Comments on: The Flamingo Club in Wardour Street and the fight between Johnny Edgecombe and ‘Lucky’ Gordon

By: BARRIE DAMMARELL

BARRIE DAMMARELL — Fri, 29 May 2020 06:09:13 +0000

I was a ladies hairdresser in Bristol,after work on Saturday around 130 pm myself and Nick Brown traveled to London down the A4,no M4 back in 63/64 in Fred Abernathy’s mini arriving in time for The Flamingo’s evening session.When that finished around 11pm we had a quick Chinese and then back in to The Flamingo for the Allnighter till 6am.What a fantastic atmosphere you where so close to the bands,Georgie Fame,John Mayall,Zoot Money Chris Farlowe,Graham Bond Alexis Korner.At 6am we would go to a burger bar in Hyde Park for breakfast and then back to Bristol in time for a pub Sunday lunch,HAPPY DAYS indeed,what prompted this is I’m listening to Georgie Fame Rhythm and Blues at the Flamingo nearly 60 years later here in the Philippines now almost 76,Nick and Fred are still around too.

By: Graham Cresswell

Graham Cresswell — Sat, 09 May 2020 11:38:37 +0000

I used to frequent the `mingo on Saturdays, up from Abbeywood to the X and walk thru see what was about. Get a few “doobs” for the night ahead haha. If Mayall or Georgie was on, GET THERE EARLY, saw many artists there some good some not so good, once around five of us saw Rik having a go at Brian Jones `cause he wanted to bring booze in and Rik told him NO. Today`s standards would have shut the place it was far to small for the amount of people down there PHEW!

By: Chris Gregory

Chris Gregory — Fri, 03 Jan 2020 22:50:13 +0000

I used to go to the all nighter sessions at the Flamingo between 1963 and 1966. Great bands, Georgie Fame, Zoot Money, Long John Baldry, John Mayall with Eric Clapton among others. We used to get the train from Sidcup, Kent and the early train back on Sunday morning in time to play Football. During the break at about 3am we used to walk down to the Embankment where there was an all night burger stall to get a burger. Great days and great memories. Also used to go to the Black Prince, Bexley, Bromley Court Hotel, Bromley and the Manor House.

By: Mick

Mick — Tue, 18 Dec 2018 03:55:25 +0000

Remember when I was a milkman delivering to Georgie when he lived in a small street (Stewarts Grove ?) next to Brompton hospital of the Fulham road.

By: Ray Lindsay

Ray Lindsay — Thu, 10 May 2018 07:56:55 +0000

I seem to recall that The Flamingo got it’s name from a band called Kenny Graham’s Afro Cubists whos signiture tune was a song called Flamingo. The band, I believe was resident there to begin with. The opening was sometime in the 50′s.
Later, various jazz musicians were featured there during the time when a gentleman named Geoff Kruger managed the club.
In the sixties,I believe, the policy to present jazz was abandoned in favour of Rock and Roll

By: David Wright

David Wright — Tue, 19 Sep 2017 19:19:09 +0000

I remember seeing a band called the blues giants at a small parish church hall in Moston Manchester after they had been a resident band at the Flamingo club. It would have been either 67 or 68. They did the gig as a favour to a friend of one of the band. People came from miles around to see them and they were fantastic, especially their rendering of Watermelon Man.
I know I didn’t dream this! What happened to them?

By: mervyn hagger

mervyn hagger — Mon, 06 Feb 2017 14:31:53 +0000

Does anyone have any detailed information about Jimmy Houlihan in the period from 1960 to June 1964? I am working on a new book and tearing up the old rubbish about Ronan O’Rahilly and offshore radio. O’Rahilly was once described as a “decoy duck”, and I believe that Jimmy Houlihan was the minder of that decoy duck. Any trivia or leads will be welcomed. Thank you.

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 22 Nov 2016 15:59:12 +0000

What sort of club was it in the 1950′s and what year was the first Mods get sighted at the club and what year did the Mods disappear also if the club wasn’t licensed then what did you do for a drink or was it all pill popping ?

By: Mervyn Hagger

Mervyn Hagger — Sat, 19 Nov 2016 21:23:57 +0000

I am putting together a new communications research group that is concentrating upon the years 1959 to 1968, in cooperation with a small group of associates. We are trying to build a new library and research think tank with an open membership base, because at the moment a comprehensive undertaking of this type does not exist. The subject matter of this particular site centering upon the Flamingo and its performers, is of great interest. This is also a transatlantic story with links from London to Dallas, Miami, New York and the Bahamas. If this is of interest to you personally, we would love to hear from you. We were based in Fort Worth, Texas, but this new undertaking is being created in Falkirk, Scotland.

By: Derek Lyons

Derek Lyons — Thu, 03 Nov 2016 20:04:46 +0000

John Gunnell was my friend in the mid 1980′s. We met in the Slug and Lettuce, Islington Green. He lived in Chris Farlowe’s flat which he took over above a Record store next to The Screen on the Green. We found out he was also my late fathers partner Peter Lyons ( Pete the Pill). Dad was involved in the Profumo Affair,the Krays,The Richardsons who wanted him to work with them all. My dad looked after Georgie Fame.

I worked for John for one night at the Astoria at an event called Arena! I was the MC and stage manager.I really liked John, his favourite drink was Noilly Prat a French drink. I hope to meet up with John soon, miss his humour! Funny I worked in the music biz in the late 70′s, knew the Who. Met Georgie Fame. And the late Matt Monro who was a childhood friend of my dad! Small World!