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This day-by-day diary of Jimmy Powell and The Five Dimensions' live, studio, broadcasting and private activities is the result of three decades of research and interview work by Bruno Ceriotti, but without the significant contributions by other kindred spirits this diary would not have been possible. So, I would like to thank all the people who, in one form or another, contributed to this timeline: Michael Webb, Louis Cennamo, Peter Mariosa (RIP), Gary Leport, Alan Shepherd, Alan Stone, Rod Godwin, Pete Hogman, Roger Trobridge, Jimmy Powell, Nick Darby, John Wharton, David Edwards, John H Warburg, Nick Warburton, Greg Russo, Chris Mayne, Pete Watt, John R Woodhouse, Dietmar Rudolph, Roger Morse, Roger Bristow, Don Shinn, Mike Stax, Alan, Raz, Paul Mlynarz, Bob Lee, Ron Walker, Brian Smith, Simon Robinson, Ted Duggan, Diana Hancock, Michael Lunn, Birmingham Evening Mail, Evening Sentinel, Glamorgan County Times, Pop Weekly, Melody Maker, Nottingham Evening Post, Boyfriend, and Record Mirror.
July 1962 (?)
Mostly known for the presence of Rod Stewart in their lineup, Jimmy Powell and The Five Dimensions are undoubtedly one of the most underrated British rhythm and blues bands of the mid-60's. They emerged from a London-based semi-pro band called The Dimensions and led by the most lyrical bass player in British rock and one of the all-time greats, Louis Cennamo (b. Louis David Cennamo, Tuesday, March 5, 1946, Hornsey, London Borough of Haringey, Greater London, of Italian descent). In June 1962 the sixteen-year-old Louis quit school (Stationers' Company's School in Hornsey) to begin his musical career, and a month or so later he starts to put together a band with a neighbour friend called Gary Leport, aka 'Sludge' (b. 1945, Hornsey, North London), who had previously played lead guitar with The Moontrekkers, an instrumental rock and roll combo who had a hit with 'Night Of The Vampires' a year earlier. They soon recruited Brian Kattenhorn, aka 'Chick' (b. Brian David Kattenhorn, 1945, Tottenham, North London), formerly of the Sea Cadets Corps and then The Young Ones. The lineup was finally completed with Louis' friend and ex-schoolmate (he left Stationers' Company's School in November of that year too) Pete Mariosa (b. Giuseppe Peter Mariosa, Monday, November 10, 1947, Castel Ruggero, Italy, from an Italian father and an English mother (with Italian parents) - d. February 2021, Barnstaple, North Devon, for cancer with infection in liver and kidneys) on rhythm guitar. According to Gary, it was him who came up with the name 'The Dimensions' after he saw a record player advertised as a "New Dimensions in Sound" for sale, so he thought it was a good name for the band. Louis confirmed Gary's version, although according to Peter, it was actually him who came up with the name and it came from an old album he bought second hand titled 'Chet Atkins in 3 Dimensions'. Anyway, The Dimensions' first manager was a bus driver who thought he was a bit of an impresario. They were a bit naive too, and so they let him do his stuff.
Mostly known for the presence of Rod Stewart in their lineup, Jimmy Powell and The Five Dimensions are undoubtedly one of the most underrated British rhythm and blues bands of the mid-60's. They emerged from a London-based semi-pro band called The Dimensions and led by the most lyrical bass player in British rock and one of the all-time greats, Louis Cennamo (b. Louis David Cennamo, Tuesday, March 5, 1946, Hornsey, London Borough of Haringey, Greater London, of Italian descent). In June 1962 the sixteen-year-old Louis quit school (Stationers' Company's School in Hornsey) to begin his musical career, and a month or so later he starts to put together a band with a neighbour friend called Gary Leport, aka 'Sludge' (b. 1945, Hornsey, North London), who had previously played lead guitar with The Moontrekkers, an instrumental rock and roll combo who had a hit with 'Night Of The Vampires' a year earlier. They soon recruited Brian Kattenhorn, aka 'Chick' (b. Brian David Kattenhorn, 1945, Tottenham, North London), formerly of the Sea Cadets Corps and then The Young Ones. The lineup was finally completed with Louis' friend and ex-schoolmate (he left Stationers' Company's School in November of that year too) Pete Mariosa (b. Giuseppe Peter Mariosa, Monday, November 10, 1947, Castel Ruggero, Italy, from an Italian father and an English mother (with Italian parents) - d. February 2021, Barnstaple, North Devon, for cancer with infection in liver and kidneys) on rhythm guitar. According to Gary, it was him who came up with the name 'The Dimensions' after he saw a record player advertised as a "New Dimensions in Sound" for sale, so he thought it was a good name for the band. Louis confirmed Gary's version, although according to Peter, it was actually him who came up with the name and it came from an old album he bought second hand titled 'Chet Atkins in 3 Dimensions'. Anyway, The Dimensions' first manager was a bus driver who thought he was a bit of an impresario. They were a bit naive too, and so they let him do his stuff.
