth, as well as Western Swing and vintage Country. His music has been compared to a list of diverse artists ranging from Leadbelly, Spade Cooley to Led Zeppelin and Thin Lizzy. Hart prefers to be described as a ’Hard Americana’ artist, representing his fusion of styles. In 2003 Hart's album "Down in the Alley" was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album. In 2005, Hart received a Grammy Award for his contribution to "Beautiful Dreamer-The Songs of Stephen Foster”. Bluesman Taj Mahal once said about Hart that "The boy has got thunder in his hands."" WEDS 11TH JUNE 2008 - HOWARD JONES - £18.50 ADV – 2 thirds sold There are few artists who came to prominence in the eighties who are as prolific and hard working as Howard Jones. He seems to be constantly out on tour or creating diverse and superbly crafted albums in his studio in Somerset England. In 2007 alone he released 3 albums and played over 60 concerts around the world including UK, USA, Australia, Denmark, Sweden, Italy and Dubai. In the early 80's Howard secured a residency at the legendary Marquee Club in London and signed to WEA records. There followed a string of hits including 'New Song', 'What is Love', 'Hide and Seek', 'Like to Get To Know You Well', 'Pearl in the Shell', 'Things Can Only Get Better', 'Life in One Day', 'Look Mama', 'Everlasting Love' and 'No One is To Blame'. To date Howard has sold over eight million albums. Recently most of Howard's concerts are acoustic, when he uses his superb ability as a songwriter combined with his well honed skills as a piano player to great effect. At the heart of all this are his lyrics which usually contain, somewhat unfashionably, a positive message.