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The Troubadour, London

Index The Troubadour, London

The Troubadour at 263–267 Old Brompton Road in Earls Court, established in 1954, is one of the last remaining coffee houses of its era in London and although it has expanded over the years to incorporate the two buildings either side the original, the original coffee house remains relatively unchanged since its opening, with the cellar venue renowned as one of the primary venues of the British folk revival in the late 1950s and 1960s. [1]

59 relations: Alexis Korner, Bert Jansch, Blues, Blues Incorporated, Bob Dylan, Bristol Troubadour Club, British folk revival, Bunjies, Charlie Watts, Chris Singleton (musician), Clifford Odets, Coffeehouse, Counterculture, Curved Air, Daryl Runswick, Davey Graham, Earl's Court, Earls Court Exhibition Centre, Elton John, Eric Von Schmidt, Folk Review, Gak Jonze, Jack Peñate, Jamie T, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, Joe Boyd, John Renbourn, Leon Russell, Les Cousins (music club), Linda Thompson (singer), Lionel Grigson, London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, Mark Abis, Martin Carthy, Morcheeba, Morrissey, Music venue, Old Brompton Road, Paolo Nutini, Paul Simon, Pete Seeger, Richard Fariña, Richard Harris, Robert Plant, Roberto Diana, Robin Hall, Sandy Denny, Sonja Kristina, Spike Wells, ..., Surianne, The Country Girl (1950 play), The Dead 60s, The Guardian, The Spinners (UK band), The Times, Thelonious Monk, Troubadour, Troubadour (West Hollywood, California). Expand index (9 more) »

Alexis Korner

Alexis Andrew Nicholas Koerner (19 April 1928 – 1 January 1984) was a British blues musician and radio broadcaster, who has sometimes been referred to as "a founding father of British blues".

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Bert Jansch

Herbert Jansch (3 November 1943 – 5 October 2011) was a Scottish folk musician and founding member of the band Pentangle.

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Blues

Blues is a music genre and musical form originated by African Americans in the Deep South of the United States around the end of the 19th century.

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Blues Incorporated

Blues Incorporated were an English blues band formed in London in 1961, led by Alexis Korner and including at various times Jack Bruce, Charlie Watts, Terry Cox, Davy Graham, Ginger Baker, Long John Baldry, Ronnie Jones, Danny Thompson, Graham Bond, Cyril Davies, Malcolm Cecil and Dick Heckstall-Smith.

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Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter, author, and painter who has been an influential figure in popular music and culture for more than five decades.

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Bristol Troubadour Club

In the late 1960s and early '70s, a thriving contemporary folk music scene in Bristol was centred on the short lived but influential Bristol Troubadour Club in Clifton village, the student quarter above the city centre.

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British folk revival

The British folk revival incorporates a number of movements for the collection, preservation and performance of traditional music in the United Kingdom and related territories and countries, which had origins as early as the 18th century.

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Bunjies

Bunjies Coffee House & Folk Cellar was a cafe situated at 27 Litchfield Street (just off Charing Cross Road), London WC2.

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Charlie Watts

Charles Robert Watts (born 2 June 1941) is an English drummer, best known as a member of the Rolling Stones.

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Chris Singleton (musician)

Chris Singleton is a singer/songwriter from Wicklow, Ireland.

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Clifford Odets

Clifford Odets (July 18, 1906 – August 14, 1963) was an American playwright, screenwriter, and director.

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Coffeehouse

A coffeehouse, coffee shop or café (sometimes spelt cafe) is an establishment which primarily serves hot coffee, related coffee beverages (café latte, cappuccino, espresso), tea, and other hot beverages.

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Counterculture

A counterculture (also written counter-culture) is a subculture whose values and norms of behavior differ substantially from those of mainstream society, often in opposition to mainstream cultural mores.

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Curved Air

Curved Air are a pioneering English progressive rock group formed in 1970 by musicians from mixed artistic backgrounds, including classical, folk, and electronic sound.

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Daryl Runswick

Daryl Runswick (born 12 October 1946) is a classically trained English composer, arranger, musician, producer and educationalist.

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Davey Graham

David Michael Gordon "Davey" Graham (originally spelled Davy Graham) (26 November 1940 – 15 December 2008) was a British guitarist and one of the most influential figures in the 1960s British folk revival.

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Earl's Court

Earl's Court is a district in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in central London, bordering the sub-districts of South Kensington to the east, West Kensington to the west, Chelsea to the south and Kensington to the north.

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Earls Court Exhibition Centre

Earls Court Exhibition Centre was an internationally renowned exhibition, conference and events venue in London that originally opened in 1887 and was built in 1937 in its most recent art moderne style exterior.

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Elton John

Sir Elton Hercules John (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight; 25 March 1947) is an English singer, pianist, and composer.

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Eric Von Schmidt

Eric Von Schmidt (May 28, 1931 – February 2, 2007) was an American singer and guitarist, songwriter, painter and illustrator, and Grammy Award recipient.

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Folk Review

Folk Review (known as Folk & Country for its first four issues) was a British magazine dedicated to folk music, founded and edited by Fred Woods until its final two issues - which were edited by Bill Caddick.

