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The Rolling Stones play at The Marquee, London, England, UK, Europe, as support group to Cyril Davies R And B All Stars.Full article:
Harold Pendleton (owner, The Marquee] : Alexis Korner, who had been our regular r'n'b band, was stolen away from me by Rick Gunnell at The Flamingo, who offered him more money, so he just deserted me. Fortunately, half of Blues Incorporated stayed on, and became the Cyril Davies All Stars.
Nicky Hopkins (keyboards, Cyril Davies R And B All Stars) : Cyril and I had this band called The Rhythm and Blues Allstars, but it was the first authentic rhythm and blues band in England. Alexis Korner, okay he was playing the material, but he wasn't playing it the right way. I couldn't explain how he was playing it, but it just didn't have any balls to it. It was pretty insipid. I mean I can't put him down. Alex is a great guy. And since, he's really gotten it together, but then it didn't sound right.
That was Cyril's attitude and he left Alexis and formed the band that I joined. It was great. I was with that band and Cyril right up until I got sick in '63. We took over Alexis' spot at The Marquee. We did that every Thursday, packed the place. And The Stones were our support band, and they did interval spots for about 20 minutes. From 1963, I ran into Mick a couple of times in London, but I never really hung out with him. (Source : interview with Steven Rosen, 1979)
Eric Clapton : They [Cyril Davies R And B All Stars) were a fantastic band. Bernie Watson was the first guy I ever saw bending notes and the first I ever saw playing a twin-cutaway Gibson semi-acoustic. He always sat down with his back to the audience; never stood up... a very mysterious man.
Keith Richards : Ricky Fenson and Carlo Little (of Cyril Davies R And B All Stars), they were the ones who gave us the power shot...Ricky Fenson, bleached hair. His hair was black but was dyed peroxide blonde. Him and another guy called Bernie, they used to call Strawberry, the guitar player. I wish I could remember his last name. He would sit on the stage with his gloves on his head, on this peroxide thing, 'cause he had the same hairdo and Ricky Fenson. Bernie. What a guitar player. I thought, "Well, I might as well go home, this is ridiculous, this cat's so good.
Carlo Little (drummer, All Stars) : Cyril was a real blues enthusiast. Whenever we used to suggest playing something more upbeat, like in the style of Chuck Berry or Bo Diddley, the kind that really got the crowd going, he would say no. It took me weeks to convince him to let us do What I'd Say by Ray Charles, but when we did it the crowd went wild. John Baldry sung that one great with the Velvettes, but Cyril didn't really go for the commercial sound. Instead, the Stones filled the commercial R'n'B gap, and look where they are today...
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Nicky Hopkins (keyboards, Cyril Davies R And B All Stars) : Cyril and I had this band called The Rhythm and Blues Allstars, but it was the first authentic rhythm and blues band in England. Alexis Korner, okay he was playing the material, but he wasn't playing it the right way. I couldn't explain how he was playing it, but it just didn't have any balls to it. It was pretty insipid. I mean I can't put him down. Alex is a great guy. And since, he's really gotten it together, but then it didn't sound right.
That was Cyril's attitude and he left Alexis and formed the band that I joined. It was great. I was with that band and Cyril right up until I got sick in '63. We took over Alexis' spot at The Marquee. We did that every Thursday, packed the place. And The Stones were our support band, and they did interval spots for about 20 minutes. From 1963, I ran into Mick a couple of times in London, but I never really hung out with him. (Source : interview with Steven Rosen, 1979)
Eric Clapton : They [Cyril Davies R And B All Stars) were a fantastic band. Bernie Watson was the first guy I ever saw bending notes and the first I ever saw playing a twin-cutaway Gibson semi-acoustic. He always sat down with his back to the audience; never stood up... a very mysterious man.
Keith Richards : Ricky Fenson and Carlo Little (of Cyril Davies R And B All Stars), they were the ones who gave us the power shot...Ricky Fenson, bleached hair. His hair was black but was dyed peroxide blonde. Him and another guy called Bernie, they used to call Strawberry, the guitar player. I wish I could remember his last name. He would sit on the stage with his gloves on his head, on this peroxide thing, 'cause he had the same hairdo and Ricky Fenson. Bernie. What a guitar player. I thought, "Well, I might as well go home, this is ridiculous, this cat's so good.
Carlo Little (drummer, All Stars) : Cyril was a real blues enthusiast. Whenever we used to suggest playing something more upbeat, like in the style of Chuck Berry or Bo Diddley, the kind that really got the crowd going, he would say no. It took me weeks to convince him to let us do What I'd Say by Ray Charles, but when we did it the crowd went wild. John Baldry sung that one great with the Velvettes, but Cyril didn't really go for the commercial sound. Instead, the Stones filled the commercial R'n'B gap, and look where they are today...