Note: All entries are from The Birds except otherwise noted.
640000A early 1964: THE
THUNDERBIRDS. West Drayton, England, Community Center,
"The Nest" (once a week on Saturday nights)
Line-up: RW (gtr, bvoc)/Tony Munroe (gtr, bvoc)/Ali MacKenzie (voc,
harm)/
Kim Gardner (bass)/Bob Langham (dr)
Note: Their set included songs of The Rolling Stones, The Beatles,
Chuck Berry,
Bo Diddley, Howlin’ Wolf and Motown-stuff, among others:
- Need Your Lovin’ (Marvin Gaye/Clarence Paul)
- Needle In A Haystack (William Stevenson/Norman Whitfield)
- Too Much Monkey Business (Chuck Berry)
- Maybelline (Chuck Berry)
- Talkin’ ‘Bout You (Chuck Berry)
- St. Louis Woman (James Oden)
640300A early March:
THE YARDBIRDS. Richmond, England, Crawdaddy Club
- RW plays a set with The Yardbirds for Keith Relf who was ill.
Line-up: RW (harm)/Eric Clapton (gtr)/Paul Samwell-Smith (bass)/Chris
Dreja (gtr)/
Jim McCarty (dr)
Spring: THE
THUNDERBIRDS. Tour Of The Midlands of England.
Line-up: see 640000A.
640400A: April: Harrow, England, Technical College
640400B: Spring: Coventry, England,
640400C: Spring: Wolverhampton, England,
640400D: Spring: Birmingham, England,
6640620A: 20th June:
THE
THUNDERBIRDS.
Uxbridge, England, Women's Insitute Hall,
‘Blues Festival’, “Battle of
The
Bands”
Note: Last gig with Bob Langham on drums.
640500A May: THE
THUNDERBIRDS. West Drayton, England, Townmead School, 'May
Fayre' (1st show)
640500B May: THE THUNDERBIRDS. West Drayton, England,
Townmead School, 'May
Fayre' (2nd show)
Line-up: RW (gtr, bvoc)/Tony Munroe (gtr, bvoc)/Ali MacKenzie (voc,
harm)/
Kim Gardner (bass)/Pete McDaniels (dr)
640523A 23rd May: THE THUNDERBIRDS. West Drayton,
England, Drayton Hall Grounds
640601A 1st June: THE BIRDS. Reading, England, The Cavern
640600A June: THE BIRDS.
Tony Pike Recording, Putney, London. Recording of demos. Incl.
- You’re On My Mind (RW) -demo version
- You Don’t Love Me (Ellas McDaniel) -demo version
Line-up: see 640500A.
Note: Both demos weren’t released before late Summer 1997 on the album
‘Say Those Magic Words’ (Beat Records BLP-3), see 970900A.
June onwards: THE
BIRDS. British
gigs.
Note: The Birds became semi-professional and played in and around of
London’s
club circuit and even went on tours which among other places even
brought them to South Wales. They also they played:
- London, Eel Pie Island, Clubhouse
- Windsor, England, The Cavern (Fridays)
- Reading, England, The Cavern
- Hounslow, England, The Zambezi
640624A 24th June: THE
BIRDS. UK TV (ARTV) ‘Ready, Steady, Win’!, Wembley
Television Studios. Incl.
- You'll Be Mine (Willie Dixon)
Line-up: see 640500A.
640819A 19th August:
THE BIRDS. UK TV (BBC1) ‘ABC Of Britain’, incl.
- You’re On My Mind (RW)
Note: Probably aired on the 8th September.
640800A August:
Southhall, England, Community Centre
640800B August
onwards: London, 100 Club (every Monday)
640907A
7th September: Bristol, England, Corn Exchange
640917A 17th September: Harrow, England, British Legion Hall
641012A 12th October:
London,
100 Club
641015A 15th October: Hendon, England, Old Welsh Harp
641016A 16th October: Windsor, England, Cavern Club
641017A 17th October: Stamford, England, Lansbury Club
641018A 18th October: Southall, England, Community Centre
641019A 19th October: London, 100 Club
641020A 20th October: Bristol, England, Corn Exchange
641021A 21th October: St. Albans, England, Market Hall
641100A November: THE BIRDS.
7" single (Decca F 12031). Producer: Franklyn Boyd. Recorded in London,
at Decca Studios.
A: You’re On My Mind (RW)
B: You Don’t Love Me (Ellas McDaniel)
Line-up: RW (gtr)/Tony Munroe (gtr)/Ali MacKenzie (voc, harm)/Kim
Gardner
(bass)/Pete McDaniels
(dr)
641129A
29th November: Crawley, England, Civic Hall, Town Hall
641209A
9th December: Cheshunt, England, Wolsey Hall
641219A 19th
December: Stamford, England, Lansbury Club