Drove to Newcastle at 11:00 am via Scarborough
station to drop Warren off for the train back to London. He is
producing six soundtrack albums for me which should be ready
in a couple of weeks on Cube Records.
I have
played The City Hall in Newcastle many times over the years.
With Marty Wilde, Eddie Cochran, Gene Vincent and of course,
Cliff and the Shads.
The sound of
the room is great, the drums resonate perfectly without much
amplification and the audiences are the warmest
anywhere.
It’s Hank
and Bruce’s home town so it’s always special for them to come
back. “My Home Town” is a song they wrote with John Farrar
and it’s all about a boy who dreams of leaving home for the
bright lights of a new city to find fame and fortune.
One of these
days I’m gonna pack my
bags and take a train to some big city
Where the
lights are bright and I know all the girls are
pretty
My home folk where raised in the
smoke
Of fiery factory chimney stacks
That
gave you work but in return they choked
you
Great lyrics
and a brilliant song.
Well, on
this trip to their home town, I didn’t recognise the place! It’s a
clean and vibrant place now and the new architecture is
stunning.
Drove to Newcastle at 11:00 am via Scarborough
station to drop Warren off for the train back to London. He is
producing six soundtrack albums for me which should be ready
in a couple of weeks on Cube Records.
