
Just some
of
the notable or
famous 60s / 70s
people who have
recently left us
(Wikipedia list
of recent deaths)
|
kk |
|
kk |
In
memory of . . .
Pete
Brown, Helmut
Berger, Giotto
Bizzarrini, Stu
James, Jon
Povey,
Don
January, Linda
Lewis, Gordon
Lightfoot, Ralph
Boston,
Tim Bachman, Wee
Willie Harris, Jerry
Springer, Barbara
Young,
Harry
Belafonte, Barry
Humphries, April
Stevens, Murray
Melvin,
Bob Potter, Mary
Quant, Craig
Breedlove, Bill
Tidy, Ken
Buchanan,
Howie
Kane, Don
Megson, Jim
Gordon, Chaim
Topol, Dick
Fosbury,
Napoleon XIV, Gary
Rossington, Just
Fontaine, Ricou
Browning,
John
Motson, Bruce
Barthol, Dickie
Davis, Stella
Stevens,
Raquel Welch, Billy
Two Rivers, Burt
Bacharach, Dennis
Lotis,
Lillian Walker, Paco
Rabanne, Franklin
Florence, Charlie
Thomas,
Barrett Strong, Sylvia
Syms, Top
Topham, David
Sutherland,
David Crosby, Gina
Lollobrigida, Robbie
Bachman, Lisa
Marie Presley |
|
|
Carnaby
Street, Soho and the Kings Road - history, information and Sixties
location maps unique to this site
New enlarged maps and updated information, with dozens of new
images. Did you ever visit, or live in or near, Soho or
Chelsea in the Sixties? Or maybe you just wonder what it was
like back then? Revisit and refresh some old memories - these
graphical maps of Sixties Carnaby Street and the Kings Road
will take you back in time. There are hundreds of images of
people and locations, plus information about the boutiques,
cafes, clubs and other establishments with unique maps showing
you where they were. There is also a bit of history thrown in
about the Soho and Chelsea areas for good measure - it's amazing
what you don't know! The Kings Road and Carnaby Street maps,
which have taken many years to research, have now been enlarged
for easier viewing and are fairly frequently updated with dozens
of new locations and images added, often with information from
you! |
|
Live
60s / 70s related music events
|
|
Sixties
Dance Crazes
Recently updated, featuring the names of well over 600 dance crazes
and styles from the Sixties, and earlier, with instructions on how
to do many of them. There are also links to some of the iconic records
and songs that inspired them or classic beats from the decade. Check
out choreographic masterpieces such as The Freddie, The Drac, The
Nitty Gritty and The Ginza! |

All
the fashion, fads and trends of 1963
|
|

The
Rise of The Funny Fools - the true story of a real pop group formed in
1960s Hungary


