Bang The Drum All Day

Bang The Drum All Day

Sunday, 13 July 2025

People Power - Live Aid , Mandela and Human Rights Now!

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My mother just messaged me to say she's watching the re-run of Live Aid on the BBC. "I'm looking for you in the crowd." ...
Thursday, 10 July 2025

2-Tone and possibly my best gig ever

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If I had to pick the best concert I’ve ever been to, there are several candidates. I’ve written about seeing Pink Floyd play Dark Side Of Th...
Wednesday, 28 May 2025

New release from my 1980s funk band World Series

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World Series live, 1984 My more devoted readers (bless you) may remember I wrote about my jazz funk band from the 1980s - World Series - an...
Saturday, 30 November 2024

A Complete Unknown - the life and times of Bob and Joan

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Bob Dylan fans are abuzz about the new biopic 'A Complete Unknown' starring Timothee Chalomet, depicting Dylan's emergence in th...
Sunday, 10 November 2024

Music while you work. Some recommendations

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Working from home certainly has its advantages - it can actually make you more productive, as long as you keep the distractions to a minimum...
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Saturday, 20 July 2024

Queen’s famous 1976 free concert in Hyde Park

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London's Hyde Park - 18th September 1976 – it's the sixth anniversary of Jimi Hendrix's death and I am attending a free concert ...
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Wednesday, 22 May 2024

A Tribute to David Sanborn

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Sanborn with David Bowie in 1975 Here was an artist who had been a feature of my life since I first heard him on record in the early 1970s. ...
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I grew up in the 1960s and 70s, the classic era for rock, soul and modern jazz. Click on the topics below to take a walk through my life in music.
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