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A 1960s Gig List

THE DISCO BLUE

The entertainment's manager at the Royal York was Les Meddick. Les's son Clive launched the Island's first discotheque, The Disco Blue in April 1966.

Clive Meddick had been around the London discotheques and clearly had a mess of street savvy. He brought soul music records from London encouraging the DJs at Disco Blue to play them. The Disco Blue opened at the Commodore Cinema on a Wednesday during the first week of April 1966. Island band the Breakers opened the club with the Cherokees and Yakajax on successive nights.

In a bid to challenge the Cherokee's supremacy with their 69 Club, Clive Meddick began booking the first regular spate of mainland acts.

Band	Date
Overlanders One hit wonders with the Beatles Michelle	4/5/66
Pinkerton's Assorted Colours	11/5/66
GASS Soul Band	29/5/66
The Action	6/7/66
The Move	13/7/66
Jimmy James and the Vagabonds	20/7/66
Bluesology Direct from Marquee residency. Reg Dwight aka Elton John on keyboards	3/8/66
Amboy Dukes	10/8/66
Zoot Money and his Big Roll Band Uncrowned r'n'b king	17/8/66
Tony Knight's Chessmen	24/8/66
Jimmy James and the Vagabonds	31/8/66
Mark Barry	7/9/66
The Move	14/9/66
The Sounds	24/9/66
Simon Dupree's Big Sound	1/10/66
Uptown Band	8/10/66
Bluesology Reg Dwight aka Elton John's first band	12/10/66
Stormville Shakers	24/12/66
Simon Dupree and his Big Sound	26/12/66
Amen Corner	18/3/67
Earl Dixon Band	7/6/67
Sugar Simone and the Programme	21/6/67
John Lee Hooker / Savoy Brown Blues Band	29/6/67
Rupert and Rick'n'Beckers	12/7/67
Jimmy James and the Vagabonds	19/7/67
Amboy Dukes	26/7/67
Amen Corner	2/8/67
Alan Bown Set	9/8/67
Geno Washington and the Ram Jam Band	16/8/67
Skatellites / The Stack	23/8/67
Lucas (from USA) / Mike Cotten Sound	30/8/67
Amen Corner Single Gin House at No. 12	6/9/67
Heart and Soul	13/9/67
The Nice Keith Emerson, Blinky Davison and Lee Jackson	16/9/67

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