Note: All entries are from The Birds except noted otherwise.
640000A early 1964: THE
THUNDERBIRDS. Yiewsley, England, Community Center,
"The Nest Club" (once a week on Saturday nights)
Line-up: RW (gtr, bvoc)/Tony Munroe (gtr, bvoc)/Ali MacKenzie (voc,
harm)/
Kim Gardner (bass)/Bob Langham (dr)
Note: Their set included songs of The Rolling Stones, The Beatles,
Chuck Berry,
Bo Diddley, Howlin’ Wolf and Motown-stuff, among others:
- I'm A Man (Ellas McDaniel)
- I Wanna Be Your Man (John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
- Maybelline (Chuck Berry)
- St. Louis Woman (James Oden)
- Talkin’ ‘Bout You (Chuck Berry)
- Too Much Monkey Business (Chuck Berry)
640229A 29th
February: THE THUNDERBIRDS.
West Drayton, England, Women's Institute
Hall
640300A March:
THE YARDBIRDS. Richmond, England, Crawdaddy Club
RW plays a set with The Yardbirds, substituting for Keith Relf who was
ill, incl.
- I’m A Man (Ellas McDaniel) -unverified
Line-up: RW (harm)/Eric Clapton (gtr)/Paul Samwell-Smith (bass)/Chris
Dreja (gtr)/
Jim McCarty (dr)
640320A 20th March: THE THUNDERBIRDS. West Drayton,
England, Women's Institute
Hall, 'Madhatter's Rave'
640328A 28th March: THE THUNDERBIRDS. West Drayton,
England, Women's Institute
Hall
Spring: THE
THUNDERBIRDS. Tour Of The Midlands of England.
Line-up: see 640000A.
640400A April: Harrow, England, Technical College
640400B Spring: Coventry, England,
640400C Spring: Wolverhampton, England,
640400D Spring: Birmingham, England,
640400E Spring: THE THUNDERBIRDS. Uxbridge, England,
Women's Institute Hall,
‘Blues Festival’, “Battle of The Bands”
Note: Last gig with Bob Langham on drums.
640500A May: THE
THUNDERBIRDS. West Drayton, England, Townmead School, 'May
Fayre' (1st show)
640500B May: THE THUNDERBIRDS. West Drayton, England,
Townmead School, 'May
Fayre' (2nd show)
Line-up: RW (gtr, bvoc)/Tony Munroe (gtr, bvoc)/Ali MacKenzie (voc,
harm)/
Kim Gardner (bass)/Pete McDaniels (dr)
640515A 15th May: THE BIRDS.
West Drayton, England, Ivy Leaf Memorial Club
640523A 23rd May: THE THUNDERBIRDS. West Drayton,
England, Drayton Hall Grounds
640530A 30th May: THE BIRDS.
Hayes, England, St. Mary's Hall, Fleur De Lys Club
640601A 1st June: THE BIRDS. Reading,
England, Leo's Cavern
640600A June: THE BIRDS.
Tony Pike Recording, Putney, London. Recording of demos. Incl.
- You’re On My Mind (RW) -demo version
- You Don’t Love Me (Ellas McDaniel) -demo version
Line-up: see 640500B.
Note: Both demos weren’t released before late summer 1997 on the album
‘Say Those Magic Words’ (Beat Records BLP-3), see RS970900A.
June onwards: THE
BIRDS. British
gigs.
Note: The Birds were through their name-change and became
semi-professional and
played in and around London's club circuit and even went on tours which
among other places even brought them to South Wales. They also played
in/at:
- London, Eel Pie Island, Clubhouse
- Hounslow, England, The Zambezi
640620A 20th June:
Uxbridge, England,
640623A 23rd June: THE BIRDS. UK TV (ARTV) ‘Ready,
Steady, Win!’, Wembley
Television Studios. Incl.
- You’re On My Mind (RW)
Line-up: see 640500B.
Note: Aired on the 29th June.
640713A 13th July:
Brighton, England, The Florida Room, Leo's Cavern
640720A 20th July: Brighton, England, The Florida Room, Leo's Cavern
640727A 27th July: Brighton, England, The Florida Room, Leo's
Cavern
640731A 31st July: Windsor, England, Ex-Servicemen's Club
640801A 1st August:
Walton-on-Thames, England, Playhouse, 'Hi Fi Hop'
640803A 3rd August:
Brighton, England, The Florida Room, Leo's Cavern
640804A 4th August: Windsor, England, Ex-Servicemen's Club
640810A 10th August: Brighton, England, The Florida Room, Leo's
Cavern
640814A 14th August: Brighton, England, The Florida Room, Leo's
Cavern
640817A 17th August: London, 100 Club (every Monday)
640819A 19th August: THE BIRDS. UK TV (BBC1) ‘ABC Of
Britain’, incl.
