31 January 1963 Cyril Davies All-Star R&B Group
DATE: Thursday, 31st, January, 1963
LOCATION: 165 Oxford Street
MAIN ACT: Cyril Davies All-Star R&B Group
SUPPORTING ACT: The Rolling Stones
BAND LINE-UP: Mick Jagger (vocals, harmonica), Keith Richards (guitar), Brian Jones (guitar), Dick Taylor (bass), Ian Stewart (piano), Mick Avory (drums)
Memories on this night
"On 31 January, after a great show, we asked Cyril Davies for more money - and were immediately fired. Harold Pendleton said later, 'I came out of The Marquee with Cyril, and the Stones were packing their stuff into a van. I shouted goodnight to them, and they went 'Aaaaaarag!' I said, 'What's the matter with them?' Cyril said, 'I've just fired them.' 'What for?' He said, 'They're not very authentic, and they're not very good.' The truth was that we had been getting superb receptions at The Marquee and the audience had now swelled to an average of 600. I'd noticed that when we had a tremendous ovation and earned an encore, Cyril hadn't looked too happy at all. But it was a bad blow to us all the same."
Bill Wyman and Ray Coleman, 'The Story of a Rock'n'Roll Band', 1990.
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