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Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Severn Club, Shrewsbury

Joe — Fri, 02 Dec 1966 20:00:36 +0000

David Bowie’s final show with the Buzz took place on Friday 2 December 1966. The performance was at the Severn Club – sometimes known as the 7 Club – on Wyle Cop in Shreswbury. At this time the Buzz were Derek ‘Dek’ Fearnley on bass guitar, Derek ‘Chow’ Boyes on keyboards, and John ‘Ego’ Eager on drums. This was really just a fun show for all of us, not as tense as the others. As this was the last gig we just leg go, we didn’t have to worry about the future of the band. Dek Fearnley Any Day Now, Kevin

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Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Maid’s Head, King’s Lynn

Joe — Sun, 27 Nov 1966 20:00:53 +0000

David Bowie’s penultimate show with the Buzz took place at the Maid’s Head in King’s Lynn on Sunday 27 November 1966. By this time Bowie was being groomed as a solo star, with recording of his debut album underway, and on 25 November the Buzz had been informed that their time with him was drawing to a close. Their final show together was in Shrewsbury on 2 December.

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Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Community Centre, Gosport

Joe — Sat, 26 Nov 1966 20:00:15 +0000

David Bowie and the Buzz performed at the Community Centre in Gosport on Saturday 26 November 1966. Bowie’s backing band was reduced to a trio, following the departure of guitarist Billy Gray. It was one of Bowie’s final shows with the Buzz – the last was on 2 December. On this date they performed two sets, each lasting around 45 minutes. Bowie’s co-manager Ralph Horton wrote to his business partner Kenneth Pitt on this day, from the dressing room at the community centre, outlining Bowie’s decision the previous day to part company with the Buzz. Well it’s happened this week. Perhaps

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David Bowie ends his partnership with the Buzz

Joe — Fri, 25 Nov 1966 12:00:01 +0000

On Friday 25 November 1966 David Bowie and his co-manager (with Kenneth Pitt) Ralph Horton told the Buzz that they would no longer be Bowie’s backing band. The meeting took place at Pitt’s office on Curzon Street, London. At this time the Buzz were bass guitarist Derek ‘Dek’ Fearnley, keyboard player Derek ‘Chow’ Boyes, and drummer John ‘Ego’ Eager. The following day Horton wrote to Pitt, then on a business trip to Australia, outlining the meeting: Well it’s happened this week. Perhaps I had better take it from the top. Yesterday David and myself decided to finish the ballroom scene

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Recording: Did You Ever Have A Dream, Join The Gang, There Is A Happy Land, We Are Hungry Men

Joe — Thu, 24 Nov 1966 12:00:26 +0000

David Bowie and the Buzz’s second recording session for Decca Records took place on Thursday 24 November 1966. As with the first session for Bowie’s debut album on 14 November, it took place at Decca’s studio in West Hampstead, London. Four songs were recorded on this day: ‘Did You Ever Have A Dream’, ‘Join The Gang’, ‘There Is A Happy Land’, and ‘We Are Hungry Men’. All but the first made it onto the album; ‘Did You Ever Have A Dream’ was the b-side of Bowie’s 1967 single ‘Love You Till Tuesday’. Also performing during the session was session guitarist

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Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Royal Links Pavilion, Cromer

Joe — Sat, 19 Nov 1966 20:00:56 +0000

David Bowie and the Buzz performed at the ballroom in the Royal Links Pavilion in Cromer on Saturday 19 November 1966. The band performed two sets, each lasting around 45 minutes, for which they were paid £40. Bowie and the Buzz almost missed the first set, however, after their converted ambulance tour bus broke down just outside Cromer. They were forced to take a taxi back to London. The band’s precarious financial situation – and their transport woes – contributed to the decision of guitarist Billy Gray to quit the Buzz after these shows. He was not replaced. Apparently the vehicle had

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Recording: Uncle Arthur, She’s Got Medals

Joe — Mon, 14 Nov 1966 12:00:14 +0000

David Bowie and the Buzz recorded two songs at Decca Studios in north London on Monday 14 November 1966. Although this was the Buzz’s first time at Decca, Bowie had unsuccessfully auditioned there in 1963 with the Konrads for the Rolling Stones’ co-manager Eric Easton. Decca was located at 165 Broadhurst Gardens in West Hampstead. On this day they recorded ‘Uncle Arthur’ and ‘She’s Got Medals’. It was the first studio session for the David Bowie album, on which both recordings appear. The session was produced by Mike Vernon and engineered by Gus Dudgeon. The Buzz’s keyboard player Derek Boyes

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Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Marquee Club, London

Joe — Sun, 13 Nov 1966 20:00:27 +0000

David Bowie and the Buzz performed at London’s Marquee Club on Sunday 13 November 1966. This was their 22nd appearance at the central London venue. It was advertised as a Bowie Showboat event, a series of semi-regular Sunday shows taking place that year.

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Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Le Disco A Go Go, Bournemouth

Joe — Sat, 12 Nov 1966 20:00:59 +0000

David Bowie and the Buzz performed at the Le Disco A Go Go club in Bournemouth, England, on Saturday 12 November 1966. The club was situated at 9 Holdenhurst Road in the Boscombe area of the southern coastal town.

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Live: David Bowie and the Buzz, Catacomb, Eastbourne

Joe — Fri, 28 Oct 1966 20:00:31 +0000

David Bowie and the Buzz performed at the Catacomb in Eastbourne, East Sussex, on Friday 28 October. They performed two sets, each lasting around 45 minutes, for which they were paid £35. This was their only appearance at the Catacomb, which was later renamed the Viking. If you have a precise location or address for the Catacomb, please leave a comment below.

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