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THE PLAINSMEN
The Plainsmen at the Station Hotel, in Redcar about 1961 with Ed Saul on lead guitar, John Gibson on rhythm, Mike Peacock, almost hidden on drums, Stan Whalley on bass and the lead vocalist, John McCormack on the extreme right.
The band on stage at the Pier Ballroom, in Redcar, with a slight change of personnel - Dave Cook replaced Ed Saul on lead guitar, John Gibson is on rhythm, John Neesam joined the band as lead vocalist. Mike Peacock is on drums with Stan Whalley on bass. This was taken in 1963.
The Plainsmen - with the same line-up as above - taken at the Ladle Hotel, in Middlesbrough also 1963.
The Plainsmen at the Rainbow Coffee Bar, Seaton Carew in 1964. They are, left to right, Eddie Saul on guitar, Terry Lynch on keyboards, George Hart on lead guitar, Dave Allison on drums and Ron Blair on bass guitar. The Rainbow Coffee Bar, along with the Blue Lagoon, were two venues used by Hartlepool businessman, Ken Tyzack, who promoted local bands and live music.
The Plainsmen having a cigarette break with Manager Billy Kill, rhythm guitarist Eddie Saul, Ron Blair bassist, drummer Dave Allison, lead guitarist George Hart and organist, Terry Lynch.
Photograph © Stan Laundon
Ron Blair, Dave Allison, Ed Saul
and George Hart - get together as their original line up for the first
time in 42 years at Hartlepool Blues Club, held at the Causeway Hotel in
Hartlepool on October 19,
Photograph © Stan Laundon
The Plainsmen on board the MV Ella in Hartlepool Marina, December, 2007, helping to celebrate the Rainbow Coffee Bar Reunion. The Plainsmen - George Hart, Ron Blair, Dave Allison and Ed Saul - were almost resident at The Rainbow Coffee Bar, in Seaton Carew, between 1964-5.
The Plainsmen and guests
Plainsmen member Ron Blair celebrated his 60th birthday at Hartlepool Cricket Club in June, 2004 and invited some guests to join the band on stage. They included Stan Laundon, extreme left and Billy Crallan, second from the right. Ron also played with Billy and Stan in The Trakkers before joining The Plainsmen.
This appeared in Hartlepool Mail's "Memory Lane" feature in January, 2007. Celebrity BBC radio disc jockey, Sir Jimmy Savile (correct spelling) made an appearance at the Lantern in July 1964. There was live entertainment from Hartlepool bands The Plainsmen and The Toffees. The Labour Club, in Park Road, was used as the venue for The Lantern. Local impresarios the Shadforths used to hire the place from time to time and transformed it into the Lantern Club.
This page is dedicated to the memory of George Hart
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