|
 |
Trivia
and Quizzes
Sixties pop chart statistics, lists, music trivia and a collection
of general Sixties quizzes and games to amuse yourselves with. Who
was the most successful chart artist of the Sixties? Who were The
Mars Bars? What was the first music played on Radio 1? (not 'Flowers
In The Rain'!)? The
general 'Sixties' quizzes have quite wide-ranging subject matter -
I hope you find them interesting and informative. The 380+ questions
are of varying difficulty - easy enough if you know the answers, but
there may be a few teasers here to test you. |
|
|
New
Book Releases - many by
Peter Checksfield including
his latest:
Jerry
Lee Lewis - Breathless! Every Song From Every Session
In
the summer of 1952, a 16 year-old Jerry Lee Lewis traveled from
Ferriday, Louisiana, to New Orleans, and cut a Demo record. In April
2022, a frail 86 year-old Jerry Lee Lewis, suffering from the debilitating
effects of a stroke 3 years earlier, taped a Gospel album with his
cousin Jimmy Lee Swaggart in Baton Rouge. It was his final recording.
Peter Checksfield met Jerry Lee Lewis several times, and befriended
family members and musicians associated with him. He draws on these
experiences, as well as nearly half a century of collecting and
concerts, to create the definitive guide to The Music. This book
will leave you BREATHLESS!
Undercover: 500 Rolling Stones Cover Versions That You Must Hear!
In the 60 years since they started, there have been thousands of
Rolling Stones cover versions. Music historian Peter Checksfield
listened to most of them (so you don’t have to), and came up with
the best 500, in a staggering variety of genres. Also included are
a mammoth 130 exclusive interviews with many of the musicians involved.
|
|
 |
Reading Material
New and older publications: Currently available Sixties-related books
and magazines - factual, fiction and reference. |
Can
you help with any of these enquiries? |
|
 |
The
Tiles Night Club
The TILES
underground nightclub opened in Oxford Street in March 1966. Appearing
were The Animals and other groups.
I have been contacted by a reader who has unique negatives and stills
of the club's opening night but we have a bit of a mystery..... Do
you know who this group was that performed on the opening night? The
negatives are labelled Shock Treatment but they are not the band of
that name from Belfast. Possibly a parody band?
Click on the image for a larger picture.
|
|
Kings
Road and Carnaby Street
Do you have any information on the occupants of the various premises
in these locations during the Sixties?
Please check out the street maps
and, if you can help, or have images, do mail
me |
 |
Orphan
Pages
It saddens me that many interesting sites and
web pages I have come across with unique information and images come
and go with such frequency, disappearing into the sunset without trace.
Many of these are put up on .edu sites by students and are apparently
'wiped' when the student leaves.
If you have such a site / page, or are intending to discontinue your
pages for whatever reason, please get in touch! I am more than happy
to import such information into Sixties City so that others may continue
to enjoy the content and information and, if you like, full credit
will be given to the original constructor / owner for posterity. Thanks!
|
 |

I'm
still looking for photos of the
old Colney Heath Junior School
(or
Junior Mixed Infant) before its demolition?
I attended there approx 1960 - 1967.
Mid-60s staff picture above
|
|
Park
Walk Garage - Kings Rd
Any
information on Park Walk Garage? It can be seen in the reflection
of this window (see reverse larger image) and appears to be in the
block numbered 418 to 424 from the elaborate doorway to the right
in the refelection? |

|
Mobile Boutique?
Looks like an old London double-decker bus
was used as a 'mobile boutique' called 'Birds Paradise' London W1.
Also in the window at the top is 'London Bus Shop'. Does anyone
have any information regarding this unusual venture?
Registration OLD 620
|
Does anyone have any images of a skiffle group called Darktown
that played the Liverpool Empire and other well-known venues? Does
anyone know anything about a Sixties cafe/restaurant called 'The
Spot' - possibly near Dovehouse Green in the Kings Road?
Can
anyone provide information about a clothes fashion shop called
Susan Rogers in London W.!. ?
 |
Kings
Road - Joseph at Salon 33
Joseph Ettedgui moved from Casablanca to London with his brother Maurice
in 1960 to train as a hairdresser. In 1962 they opened a hairdressing
salon (Salon 33) in King's Road and their brother Franklin joined
them in 1964. Any other information, particularly on exact opening
date or who owns the rights to the image shown?
Please
mail me with any information.
|
|
Guy
Stevens and The Scene
Mike Kerry is currently in production on a documentary on Guy Stevens
and the Scene night club.Guy's time DJ-ing there was a key chapter
in his life and he is keen to see any archive that might exist,
with a view to possibly licensing it for the film. They are also
looking for any and all archive photos, film, adverts/news clippings
- anything connected to The Scene and Guy, and would appreciate
any help you can give.
Please mail me with any
information.
|
|
60 |
Kings
Road - Chelsea Pet Stores
Probably situated on the site now occupied by
Atlantic Court / Marks & Spencer. I'd be grateful for any information.
Are you the girl in the photo??
A wider view of the road is available by clicking on the image.
Please
mail me with any information.
|
Artistes
appearing at Soho Clubs in the Sixties
Nick is trying to build a daily 'diary' of groups and artistes
who appeared at various London / Soho club venues, specifically Bag
O'Nails, Speakeasy, Revolution, Hatchetts, Blaises, Scotch of St James.
Sibylla's and The Cromwellian. If you are able to supply any names
with appearance dates to add to his compilation mail
me and I will be happy to pass them on. |
|
|