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Gak Jonze

Micah Lei (born 17 June 1982), better known by the stage name Gak Jonze, is an English rapper.

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Jack Peñate

Jack Peñate (born 2 September 1984) is an English singer, songwriter, and musician.

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Jamie T

Jamie Alexander Treays (born 8 January 1986), better known by his stage name Jamie T, is an English singer-songwriter from Wimbledon, South London.

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Jimi Hendrix

James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix; November 27, 1942 – September 18, 1970) was an American rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter.

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Jimmy Page

James Patrick Page (born 9 January 1944) is an English musician, songwriter, and record producer who achieved international success as the guitarist and founder of the rock band Led Zeppelin.

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Joe Boyd

Joe Boyd (born August 5, 1942) is an American record producer and writer.

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John Renbourn

John Renbourn (8 August 1944 – 26 March 2015) was an English guitarist and songwriter.

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Leon Russell

Leon Russell (born Claude Russell Bridges; April 2, 1942 – November 13, 2016) was an American musician and songwriter who was involved with numerous bestselling pop music records over the course of his 60-year career.

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Les Cousins (music club)

Les Cousins was a folk and blues club in the basement of a restaurant in Greek Street, in the Soho district of London, England.

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Linda Thompson (singer)

Linda Thompson (née Pettifer, 23 August 1947) is an English folk rock singer.

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Lionel Grigson

Lionel Grigson (12 February 1942 – 14 June 1994) was a British jazz pianist, cornettist, trumpeter, composer, writer and teacher, who in the 1980s started the jazz course at the Guildhall School of Music.

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London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art

The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) is a drama school situated in the west of London, United Kingdom.

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Mark Abis

Mark Abis is a British singer-songwriter and musician.

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Martin Carthy

Martin Carthy MBE (born 21 May 1941) is an English folk singer and guitarist who has remained one of the most influential figures in British traditional music, inspiring contemporaries such as Bob Dylan and Paul Simon and later artists such as Richard Thompson since he emerged as a young musician in the early days of the folk revival.

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Morcheeba

Morcheeba are an English electronic band formed in the mid-1990s with founding members vocalist Skye Edwards and the brothers Paul and Ross Godfrey.

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Morrissey

Steven Patrick Morrissey (born 22 May 1959), known mononymously as Morrissey, is an English singer, songwriter and author.

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Music venue

A music venue is any location used for a concert or musical performance.

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Old Brompton Road

Old Brompton Road is a major street in the South Kensington district of The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London.

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Paolo Nutini

Paolo Giovanni Nutini (born 9 January 1987) is a Scottish singer, songwriter and musician from Paisley.

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Paul Simon

Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter and actor.

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Pete Seeger

Peter Seeger (May 3, 1919 – January 27, 2014) was an American folk singer and social activist.

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Richard Fariña

Richard George Fariña (March 8, 1937 – April 30, 1966) was an American folksinger, songwriter, poet and novelist.

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Richard Harris

Richard St.

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Robert Plant

Robert Anthony Plant (born 20 August 1948) is an English singer, songwriter, and musician, best known as the lead singer and lyricist of the rock band Led Zeppelin.

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Roberto Diana

Roberto Diana (born 21 February 1983) is an Italian musician, guitarist, composer, producer and session man.

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Robin Hall

Robin Hall (27 June 1936 – 18 November 1998) was a Scottish folksinger, best known as half of a singing duo with Jimmie Macgregor.

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Sandy Denny

Alexandra Elene MacLean Denny (6 January 1947 – 21 April 1978) was an English singer-songwriter who was lead singer of the British folk rock band Fairport Convention.

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Sonja Kristina

Sonja Kristina (born Sonja Christina Shaw, 14 April 1949, in Brentwood, Essex) is an English songwriter, musician and actress, best known for starring in the seminal 1960s musical, Hair, and for being the lead vocalist of the 1970s progressive rock band, Curved Air.

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Spike Wells

Michael "Spike" Wells (born on 16 January 1946) is an English jazz drummer and priest.

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Surianne

Surianne Dalmedo, known as Surianne, is a Gibraltarian international singer and songwriter of acoustic Latin/Rock/Flamenco music.

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The Country Girl (1950 play)

The Country Girl is a 1950 dramatic play by American playwright Clifford Odets which was subsequently adapted as a film of the same name in 1954.

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The Dead 60s

The Dead 60s were an English ska punk band from Liverpool.

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The Guardian

The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.

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The Spinners (UK band)

The Spinners were a folk group from Liverpool, England, that formed in September 1958.

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The Times

The Times is a British daily (Monday to Saturday) national newspaper based in London, England.

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Thelonious Monk

Thelonious Sphere Monk (October 10, 1917 – February 17, 1982) was an American jazz pianist and composer.

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Troubadour

A troubadour (trobador, archaically: -->) was a composer and performer of Old Occitan lyric poetry during the High Middle Ages (1100–1350).

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Troubadour (West Hollywood, California)

The Troubadour is a nightclub located in West Hollywood, California, United States, at 9081 Santa Monica Boulevard just east of Doheny Drive and the border of Beverly Hills.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Troubadour,_London

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