Norwegian Music Fans Visit Ealing's Historic Venue

Group heard about importance of the Ealing Club in British Blues


(Alistair Young addresses music fans - Photo: Roger Green)

 
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Norwegian music fans have been hearing about the importance of Ealing in the history of rock.

The 60 strong group were visiting the borough and heard Alistair Young, co-founder of the Ealing Club Community Interest Company, tell the story of Ealing’s historic Red Room.

The Ealing Club Community Interest Company was set up in 2011 to highlight the music heritage of Ealing, Acton, Hanwell and Southall and to inspire the musicians of the future.

Back in 1962 the basement venue opposite Ealing Broadway Station was the home of the Ealing Blues Club,  the place where electric blues music was first regularly played in the UK. It provided an inspiration and the early experience for a generation of British musicians who became famous around the world as members of the Rolling Stones, The Who, Cream, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Deep Purple and many more.

The Ealing Club also played a part in creating the sound of rock. A Sunday night in 1963 saw the first public performance ever to use the classic 'loud' Marshall JTM45 guitar amplifier, designed and built in nearby Hanwell.

The Norwegian visitors went on to attend a private screening at Ealing's Classic Cinema Club of Suburban Steps to Rockland, the feature-length documentary about the Red Room's history.

14th October 2019

 

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