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BEGINNINGS ~ 1965

 

 

1965 was to see the various future members of the band continue to ply their trade and hone their musical skills in front of receptive audiences.

Holder was by now a member of 'Steve Brett & The Mavericks' and would play live both far and wide as well as record three unsuccessful single records on the Columbia lable. Steve Brett however would allow his 'mavericks' to open their gigs by playing a short set of 'Memphis Cutout' favourites before joining them and taking centre stage where they became his backing band playing a mixture of mellow almost Val Doonican style numbers. Brett was a name and a face that carried great weight in the Midlands music scene which meant that he was never short of gigs. That constant gigging as professionals was giving Holder a thorough grounding in the up's and down's of life on the road despite the fact that he and Brett constituted diametrically opposed ends of the musical spectrum.

 

 

 

The Vendors, now rebranded as The N'Betweens were also moving along at pace and 1965 was to see them give up their day jobs and turn professional. Like Holder they would also get some studio time and record and release a couple of tracks on an EP commissioned by the French owned Barclay lable.

The N'Betweens were sometimes billed as 'Wolverhamptons Top Group' and had gained a healthy live reputation playing in and around the Midlands. A rearrangement of their management also meant that they were beginning to get to play on the same bill as some nationally known bands further increasing the local hype around them as the local press gave them good regular copy. It was all looking good for the band and world fame was surely to follow.

Their first step towards that aim was to conquer Germany, a popular foreign location for English beat groups since the Beatles had exploded out of Hamburg a couple of years earlier. Having successfully gained a residency at a club in Dortmund The N'Betweens duly spent some time abroad during which time they bumped into Noddy Holder who was abroad with The Mavericks.

The seeds were sown........

 

JANUARY/FEBRUARY

 

THE N'BETWEENS

Date
Venue
Notes
3/1
Ship & Rainbow, Wolverhampton
The Clayton Squares-The N’Betweens
9/1
Town Hall, Walsall
Lee Castle &The Barons-The ‘N’Betweens
10/1
Ship & Rainbow, Wolverhampton
The Shakedown Sound - The ‘N’Betweens
13/1
Civic Hall, Wolverhampton
Georgie Fame-Zoot Money-Spencer Davis-Alexis Korner-The Soul Seekers-The N’Betweens
15/1
Town Hall, Walsall
Kenny Ball -The Sonnets-The N’Betweens
20/1
Ship & Rainbow, Wolverhampton
22/1
St Lukes YC, Wolverhampton St, Bilston
22/1
KENNY BALL REVIEW
30/1
Rising Brook School , Stafford
Beat Competition -The N'Betweens
12/2
Rollerdrome, Wolverhampton
14/2
Rollerdrome, Wolverhampton
22/2
Civic Hall, Wolverhampton Phil Ryan & the Crescents-The ‘Nbetweens
23/2
The Woolpack, Wolverhampton  

 

STEVE BRETT & THE MAVERICKS

Date
Venue
15/1
Gala Hall, West Bromwich
2nd City Jazz
16/1
400 Ballroom,Torquay
23/1
Town Hall, Walsall
Steve Brett and The Mavericks - Beat Ltd
29/1
Wishing / Anything Thats Part Of You
Single released
30/1
Three Men in a Boat, Bloxwich
5/2
Civic Centre, Brierley Hill
Steve Brett & the Mavericks -The Barons
6/2
Le Metro Club, Birmingham
12/2
Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton
Steve Brett and The Mavericks-Dripper Kent &the Martells-George E Washington &the Congressmen
     
     

 

 

MARCH / APRIL

 

THE N'BETWEENS

Date
Venue
Notes
6/3
Town Hall, Walsall
The Litter -The N'Betweens
9/3
N'Betweens turn Professional
14/3
Rollerdrome, Wolverhampton
15/3
Youth Centre, Bilston
The N'Betweens-The Subjects-The Earl King Three
26/3
Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton
The -George E Washington & the Congressmen-The Tempo’s
6/4
The Woolpack, Wolverhampton
The Blue Stars - The Vendors
11/4
Ship & Rainbow, Wolverhampton
The N'Betweens -The Little People
13/4
Willenhall Baths
Spencer Davis Group-Derek Day and the Trekkers-Johnny Love and the Spectres -The N'Betweens
17/4
Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton
The Martells
19/4
Town Hall, Walsall
Simon Scott & the Leroys-Johnny Kidd & the Pirates-The ‘N’Betweens
26/4
Crown Hotel, Birmingham
29/4
Ship & Rainbow, Wolverhampton
30/4
Tyburn House, Birmingham

 

STEVE BRETT & THE MAVERICKS

Date
Venue
Notes
1/3
Staffordshire Yeoman, Stafford
Steve Brett & the Mavericks -Gerry Byrnes and the Invaders
5/3
Three Men in a Boat, Bloxwich
6/3
Adelphi Ballroom, West Bromwich
The Uglys-Johnny & the James Boys-Steve Brett & the Mavericks
8/3
Cleveland Arms, Wolverhampton
12/3
Civic Hall, Wolverhampton
David Rollanson & his Showband-Steve Brett and The Mavericks
24/3
Cleveland Arms, Bilston
27/3
Town Hall, Walsll
The Chuckles-Steve Brett & the Mavericks
1/4
Ship & Rainbow, Wolverhampton
10/4
Le Metro, Birmingham
11/4
Three Men in a Boat, Bloxwich
15/4
Queens Head, Erdington
20/4
Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham
Marianne Faithfull-Steve Brett & the Mavericks 2.15pm-4.45pm-7.00pm
28/4
Cleveland Arms, Wolverhampton

