Perhaps you saw some of the stars who passed this way this week in history (From Bournemouth Echo)

Perhaps you saw some of the stars who passed this way this week in history

5:30am Tuesday 16th February 2010 in

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5 years ago:

The Hamsters – Mr Kyps, Poole (17.2.05).

Mountain + Crosscut Saw – Mr Kyps, Poole (18.2.05): New York blues rockers reformed and over here.

10 years ago:

Trevor Burton Band – Mr Smiths, Bournemouth (19.2.00): The Smith brothers book their old Brummie mucker, The Move guitarist Trevor Burton.

Bert Kaempfert Orchestra – Pavilion Theatre, Bournemouth (20.2.00).

20 years ago:

Van Morrison – BIC (17.2.90).

Dionne Warwick – BIC (21.2.90): A memorable show – sophisticated and soulful.

Pasadena Roof Orchestra – Poole Arts Centre (21.2.90).

30 years ago:

Spyro Gyra – Poole Arts Centre (20.2.80): US jazz fusionists still riding high on the back of their Morning Dance hit.

The Sugarhill Gang – Stateside Centre, Bournemouth (21.2.80): Legendary rap pioneers whose Rapper’s Delight sampled Chic’s Good Times and provided the genre’s first gold record.

35 years ago:

Times Square – Naptune Bar, Boscombe (21.2.75).

40 years ago:

Keith Potger & the New Seekers – Winter Gardens, Bournemouth (15.2.70): Rare date by the short-lived line up that was quickly reconstituted without Potger.

The Honey Bunch + Peace Full – The Ritz, Bournemouth (15.2.70).

The Coconut Mushroom – Le Kilt, Bournemouth (18.2.70).

Newgate Calendar – YMCA, Bournemouth (20.1.70): Band named after the famed gazette of tales from the infamous Victorian prison.

45 years ago:

The Nite People – Le Disque a Go Go, Bournemouth (17.2.65).

The Freewheelers – 45 Club, Bournemouth (19.2.65): Had a solitary 1965 single release on the HMV label.

Duke Ellington – Winter Gardens, Bournemouth (20.2.65): Jazz giant in town.

Presented in association with The Bournebeat music-themed hotel, bar and restaurant at 12 Priory Road, Bournemouth Share your memories of these and other local gigs at bournebeat@hotmail.co.uk