Chris M Â Â 10 #13 Posted September 29, 2003 Andy - You mentioned Average White Band , I was a big fan back in the seventies and can't believe I missed them. Can you pin a date on the show at all ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Roysboy56   10 #14 Posted October 5, 2003 Chris  I was heavily involved with numerous bands who played at the Black Swan... affectionately known as the Mucky Duck in the early sixties...I first appeared there when I was 14, playing lead guitar for Pete Fender and the Strollers.  Other bands I played with include "Johnnie Silver and the Thunderbirds", "The Chevrons" and last but by no means least a band called "The Sheffields". We were originally managed by Pete Stringfellow I have many fond memories of my time with the band and although we played mainly in London and the south coast, Sheffield was our natural home base.  Sadly the band split up and I then moved on to tour with "Dave Berry and the Cruisers" before temporarily retiring from the Rock and Roll scene to live in Jersey for a few years.  I'm back in the area now and still enjoy playing the Gibson I bought way back in 1962. She's well worn ... a bit like myself, but we can still "sing" a bit together.  BTW I have for some time been trying to trace Dave Green who played bass for "The Chevrons"... does anyone have any contact details?  Roy Ledger Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Andyman   10 #15 Posted October 6, 2003 Originally posted by Chris M Andy - You mentioned Average White Band , I was a big fan back in the seventies and can't believe I missed them. Can you pin a date on the show at all ?  Never saw them myself Chris, would guess mid/late seventies but could be miles out.  Andy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Nigel Womersle   10 #16 Posted October 6, 2003 Terry Steeples was also manager of the Essoldo Cinema in Rotherham. I remember he and his wife well, although her name escapes me. A very good looking lady. Terry was a big guy and very sociable too. He was a great one for promotions and always on the ball to promote the films at the Essoldo. I once had a drink with him at the Black Swan - it seems so long ago - well it is. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Andyman   10 #17 Posted October 7, 2003 Originally posted by Roysboy56 Chris  I was heavily involved with numerous bands who played at the Black Swan... affectionately known as the Mucky Duck in the early sixties...I first appeared there when I was 14, playing lead guitar for Pete Fender and the Strollers.  I'm back in the area now and still enjoy playing the Gibson I bought way back in 1962. She's well worn ... a bit like myself, but we can still "sing" a bit together.   Roy Ledger  Hi Roy, Pete Fenders band playing a Gibson, can't be right.  What model is the Gibson, could be worth a lorra, lorra money by now. New kit just doesn't sound the same, no soul. I have a fifties re-issue Stratocaster but without effects pedals it sounds a bit "tinny" even though it is a great instrument.  Andy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
superCol   10 #18 Posted October 13, 2003 Originally posted by blondee vaguely remeber my parents telling me it was called the Compleat Angler at one time, or have I dreamt it . . .?  You're spot on with name 'The Compleat Angler' (and the spelling too!) Named after a book by someone I can't remember the name of, I think. It had angling gear and books on the wall and was made out to look a bit like someones private library.  I used to have lunch in there during the early eighties when I was Assistant Manager at the ABC Cinema which was then only a few yards further up the hill in Angel Street. I do remember that the lunch menu was good and so was the beer! I also remember that the interior was divided in to 3 areas which made it impossible to have any live music at that time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Houdi   10 #19 Posted October 31, 2003 Originally posted by Chris Wilson Also, if anyone has any info regarding the general history of the building it would be much appreciated.  Many thanks, Chris Wilson, Boardwalk Promoter. [/b]  I used to frequent the Black Swan in the 70's and was under the impression that 'Mucky Duck' was a play-on-words nickname. However, it appears that the upstairs and downstairs bars had different names over the years. The Boardwalk, as it is now, was previously the Mucky Duck, Complete Angler, and the Black Swan. The other part (Under The Boardwalk), was called the Old Brewery Tap, Dive Bar (particularly apt name, I expect), and the Merry England Bar at different periods of time. Hope this is of help. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Lew Archer   10 #20 Posted November 7, 2003 Hi. My wife and I are going to be in London in mid January and I am going to try and check out some historical clubs that The Clash played back in the 70’s and 80’s. I have a book that says that the first show The Clash played was at The Swan in Sheffield on July 4th 1976 with The Sex Pistols. Is this club still standing? Is it still a club? What is the address? Do you know of any pictures of the Black Swan on the internet? Thanks, any info would help. Lew. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
mojo   10 #21 Posted November 14, 2003 Several mentions of Vinegar joe playing at the duck, but does anyone remember their previous incarnation as Dada with Elkie Brookes and Robert palmer on lead vocals. I saw them at the duck one Sunday night, cant remember the year. Brilliant gig tho.  The book "The Compleat Angler" was written by Isaac Walton who later went on to find fame after his life story was made into a film all about him and his 25 brothers and sisters growing up in the blue ridge mountains of vriginia.....G'night John Boy.....G'night Isaac Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
mikey   10 #22 Posted November 15, 2003 Originally posted by Lew Archer Hi. My wife and I are going to be in London in mid January and I am going to try and check out some historical clubs that The Clash played back in the 70’s and 80’s. I have a book that says that the first show The Clash played was at The Swan in Sheffield on July 4th 1976 with The Sex Pistols. Is this club still standing? Is it still a club? What is the address? Do you know of any pictures of the Black Swan on the internet? Thanks, any info would help. Lew.   The club is still standing and it is now called The Boardwalk  http://www.theboardwalklive.co.uk  It was indeed the place where the Clash plated there fist gig, and it still has bands playing today.  There is a very old picture here of the Black Swan  Very old piccy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Chris M Â Â 10 #23 Posted November 20, 2003 As a kid I can remember walking past the "Swan" and odly enough it was painted green. There was also a sign that said "What's behind the green door tonight" and underneath this was often a poster for whichever live artist was on at the time. Â (Frankie Vaughan had a big hit with the song "Green Door" in late 1956) (I have got a version of this song by a guy called Wynder K Frogg from around 1968 ?) Â Not many people know that !!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Jchatt   10 #24 Posted November 20, 2003 Remember the Mucky Duck, had my hen night there in 1972, what anight:) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...