Fact #97624
When:
Short story:
Rod Stewart makes his debut with Long John Baldry's Hoochie Coochie Men at The Marquee, London, UK. (The Hoochie Coochie Men are, effectively, The Cyril Davies All-Stars, re-named in the wake of Davies' recent death).
Full article:
Long John Baldry : We were doing two or three hour sets and I needed a break. I thought he might be able to fill in for me so I could get a breather. He blew us away. A star was born.
Rod Stewart : John was the only one in that band who believed in me. They were a horrible load of bastards in that band but they all changed their minds in the end. There was Jeff Bradford, an incredible finger-picking guitarist, Cliff Barton, who's no longer with us
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Rod Stewart : John was the only one in that band who believed in me. They were a horrible load of bastards in that band but they all changed their minds in the end. There was Jeff Bradford, an incredible finger-picking guitarist, Cliff Barton, who's no longer with us