 

 

MAY / JUNE

STEVE BRETT & THE MAVERICKS

Date
Venue
Notes
3/5
Crown Hotel, Birmingham
6/5
Ship & Rainbow, Wolverhampton
8/5
The Hobson Restaurant, Wolverhampton
Steve Brett and The Mavericks-The Tremors-The Atlantics
14/5
SAD LONELY AND BLUE released
17/5
Civic Hall, Wolverhampton
Steve Brett and The Mavericks-The Chantelles
21/5
Club Pandora, Birmingham
26/5
Queens Head, Erdington
31/5
Queens Head, Erdington
Steve and the Veldens-Steve Brett and the Mavericks

 

THE N'BETWEENS

Date
Venue
Notes
6/5
Queens Hotel, Erdington
9/5
Le Metro, Birmingham
The Measles-The ‘Nbetweens
10/5
Civic Hall, Wolverhampton
The Wayfarers-The N’Betweens
14/5
Civic Hall, Wolverhampton
The N'Betweens - The Matchmakers
18/5
The Woolpack, Wolverhampton
23/5
Ship & Rainbow, Wolverhampton
Alexis Korner-The N'Betweens
24/5
Queens Hotel, Erdington
Derek Day and the Trekkers
28/5
Quarry Club, Upper Gornal
29/5
Memorial Park, Willenhall
2/6
The Ellowes Inn, Lower Gornal
4/6
Bushbury Arms, Wolverhampton
The Wodens
12/6
400 Club, Torquay
20/6
Le Metro, Birmingham
22/6
Recording at PYE
23/6
Civic Hall, Wolverhampton
The Spencer Davis Group-The N'Betweens The Misphits

 

 

JULY / AUGUST

 

THE N'BETWEENS

Date
Venue
Notes
4/7
Ship & Rainbow, Wolverhampton
Boston Dexters
9/7
The Quarry Club, Upper Gornal
19/7
Civic Hall, Wolverhampton The Size Seven
25/7
Le Metro, Birmingham
26/7
Civic Hall, Wolverhampton
The Size Seven
30/7
Ship & Rainbow, Wolverhampton
   
1/8
Le Metro, Birmingham
3/8
The Woolpack, Wolverhampton
7/8
Town Hall, Walsall
The Ides of March
21/8
Le Metro, Birmingham
23/8
Queens Head, Edgebaston Cosmos
24/8
Wheel of Worfield, Wolverhampton  
31/8
The Woolpack, Wolverhampton  
   
   

 

STEVE BRETT & THE MAVERICKS

Date
Venue
Notes
9/7
400 Club,Torquay
10/7
Town Hall, Walsall
The Crosbys
15/7
Ship & Rainbow, Wolverhampton  
17/7
The Woolpack, Wolverhampton
The Students
26/7
Cleveland Arms, Bilston
14/8
Town Hall, Walsall The Nomads
15/8
The George, Wellingsborough
21/8
St Helens, Liverpool
21/8
Klic Klic Club, Stanley St, Southport
22/8
Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire
23/8
Winter Gardens Blackpool  
28/8
Le Metro, Birmingham  
   
   

 

SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER

STEVE BRETT & THE MAVERICKS

Date
Venue
Notes
4-10/9
400 Club,Torquay
16/9
Ship & Rainbow, Wolverhampton
17/9
Town Hall, Walsall
Stu James & the Mojos-Korolevu Trio
25/9
Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton
The Castells
26/9
Town Hall, Bilston
The Vendors - Group M5
29/10
Germany ~ Dortmund, Frankfurt, Cologne Playing Storeyville Clubs...

 

THE N'BETWEENS

Date
Venue
Notes
5/9
Ship & Rainbow, Wolverhampton
Crawdaddies
9/9
Ship & Rainbow, Wolverhampton
24/9
Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton
Tommy Burton-The Zuider Zee
5/10
The Woolpack, Wolverhampton
9/10
The Misphits
10/10
Hen & Chickens, Langley  
18/10
Civic Hall, Wolverhampton
21/10
Willenhall Baths
Sounds Incorporated-Les Jondors
23/10
YMCA,Percy Thomas Hall,Wolverhampton
Opening night THE BLUE FLAME
25/10
Willenhall Baths
29/10
The Woolpack, Wolverhampton

 

 

NOVEMBER / DECEMBER

THE N'BETWEENS

Date
Venue
Notes
6/12
Civic Hall, Wolverhampton
The Zero Five
8/12
Casino Club,Walsall
As The Vendors
11/12
Willenhall Baths
The Sabres
12/12
Tito’s,Birmingham
12/12
Silver Blades, Birmingham
The Sabres
21/12
The Woolpack, Wolverhampton
Lunchtime Gig
23/12
Ship & Rainbow, Wolverhampton  
24/12
Civic Hall, Brierley Hill
29/12
Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton
Zuyder Zee
31/12
Mossley Youth Club

 

STEVE BRETT & THE MAVERICKS

Date
Venue
1/12
Mavericks return from Germany

This information is presented here in its most basic form, for those of you wishing to flesh in the bones of the story of these early days then simply follow the link to Michael Parkers excellent pages on the subject.

STEVE BRETT & THE MAVERICKS

THE N'BETWEENS

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