The band name came from this album.....maybe
THE DIMENSIONS #1 (JULY 1962 (?) - OCTOBER 1962 (?))
1) Louis Cennamo bass
2) Gary 'Sludge' Leport lead guitar
3) Brian 'Chick' Kattenhorn drums
4) Pete Mariosa rhythm guitar
October 1962 (?)
The Dimensions added a local singer called Tommy Bishop, and from now on they were also known as 'Tommy and The Dimensions' or as 'Tommy Bishop and The Dimensions'.
The Dimensions added a local singer called Tommy Bishop, and from now on they were also known as 'Tommy and The Dimensions' or as 'Tommy Bishop and The Dimensions'.
THE DIMENSIONS #2 (OCTOBER 1962 (?) - LATE MAY 1963)
1) Louis Cennamo
2) Gary Leport
3) Brian Kattenhorn
4) Pete Mariosa
5) Tommy Bishop vocals
Saturday (?), unknown date, 1962/63: 'Girl Guides Fundraising Event' (?), Saint Luke's Church Hall, 38 Mayfield Road, Hornsey, London Borough of Haringey, Greater London
"The building at that time was a Church of England establishment," eyewitness Diana Hancock recalls. "The hall had a state and a reasonable amount of space. I think it was either my girlfriend's private birthday party or a girl guides fundraising event. If it was my girlfriend's party, which I know was held in that church hall, then it would have been August. If it was a girl guide fundraising event it could have been any Saturday night throughout the year. I'm presuming it was 1962 purely because of the time-line in your blog. It would have made more sense to me had it been August 1963 because my girlfriend would have been celebrating her 13th Birthday i.e. becoming a teenager." "I must have been impressed with their music and thought they had prospects," Diana adds, "otherwise I wouldn't have bothered to ask them to sign the sheet of lined paper." "That was probably our first gig or close to it," Louis Cennamo recalls. "It was a church hall just below the playgrounds of the school I had just left, Pete's also. I remember playing there little with Tommy, and Rod Stewart used to sing there I believe with another band." "I remember that gig as it was my last one," Pete Mariosa recalls. "That was the night I threw my Strat across the stage after the first half. I didn’t like the stupid stage routine. Also pretty sure that wasn’t a birthday party. Too many people for a private party. We only did that gig once."
"The building at that time was a Church of England establishment," eyewitness Diana Hancock recalls. "The hall had a state and a reasonable amount of space. I think it was either my girlfriend's private birthday party or a girl guides fundraising event. If it was my girlfriend's party, which I know was held in that church hall, then it would have been August. If it was a girl guide fundraising event it could have been any Saturday night throughout the year. I'm presuming it was 1962 purely because of the time-line in your blog. It would have made more sense to me had it been August 1963 because my girlfriend would have been celebrating her 13th Birthday i.e. becoming a teenager." "I must have been impressed with their music and thought they had prospects," Diana adds, "otherwise I wouldn't have bothered to ask them to sign the sheet of lined paper." "That was probably our first gig or close to it," Louis Cennamo recalls. "It was a church hall just below the playgrounds of the school I had just left, Pete's also. I remember playing there little with Tommy, and Rod Stewart used to sing there I believe with another band." "I remember that gig as it was my last one," Pete Mariosa recalls. "That was the night I threw my Strat across the stage after the first half. I didn’t like the stupid stage routine. Also pretty sure that wasn’t a birthday party. Too many people for a private party. We only did that gig once."
