The Crown is arguably the most important venue in Birmingham’s music history. It was here, in the upstairs room, that Henry’s Blues House was started by Jim Simpson and would play host to the early gigs of Earth, before they renamed themselves Black Sabbath. But the The Crown was also a focal point for Brummie… Read More »The Crown
The Wide Boys were originally self managed, and then they were managed by Pete King (Fearless Productions) for a while, and went onto do some recording for Simon Cowell (then of EMI I believe) under the name “The Last Detail”. The band played a mixture of Reggae and Rock, and the driving force was Simon… Read More »Wide Boys
Brilliant ITV news piece about the closure of the Odeon, one of the best venues in the country.
Hill Street/Station Street Henry’s Blues House was great venue, and was situated on the corner of Hill Street and Station Street. It featured many of the up and coming local blues,and R&B bands, including Robert Plant, Crawling Kingsnakes and Band Of Joy. Led Zeppelin was one of the first bands to play there. Band Of Joy Jim Simpson was a… Read More »Henry’s Blues House