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Announcement
on the window of The Four Seasons pub ...
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Hale
Bop with festival organiser John Knight (on the right) and Allan
live in The Four Seasons. They played Eddie Cochran's
'
My Way'
and
'Twenty-Flight Rock'
among others ...
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'Rock
Billy
Boogie' - 'Rockabilly Rebel' - 'Bird Dog' - 'Say Mama' - 'Hey, Good
Lookin'
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Italy's
Marco
Di Maggio and his band before kicking off in The Four Seasons with
Elvis Presley's 'Baby Let's Play House'
live from the carpet ... |
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'Am
I Blue' - 'I Just Found Out' - 'Blue Days, Black Nights' - 'All By
Myself' - 'Superpickin' Mama' ...
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'Schockabilly
Stuff' - 'Baby Blue Eyes' - 'One Night' - 'Crying, Waiting, Hoping' -
'Twenty-Flight Rock' ...
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'I
Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine' - 'I Need Your Love Tonight' -' Race
With The Devil'
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'High Way Patrol'
- 'Every
Breath You Take'
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It
was a very powerful performance of Marco Di Maggio trio in the
friendly atmosphere of the Four Seasons Pub, as well as a nice kick-off of
the Eddie Cochran Weekender ...
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Festival
banner
on the bridge above the river Avon just outside the Fizz Cafe Bar
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Fizz
Cafe Bar at Bath Road, Chippenham ... |
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Hale
Bop with a guest appearance from DJ Geoff Barker in Fizz Cafe Bar
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John
Knight and Geoff Barker, DJ and festival compere and presenter ... |
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Weekend
ticket for The Olympiad Leisure Centre, stage of the Eddie Cochran
Rock-n-Roll Festival ...
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The
first show of the evening of Friday 26th of September was Graham Fenton (Matchbox) backed by
Marco Di Maggio's trio. Graham did a wonderful Gene Vincent
tribute with some Gene Vincent mannerisms and a very tender Gene
like voice. This was Graham Fenton's complete set:
'Race
with The Devi'l - 'Say Mama' - 'Lotta Lovin' - 'Dance To The Bop' -
'Baby
Blue' - 'Cruisin' - 'Blues Stay Away From Me' - 'Pink Thunderbird' -
'Ain't She Sweet' - 'Dance In The Street' - 'Crazy Legs' - 'Gonna Back Up
Baby' - 'B-I-Bickey-Bi Bo-Bo-Go' - 'Bluejean Bop' - 'Up A Lazy River' -
'Be-Bop-A-Lula' - 'Wedding Bells' - 'Hold Me, Hug Me, Rock Me' -' Well I
Knocked Bim Bam' - 'Rocky Road Blues' ...
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Rebel
Dean was like seeing Eddie on stage (including the make-up we can see
on Eddie's pictures from 1960).
Rebel Dean kicked of with 'Twenty-Flight Rock' ...
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'Jeannie,
Jeannie, Jeannie' - 'Hallelujah! I Love Her So' - 'Three Steps To
Heaven' - 'Teenage Heaven' - 'C'mon Everybody' - 'Three Stars' ...
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'Somethin'
Else' - 'Cut Across Shorty' - 'Summertime Blues' - 'Milk Cow Blues
Boogie' ...
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The
Houseshakers, England's longest touring Rock and Roll band since
1958, featuring Earl Sheridan ...
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'I
Got A Woman' - 'Roll Over Beethoven' ...
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Guitarist
Bill Parkinson of the Houseshakers was asked by Elvis to play with
him in Las Vegas. Bill unfortunately had to refuse!
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Encore
with Graham Fenton of Matchbox ...
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Thank
you Graham!
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The
last show of the night: Jerry Lee Lewis' sister: Linda Gail Lewis. A
whole lotta energy!!
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'Boogie
Woogie Country Girl' - 'Matchbox' - 'Blue Suede Shoes' -'One Night With
You' - 'Where Could I Go But To The Lord' - 'Shake, Rattle And Roll' -
'What'd I Say' - Rip It Up' - 'High School Confidential'
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'Whole
Lotta Shakin' Going On' - 'Great Balls Of Fire' - 'Old Black Joe' -
'Please Don't Mess With My Man' - 'Jailhouse Rock' - 'Let's Talk About Us'
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Marco
Di Maggio and Antoon ...
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