Diana Hancock's autographs of The Dimensions #2 signed by the band at Saint Luke's Church Hall, 1962/63
May 1963 (?): USAFE (United States Air Force in Europe) Lakenheath Base, Lakenheath, Suffolk
Although Pete Mariosa recalls that his last gig with the band was (maybe) the one at the above Saint Luke's Church Hall, Louis Cennamo recalls that actually this one could be the very last. "I seem to remember playing at Lakenheath US Air Base and Pete played guitar with only 4 strings, saying he couldn't afford to buy a set (lol)," Louis confirms. "I thought that might have been his last gig, as he wouldn't have played with only 4 strings again... but not sure about that." "He could be right," Pete adds, "It was over 55 years ago!"
Late May 1963
Pete Mariosa became disillusioned by having to play The Beatles' covers, silly instrumentals like 'The Carousel Waltz' and 'The Sailor’s Hornpipe', and jumping up on chairs as some sort of stage act. So after the above mentioned gig where he threw his guitar across the stage after the first half, he quits The Dimensions although he and the band stayed good friends (Pete will play with the not yet famous Phil Collins in The Charge a couple of years later). At that point Gary Leport recruited a new rhythm guitar player called Michael 'Mike' Webb (b. Monday, December 18, 1944, Luton, Bedfordshire), after being introduced to him by a mutual friend called Howard 'Howie' Conder (former drummer of The Barron Knights, and The Moontrekkers with Gary).
May 28, 1963
THE DIMENSIONS #3 (LATE MAY 1963 - JULY 1963 (?))
1) Louis Cennamo
2) Gary Leport
3) Brian Kattenhorn
4) Tommy Bishop
5) Michael 'Mike' Webb rhythm guitar
Saturday, June 8 or 15 or 22, 1963: Wing Village Hall, 71 Leighton Road, Wing, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
Mike Webb's first gig with The Dimensions. Mike himself had organized this gig and also booked his old band Kenny and The Senators from near Linslade to play as opening act. Mike played with both bands that night and it was a way of saying goodbye to his home town because right after that he went to live with his new bandmate Gary Leport in London for a time.
Mike Webb's first gig with The Dimensions. Mike himself had organized this gig and also booked his old band Kenny and The Senators from near Linslade to play as opening act. Mike played with both bands that night and it was a way of saying goodbye to his home town because right after that he went to live with his new bandmate Gary Leport in London for a time.
June 1963
June or July 1963 (?): USAFE (United States Air Force in Europe) Lakenheath Base, Lakenheath, Suffolk
June or July 1963 (?): USAFE (United States Air Force in Europe) Chicksands Base, Bedford, Bedfordshire
June or July 1963 (?): USAFE (United States Air Force in Europe) Mildenhall Base, Mildenhall, Suffolk
July 1963 (?)
Gary Leport wanted to play jazz and blues music rather than the sort of Beatles' style music they were playing with Tommy Bishop, so he recruited another and more suitable singer for the band, his friend and ex-schoolmate Rod Stewart (b. Roderick David Stewart, January 10, 1945, 507 Archway Road, Highgate, North London). Gary and Rod had also already played in a band together a couple of years earlier, The Raiders. The new lineup started rehearsals together in a room at a pub in Hornsey. Rod was very much into blues and played harmonica, so they started to learn songs from American legends such as Muddy Waters, and Sonny Terry, and also from Rod's idol Cyril Davies, the greatest British harmonica player of all-time.
THE DIMENSIONS #4 (JULY 1963 (?) - AUGUST 1963 (?))
1) Louis Cennamo
2) Gary Leport
3) Brian Kattenhorn
4) Tommy Bishop
5) Mike Webb
6) Rod Stewart vocals, harmonica
August 1963 (?)