- You’re On My Mind (RW)
Line-up: see 640500B.
Note: Aired on the 8th September.
640821A 21st August:
Brighton, England, The Florida Room, Leo's Cavern
640823A 23rd August: Southall, England, Community Centre
640824A 24th August: London, 100 Club
640831A 31st August: London, 100 Club
640904A 4th September:
London, Golders Green, The Refectory
640905A 5th September: Walton-on-Thames, England, Playhouse, 'Hi
Fi Hop'
640906A 6th September: Hayes, England, Blue Moon Club
640907A 7th September: London, 100 Club
640908A
8th September: Windsor, England, Ex-Servicemen's Club
640910A 10th September: London, South Harrow, British Legion Hall
640912A 12th September: Romford, England, Wickham Hall
640914A 14th September: London, 100 Club
640917A 17th September: London, South Harrow, British Legion Hall
640920A 20th September: Southall, England, Community Centre
640921A 21st September: London, 100 Club
640925A 25th September: Brighton, England, The Florida Room,
Leo's Cavern
640927A 27th September: Manchester, England, The Cavern
640928A 28th September: London, 100 Club
641003A 3rd October:
London, Brunel University, 'Brunel College Dance'
641005A 5th October: London, 100 Club
641008A 8th October: London, The Ealing Club
641009A 9th October: Brighton, England, The Florida Room, Leo's
Cavern
641010A 10th October: London, The Ealing Club
641011A 11th October: High Wycombe, England, Pete's Club
641012A 12th October: London, 100 Club
641013A 13th October: Bristol, England, Corn Exchange
641015A 15th
October: London, West Hendon, Old Welsh Harp
641016A 16th October: Windsor, England, Leo's Cavern Club
641017A 17th October: Stamford, England, Lansbury Club
641018A 18th October: Southall, England, Community Centre
641019A 19th October: London, 100 Club
641020B 20th October: Bristol, England, Corn Exchange
641021A 21th October: St. Albans, England, Market Hall
641026A 26th October: London, 100 Club
641101A 1st
November: Grantham, England, Face Club
641106A 6th November: Spennymoor, England, The Rink
641107A 7th November: Loughborough, England, College
641109A 9th November: London, 100 Club
641111A 11th November: Spennymoor, England, The Rink
641110A 10th November: Reading, England, Olympia Ballroom
641114A 14th November: Spennymoor, England, The Rink
641116A 16th November: London, 100 Club
641120A 20th November: THE BIRDS.
7" single (Decca F 12031). Producer: Franklyn Boyd. Recorded in London
at Decca Studios in October.
A: You’re On My Mind (RW)
B: You Don’t Love Me (Ellas McDaniel)
Line-up: RW (gtr)/Tony Munroe (gtr)/Ali MacKenzie (voc, harm)/Kim
Gardner
(bass)/Pete McDaniels
(dr)
641121A 21st November: Altrincham, England, Stamford Hall
641123A 23rd November: Warrington, England, Parr Hall
641124A 24th November: Altrincham, England, Stamford Hall
641125A 25th November: Manchester, England, The Cavern
641128A 28th November: Bletchley, England, Wilton Hall
641129A 29th November: Crawley, England, Civic Hall, Town Hall
641130A 30th November: London, 100 Club
641204A 4th
December: Spennymoor, England, The Rink
641205A 5th December: Leeds, England, University
641206A 6th December: Manchester, England, The Cavern
641207A 7th December: Sheffield, England, Mojo Club
641209A 9th December: Cheshunt, England, Wolsey Hall
641211A 11th
December: Derby, England, Corporation Hotel
641212A 12th December: London, Shepherd's Bush, Goldhawk Beat Club
641213A 13th December: Stratford, East London, Town Hall
641214A 14th December: Hitchin, England, Hermitage Ballroom
641215A 15th December: Bromley Hill, England, Court Hotel
641219A 19th December: Stamford, England, Lansbury Club
641221A 21st December: London, 100 Club
641223A 23rd December: St. Albans, England, Market Hall
641224A 24th December: Wembley, England, Starlite Club
641226A 26th December: Reading, England, Olympia Ballroom,
'Reading R&B Rave'
641228A 28th December: London, 100 Club
641229A 29th December: Uxbridge, England, Burton Hall