Description:
A programme of Rock and Blues events on
Friday 12th and Saturday 13th evenings at
The Red Room 42a Broadway (opposite Ealing Broadway Station)

Top Boogie pianist

BEN WATERS

‘Live’ at the birthplace of British Rhythm’n’Blues

Plus - ROBERT HOKUM (guitar / vocals)

THE GREAT WEST GROOVE rhythm section

Special Guest - PAUL STEWART (harmonica / guitar / vocals)

FRIDAY 12TH FEBRUARY

EALING CLUB at the RED ROOM

42a The Broadway

Ealing, W5

(opposite Ealing Broadway Station)

Doors open 7.00pm

Showtime 7.30 to 10.00pm

Tickets £15 in advance from - www.ealingmusicandfilmfestival.org

On March 17th 1962, the formation of The Ealing Blues Club by Alexis Korner & Cyril Davies at the premises of 42a The Broadway, Ealing, W5 (now the Red Rooms nightclub) was to be the catalyst that sparked the British Blues boom which in turn gave birth to what we now call ‘Rock Music’.

Most famously, The Ealing Blues Club was to be where in April 1962, Mick Jagger & Keith Richards met Brian Jones. It was where Keith Richards first played in public and where The Rolling Stones had their first residency at which they were a 6 piece band with Ian Stewart on piano. Ian was effectively the ‘6th Stone’, he subsequently took up the role of Tour Manager and ceased to be visible as part of the ‘live’ performance, although it is generally acknowledged that his musical contribution in those early days was crucial to the band’s development.

In 2011, top Boogie pianist BEN WATERS released the album ‘BOOGIE 4 STU – A TRIBUTE TO IAN STEWART’, which was to give IAN STEWART the public appreciation which perhaps was not always evident in his lifetime. Musicians appearing on the album include: CHARLIE WATTS, MICK JAGGER, KEITH RICHARDS, RONNIE WOOD, BILL WYMAN (and JOOLS HOLLAND).

Supporting act is ROBERT HOKUM with his band THE GREAT WEST GROOVE. Robert is founder and host musician of THE EALING BLUES FESTIVAL with has kept Ealing’s Blues Heritage alive since 1987.

Special Guest, PAUL STEWART was frontman of legendary ‘60’s Rhythm’n’Blues band THE OTHERS, Whilst not achieving the mainstream attention that their contemporaries The Rolling Stones and The Yardbirds did, they were highly regarded amongst their peers. Brian May (Queen) said, ‘really excellent…….easily in The Yardbirds class…’, Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin) produced some of their demos and Elton John offered them some of his songs.

Please note:

ADMISSION IS LIMITED TO 120 PEOPLE

THIS EVENT IS LIKELY TO SELL OUT AND SO EARLY BOOKING IS ADVISED.