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Roger Taylor concertography: Early days
Concertography > Roger Taylor live > Early days
Note: this list includes only concerts. Roger's bands (Reaction, Smile) of course recorded studio stuff but that's not listed here. Also I'd like to say it's quite difficult to find accurate info about these old days so if you want to correct me, please do it.
The Bubblingover Boys (1957)
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Roger Taylor (ukulele, guitar) (other members are unknown) |
| 1957 | Bosvigo School, Truro, UK |
Beat Unlimited (later 'The Cousin Jacks' and 'The Falcons') (1963 - early 1965)
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Roger Taylor (drums/guitar) Mike Dudley (guitar) David Dowding (bass) |
| summer 1963 | Truro, UK |
Johnny Quale and the Reaction (early 1965 - autumn 1965)
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John Grose (aka Johnny Quale) (vocals) Roger 'Splodge' Taylor (drums) Graham Hawkins (guitar) Mike Dudley (keyboards/guitar) Jim Craven (bass) John 'Acker' Snell (saxophone) |
| 15.03.1965 | City Hall, Truro, UK |
| 15.04.1965 | City Hall, Truro, UK |
| summer 1965 | Blue Lagoon, Newquay, UK |
| summer 1965 | Village Hall, St. Just, UK |
| summer 1965 | The Garden, Penzance, UK |
| summer 1965 | Princess Pavilion, Falmouth, UK |
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15.3.1965 City Hall, Truro Shadows, Rolling Stones and pre-Soul covers, especially James Brown and Otis Redding |
The Reaction (autumn 1965 - autumn 1968)
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Roger 'Splodge' Taylor (drums/lead vocals) Mike Dudley (guitar, later keyboards) Richard Penrose (bass from spring 1966) John 'Acker' Snell (saxophone until 1967) Mike Grose (guitar) Jim Craven (bass until spring 1966 and again from summer 1968) Roger 'Sandy' Brokenshaw (lead vocals from November 1965 to spring 1966) Geoff Daniel (guitar from spring 1966 to 1967) Rick Thorning (bass from autumn 1968) |
The Reaction were actually originally called The Reactions (until March 1966) and sometimes even billed as The Creation. Original line-up was of course identical to Johnny Quale and the Reaction but after a couple of months many changes came...
| 17.11.1965 | Methodist Hall, St. Agnes, UK |
| December 1965 | Truro School, Truro, UK |
| 27.12.1965 | Schools Christmas Dance, Truro, UK |
| 08.01.1966 | Princess Pavilion, Falmouth, UK |
| 07.03.1966 | City Hall, Truro, UK |
| 12.03.1966 | Princess Pavilion, Falmouth, UK |
| 17.03.1966 | Ballroom, Redruth, UK |
| 17.07.1966 | City Hall, Truro, UK |
| 15.08.1966 | Dartmouth, Devon, UK |
| 16.08.1966 | Town Hall, Torquay, UK |
| 07.01.1967 | Ballroom Redruth, Flamingo, UK |
| 24.01.1967 | Penmare Hotel, Hayle, UK |
| 28.01.1967 | Guildhall, St. Ives, UK |
| 03.03.1967 | Flamingo Ballroom, Redruth, UK |
| 04.03.1967 | Princess Pavilion, Falmouth, UK |
| 10.03.1967 | Penmare Hotel, Hayle, UK |
| 11.03.1967 | Blue Lagoon, Newquay, UK |
| 31.03.1967 | Penmare, Hayle, UK |
| 21.04.1967 | Country Grammar School, Truro, UK |
| 29.04.1967 | Hayle Penmare Hotel, Cornwall, UK |
| 04.05.1967 | Skating Rink, Camborne, UK |
| 06.05.1967 | The Blue Lagoon, Newquay, UK |
| 27.05.1967 | Skating Rink, Camborne, UK |
| 29.07.1967 | Beach, Perranporth, UK |
| 31.07.1967 | St. Just Village Hall, Cornwall, UK |
| 04.08.1967 | Hayle Rugby Club, Cornwall, UK |
| 10.11.1967 | Pennace Hotel, Hayle, UK |
| 21.12.1967 | Raven Youth Club, Thurnby Lodge, UK |
| 04.07.1968 | local beach, Perranporth, UK |
| 13.07.1968 | Princess Pavilion, Falmouth, UK |
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Unknown date 1. Game Of Love (Wayne Fontana & The Minbenders '65) 2. Hey Mama (Keep Your Big Mouth Shut) 3. Tell Me (Whatcha Gonna Do About It) 4. Slow Down (Beatles '64) 5. Respect (Aretha Franklin June '67) 6. I Got You (James Brown '66) 7. It's Gonna Work Out Fine 8. Land Of 1,000 Dances (Wilson Pickett '66) |
Smile (summer 1968 - 1970)
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Brian May (guitar/vocals) Tim Staffell (bass/lead vocals) Roger Taylor (drums/vocals) Chris Smith (keyboards until February 1969) Phil (occasional keyboards) John Harris (keyboards until 26.02.1969) Mike Grose (bass) |
| summer 1968 | PJ's Club, Truro, UK |
| summer 1968 | Flamingo Ballroom, Redruth, UK |
| summer 1968 | Imperial College, London, UK |
| 26.10.1968 | Imperial College, London, UK |
| 31.01.1969 | Imperial College, London, UK |
| 27.02.1969 | The Royal Albert Hall, London, UK |
| 28.02.1969 | Athletic Club, Richmond, UK |
| 15.03.1969 | Imperial College, London, UK |
| 28.03.1969 | PJ's Club, Truro, UK |
| 29.03.1969 | PJ's Club, Truro, UK |
| 18.04.1969 | PJ's Club, Truro, UK |
| 19.04.1969 | Revolution Club, London, UK |
| 31.05.1969 | Whisky A Go Go, London, UK |
| 19.07.1969 | PJ's Club, Truro, UK |
| 13.09.1969 | PJ's Club, Truro, UK |
| 14.09.1969 | PJ's Club, Truro, UK |
| 18.10.1969 | College Union, Watford, UK |
| 01.11.1969 | Imperial College, London, UK |
| 06.12.1969 | Imperial College, London, UK |
| 13.12.1969 | The Marquee Club, London, UK |
| 31.01.1970 | Imperial College, London, UK |
| 24.04.1970 | Eel Pie Island, Twickenham, UK |
| 09.05.1970 | Imperial College, London, UK |
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26.10.1968 Imperial College, London 01. Toccata And Fugue In D Minor (Bach) 02. Can't Be So Sad |
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27.02.1969 Royal Albert Hall, London (short silent video recording owned by Queen Productions, part is shown in the Champions Of The World video) 1. If I Were A Carpenter 2. Earth 3. Mony Mony 4. See What A Fool I've Been |
An interesting fact: 'Johnny Quale And The Reaction' was founded by John Grose (aka Johnny Quale). John's younger brother Mike Grose later played occasionally with 'The Reaction', 'Smile' and even became Queen's first bass player.