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Thread #83108   Message #1526278
Posted By: GUEST,Hootenanny
23-Jul-05 - 12:28 PM
Thread Name: Obit: Long John Baldry (21 July 2005)
Subject: RE: Obit: Long John Baldry
Sorry Jim but I remember Malcolm Nixon and George did NOT run the Malcolm Nixon Agency. Malcolm Nixon ran the Agency and started it out with Pete Turner. Next on board was John Martin ex editor of Jazz News Harold Pendleton's magazine. Other people came in as it grew including Paddy Malynn, Dave Turner, Dave Monroe, Frank Weston, Charlie Coutts taking a sabbatical from his radio job in Budapest and Bill Loughran. Fionna (two nn's) was singing with Forrie Cairns and the Clansmen during this period and often used to come in and work around the office as did Pat Halcox's wife Shirley. George came into the agency around the beginning of 1964. I was there from 1962 until it's demise and have known George and his family very well for many many years and have no reason to doubt the story having been there and would agree that possibly Gomelsky was involved. George was handling the bookings for John' Band as he had done previously when it was under Cyril Davies's leadership. Was Julie managed by Gomelski at that time? Possibly.
I would have to say though that it was all a long time ago.

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