Ellisons Hogline
During
January 1969 the band backed Billy Stewart of "Summertime" and "Sitting
In The Park" fame followed by another three week tour in May 1969 backing
Inez & Charlie Foxx of "Mockingbird", "Tightrope", "Hurt
By Love" fame.
The tour included a live Radio One Club from Birmingham,
a festival at Skegness Football Ground, an appearance at La Valbonne in London
with Steve Stills in the audience and a show at Annabels in London when both Doris
Troy and Billy Preston sang with the band.
The band then went straight to Italy
for a season playing the clubs.
Hard
work ? How about this -
Tuesday - left Leeds at 5am going to Birmingham for
Radio One Club
" " Birmingham at 4pm for a club in Warwick
Wednesday
- left Warwick 1am for an "allnighter" with Bob & Earl, Doris Troy
in Nottingham, left Nottingham at 5am and drove to Skegness for a lunchtime apppearance.
Left
Skegness and drove to London for a two show gig.
Left London at 3am arrived
back in Yorkshire for a supposed day off on the Thursday.
Friday - back to
London.
Highlights?
Went to a party thrown by Roy Tempest and met Freddy King and Howling Wolf. Played
a gig in Sunderland and Ray Davies got up to sing.
Played an "all dayer"
for Pete Stringfellow in Sheffield with Inez & Charlie Foxx - Pete said it
was one of the most memorable gigs in his lifetime.
Recording - there is a demo tape of 4 tracks recorded at Matt Mathias's studio in Huddersfield in 1968 - I could arrange a copy for you.
Photos - none that I'm aware of.
all information supplied by by Brian Duffissey