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Although this isn't a Bullfrog Blues Club gig, Steve Pitt at The Cellars shows his usual good taste by booking Juicy Lucy , a band STRONGLY recommended by J.R., The Barking Spider! Bullfrog Blues Club at the Pier first booked Juicy Lucy to open for Budgie - a hard act to open for, but they had the audience in the palm of their hands.... so much so that we booked 'em again to headline! In the beginning there was a band called The Misunderstood. Hailed in the late sixties as pioneers of the psychedelic movement by the likes of Pink Floyd, their cause had been championed by John Peel. In a change of direction away from psychedelia The Misunderstood then became Juicy Lucy. Their first single "Who Do You Love?", a cover of a Bo Diddley song, stamped its way up the singles charts in the UK and several European countries in the spring of 1970. It finally reaching number 14 in the UK and staying on the chart for three months. The album cover itself caused quite a stir, featuring as it did a woman lying naked, surrounded (and modesty preserved) by fruit! Several personnel changes over the years included Paul Williams, known for his work with Alan Price and Zoot Money, fronting the band. Micky Moody, later to achieve great success as a key writer and performer with Whitesnake, was also a member. By 2004 Ray Owens, the original vocalist was back fronting the band and Sanctuary Records had released "Who Do You Love - The Anthology". Following a very successful re-launch of the band on an unsuspecting public on 16th February 2005, held at the famous Eel Pie Club in Twickenham, April 2005 saw the band setting out to gig across the UK. Kicking off supporting Saxon and Wishbone Ash in front of a crowd of 4000, they played at venues from Plymouth to Aberdeen and back again. Whether playing to long time fans from the '70s or to student audiences the response was the same; ecstatic! As one happy audience member was heard to say in Dundee "They're real live f****** rock stars, but nobody knows it yet!". February 2006 saw the band supporting rock legends Nazareth at a string of dates up and down England as well as continuing to headline in their own right. In June 2006 the band went in to The Levellers' Metway Studios in Brighton to work on the first new recordings for twelve years. The value of extensive live performance showed when it came to the recording sessions, with the band completing the tracking for eleven songs in four days! The result of these sessions was "Do That And You'll Lose It", released in September 2006. DONT MISS THIS!!!! Juicy Lucy - The Cellars at Eastney THIS WEDNESDAY - Weds 19th November - tickets £8! You can purchase your tickets at the bar of “The Cellars At Eastney” from 2 pm - 11.30 pm Alternatively, you can pay by credit card online, eith er on the Cellars website, www.thecellars.co.uk. or ring 02392 826249 to reserve or to check availability. Or just take your chances on the door! www.thecellars.co.uk. or ring 02392 826249 to reserve or to check availability. Or just take your chances on the door! You can purchase your tickets at the bar of “The Cellars At Eastney” from 2 pm - 11.30 pm Alternatively, you can pay by credit card online, either on the Cellars website, www.thecellars.co.uk. or ring 02392 826249 to reserve or to check availability. Or just take your chances on the door!