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R.i.p. Ben E King.

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Gosh

 

Legend

 

RIP

I always thought it was Benny King up to today - doh!

Another soul legend leaves us, blimey it's been a bad run of late! RIP Ben

I liked this one...a bit of an odd video though....

 

Odd? I thought it was ace

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Listened to Stand By Me a few times today and it still sounds great.

Saw him at the Bolton Casino back in the day - brilliant!!

That blonde simpleton with the pot leg does it for me :thumbsup:

Where the fcuk was Bolton Casino?

That blonde simpleton with the pot leg does it for me :thumbsup:

Where the fcuk was Bolton Casino?

Bury?

That blonde simpleton with the pot leg does it for me :thumbsup:

Where the fcuk was Bolton Casino?

I've a vague idea it was at the building that became the Bees Knees on Crompton Way.  Hopefully Drew P will know.

Other incarnations have been Kwik Save and currently Nisa Stores

Yeh I reckon you're reet with Crompton Way Mr Va va. Some fairly major bands played the venue back in the day apparently, I think the Rolling Stones might have played there, but I could have dreamt it.

I remember some of our players were in Bees Knees after we beat Blackburn to gain promotion in 1978, what a great night that was.

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Don't know about the Rolling Stones but Dusty Springfield ( & others I think ) played at the Odeon, & Major Lance appeared at the Va Va !!

I was just a bit too young to do the Va va unfortunately, but enjoyed a good few years at Wigan casino, Blackpool Mecca, Ritz in M/cr and Samanthas all nighter in Sheffield.

Happy days

KTF.

Yes - Bolton Casino was on Crompton Way, was the Bees Knees and is indeed now a NISA.

 

Had some good soul acts on there - also saw Bob & Earl there.

Probably signals the end for The Drifters

Probably signals the end for The Drifters

Very much doubt it ;)

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