Tommy Bishop left The Dimensions (he will play with The Nomads, and The Ricochets) because the band started to play too much blues!
Tommy Bishop left The Dimensions (he will play with The Nomads, and The Ricochets) because the band started to play too much blues!
THE DIMENSIONS #5 (AUGUST 1963 (?) - SEPTEMBER 1?, 1963)
1) Louis Cennamo
2) Gary Leport
3) Brian Kattenhorn
4) Mike Webb
5) Rod Stewart
The Dimensions #5, London, ca. August/September 1963 - from left: Mike Webb, Gary Leport, Louis Cennamo, Rod Stewart, and Brian Kattenhorn
August/September 1963 (?): unknown hall, Camden Town, London Borough of Camden, Greater London
The gigs dried up and The Dimensions joined the renowned 'Malcolm Nixon Agency' and through them they met a seventeen-year-old Jamaican ska singer called Millie Small, which had arrived in London in July. The agency wanted a backing band for Millie for both stage and records, and The Dimensions were asked to audition for her. The audition was held at a rehearsal hall in Camden Town. Mike Webb recalls that Millie was a very shy little girl and he think her father or mother was with her that day. Mike also recalls that maybe they played Millie's classic hit 'My Boy Lollipop' at the audition. Anyway, in the end, though, the band did not get the gig because they hated ska music, so they did not put much effort in and so Millie found another band.
September 1963: unknown venue, Southend-on-Sea, East Essex
September 1963: Corn Exchange, St. Paul's Square, Bedford, Bedforshire
Also on the bill: Nero and The Gladiators.
Sunday, September 8, 1963: 'Rhythm and Blues Sessions', Studio '51 (aka Ken Colyer's Jazz Club), 10-11 Great Newport Street, Leicester Square, Covent Garden, City of Westminster, Greater London
One show, from 4:00pm to 6:30pm.
September 1?, 1963: Lyceum Theatre, 21 Wellington Street, Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London
September 1963
Sunday, September 15, 1963: Studio '51 (aka Ken Colyer's Jazz Club), 10-11 Great Newport Street, Leicester Square, Covent Garden, City of Westminster, Greater London
One show, from 4:00pm to 6:30pm.
Sunday, September 15, 1963: The Place, 67 Bryan Street, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire (evening show)
The Dimensions #5, The Place, Hanley, September 15, 1963 - from left: Gary Leport, Mike Webb, Louis Cennamo, Rod Stewart, and (sitting) Brian Kattenhorn
Monday, September 16 - Wednesday, September 18, 1963
Through the 'Malcolm Nixon Agency', The Dimensions teamed up with a popular rhythm and blues singer called James 'Jimmy' Powell (b. Tuesday, October 13, 1942, Selly Oak, Birmingham, Warwickshire - d. Friday, May 13, 2016 at his home in Blisworth, West Northamptonshire), who had a lot of work but no band. Jimmy begin his musical career in Birmingham in the mid-50's with The Beacon Wheelmen's Skiffle Group and then with The Jumping Jacks. After leaving school, Powell apprenticed as a lathe operator in Kings Norton, Birmingham, while at night he fronted local group The Detours, which he formed in 1958/59, and then in 1961 he turned "pro" when he joined up-and-coming local band The Rockin' Berries, a future famous rock and roll group. In early 1962 Jimmy left the Berries and signed as solo artist with Decca Records. After the release of three UK singles - 'Sugar Babe - Part 1 / Sugar Babe - Part 2' (Decca F 11447) in March 1962 (released also in Germany in April 1962 and July 1968, and again in the UK in June 1968), 'Tom Hark / Dance Her By Me' (Decca F 11544) in November 1962, and 'Remember Then / Everyone But You' (Decca F 11570) in January 1963 (released also in Germany in March 1963 with 'Tom Hark' as B-side), one US single - 'Dance Her By Me / When Will You Say I Love You' (London 45-LON 9545) in 1962, and also after an appearance as solo performer on the movie Just For Fun that year, Jimmy went down to London looking to find a band to back him up and finally decided on The Dimensions. At that point the band changed it's name to 'The Five Dimensions' not because the numbers changed, but because it sounded better.
