Sounds From The 60s - Club 60 & The Esquire: Behind the scenes during the great days of 60s rock n' roll, blues, pop and jazz - Paperback (ONLINE ORDER ONLY)

by Terry Thornton (Author), Don Hale (Author)

This is a completely new, revised, updated and expanded book: Sounds From the 60s - takes you behind the scenes with the stars of rock n' roll, pop, blues and jazz at two of the top Northern UK clubs, Club 60 & The Esquire, owned by Terry Thornton. This is a fascinating and unique account of life behind the scenes during the 1960s in the great industrial city of Sheffield, when a musty old beer cellar helped stage a remarkable revival of popular music, and provided a unique live showcase and platform for a host of top British and international performers - including many notable up and coming local young stars They included: - Joe Cocker, Dave Berry & The Cruisers, Zoot Money, Frank White, Jimmy Crawford & The Coasters, Eric Clapton, Rod Stewart, Elton John, Alan Price & The Animals, Georgie Fame, Graham Bond, Screaming Lord Sutch & The Savages, Long John Baldry, John Lee Hooker, Sonny Boy Williamson, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Frankenstein & The Monsters, Johnny Dark & The Midnighters, The Walker Brothers, The Kinks...and many more...This revised book also includes dozens of rare, exclusive and nostalgic photographs of the stars actually performing at the clubs during a seven-year period, together with a host of exclusive stories and pictures of the many regular club members and supporters from that era.

Author Biography

Don Hale has written several true crime and true life stories and has a particular passion and enthusiasm for the music and stars of the 60s. His friendship with the late Terry Thornton has produced a fascinating book of nostalgia backed by a large amount of exclusive black and white photographs and a host of colourful stories about a host of brilliant rock n' roll, pop, blues and jazz stars.