Note: All entries (if not noted otherwise) are from The Birds.
In 1965 The Birds were
playing among others:
- London, Marquee Jazz Club
- Watford, England, Trade Hall
- Leicester, England, Il Rondo
- Manchester, England, The Oasis
- Newcastle, England,
- Brighton, England, The Aquarium
- Cornwall, England,
- Nottingham, England, The Boathouse
+ elsewhere in the UK
Their set included among others:
- Fire (Willie Dixon?)
- God Only Knows (Tony Asher/Brian Wilson)
- Here Today (Tony Asher/Brian Wilson)
- It’s All Right (Curtis Mayfield)
- One Night (Dave Bartholomew/Pearl King)
- Talking
About My Baby (Curtis Mayfield)
650124A 24th
January:
Boreham Wood, England, Long Jon Club, The Lynx
650212A 12th Febuary: THE
BIRDS. Probably in London, unverified BBC audition, incl.
- I Ain’t Got You (Calvin Carter)
- Bring It To Jerome (Ellas McDaniel)
- Leaving Here (Eddie Holland/Lamont Dozier/Brian Holland)
Note: The Birds did not pass the audition.
650227A 27th
February: Loughborough, England, University, Edward Herbert Building
650301A 1st March: London, Ealing Jazz Club
650308A 8th March:
London, Ealing Jazz Club
650315A
15th March: London, Ealing Jazz Club
650319A 19th March: Windsor, England, Leo's Cavern
650322A 22nd March: London,
Ealing Jazz Club
650328A 28th March: London, Ealing Jazz Club
650400A April: THE BIRDS.
7" single (Decca F 12140). Producer: Franklyn Boyd.
A: Leaving Here (Eddie Holland/Lamont Dozier/Brian Holland)
B: Next In Line (RW)
Line-up: RW (gtr)/Tony Munroe (gtr)/Ali MacKenzie (voc, harm)/Kim
Gardner (bass)/
Pete McDaniels (dr)
650600A June: THE
BIRDS. UK TV (ABC) ‘Thank Your Lucky Stars’, Birmingham. Incl.
- Leaving Here (Eddie Holland/Lamont Dozier/Brian Holland)
Line-up: see 650400A.
Note: The infamous telecast with the musicians lowered down on wires
and the
drummer landing on his drumkit.!
650601A 1st
June:
650619A 19th June: Uxbridge (near London), England, 'Blues And
Folk Festival'
650000A 1965: THE GODS. UK Army Base,
England, "some dark gym".
- RW substitutes for MT.
Line-up: RW (gtr)/Ken Hensley (keyb, voc)/John Glascock (bass, voc)/Lee
Kerslake or Brian Glascock (dr)
650800A August: THE
BIRDS. Probably in London, unverified BBC audition, incl.
Note: The Birds did not pass
the
audition for the second time.
650913A 13th
September:
Bridgwater, England, Town Hall
651000A October: THE BIRDS.
7" single (Decca F 12257). Producer: Franklyn Boyd.
A: No Good Without You Baby (William Stevenson)
B: How Can It Be (RW)
Line-up: see 650400A.
October: Gigs in
Great Britain, incl.:
651002A 2nd
October: London Airport, Hatton Cross, The Base, BEA
651000B October: Lincoln, England, Cleethorpes
651000C October: Blackpool,
England, West Pier
651000D October:
Salisbury, England,
Note: They also played in Scotland.
651100A November:
Wembley, England, Empire Pool, ‘Glad Rag Ball’
651204A 4th December: Peterborough, England, Palais
651207A 7th December:
Berkeley, England, Assembly Hall
651231A 31st December: Sudbury, England, Starlight Ballroom