Jimmy Powell, 1962
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Jimmy Powell, 1962
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JIMMY POWELL AND THE FIVE DIMENSIONS #1 (SEPTEMBER 1?, 1963 - OCTOBER 14, 1963)
1) Louis Cennamo
2) Gary Leport
3) Brian Kattenhorn
4) Mike Webb
5) Rod Stewart
6) James 'Jimmy' Powell vocals, organ, piano
promo pic, 1963
Thursday, September 19 - Wednesday, October 2, 1963: Scotland tour.....
Jimmy Powell and The Five Dimensions toured for two weeks all over Scotland in an old 'Dormobile' (the six band members, plus their driver/manager Dave McCarthy, an old friend of Rod Stewart and Gary Leport). They played at a club called 'Luna Park' in Edinburgh (where they were short of money for a hotel so Mike Webb slept on one of the slabs in a morgue!), then supported The Hollies in Auchinleck, then went right to the far north in Thurso, near John o' Groats, then Eyemouth in the south, and finally Banchory in the north.
Jimmy Powell and The Five Dimensions #1, somewhere in Scotland, September/October 1963, from left: Rod Stewart, Brian Kattenhorn, Jimmy Powell, Gary Leport, and Mike Webb (but where's Louis Cennamo?)
Jimmy Powell and The Five Dimensions #1, somewhere in Scotland, September/October 1963 - from left: Jimmy Powell, Louis Cennamo, Brian Kattenhorn, Mike Webb, Gary Leport, and Rod Stewart
Mike Webb and Rod Stewart somewhere in Scotland, September/October 1963
Rod Stewart somewhere in Scotland, September/October 1963
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Jimmy Powell and The Five Dimensions #1, somewhere in Scotland, September/October 1963, from left: Brian Kattenhorn, Rod Stewart, Mike Webb, Jimmy Powell, Louis Cennamo, and Gary Leport
Jimmy Powell and The Five Dimensions #1, somewhere in Scotland, September/October 1963 - from left: Louis Cennamo, Jimmy Powell (top), Brian Kattenhorn, Rod Stewart (top), and MIke Webb (but where's Gary Leport?)
financial statement the band received at the end of the tour of Scotland, October 1963
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Monday, September 30, 1963: 'Rhythm & Blues every', Studio '51 (aka Ken Colyer's Jazz Club), 10-11 Great Newport Street, Leicester Square, Covent Garden, City of Westminster, Greater London
One show, from 8:00pm to 1:00pm.
September or October 1963: Cavern Club, 10 Mathew Street, Liverpool, Merseyside
Although no documentation exist, according to Mike Webb, Jimmy Powell and The Five Dimensions played two shows in a day at the legendary Cavern Club, one at lunch time, and the other in the evening (the latter as opening act for local heroes The Merseybeats).
October 1963 (?): unknown venue, Hull, Yorkshire
October 1963 (?): unknown venue, Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire
October 1963 (?): Esquire Club, Leadmill Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
October 1963 (?): The 59 Club, St Mary of Eton Church, Eastway, Hackney Wick, London Boroughs of Hackney and Tower Hamlets, Greater London
Friday, October 4, 1963: 'All Night Rhythm And Blues', Studio '51 (aka Ken Colyer's Jazz Club), 10-11 Great Newport Street, Leicester Square, Covent Garden, City of Westminster, Greater London
Also on the bill: The Yardbirds, plus guest stars. One show, from 12 midnight to 6:00am. According to Mike Webb, during an all-nighter at the Studio 51 (maybe tonight or the next Friday), Long John Baldry got up on stage and did a couple of numbers with the band. Mike also recalls that maybe it was also that same night that Mick Jagger and Keith Richards came to the club and stood at the foot of the stage and booed them because the Dimensions had quite a rivarly with the Rolling Stones in those days!
Monday, October 7, 1963: 'Rhythm & Blues every', Studio '51 (aka Ken Colyer's Jazz Club), 10-11 Great Newport Street, Leicester Square, Covent Garden, City of Westminster, Greater London
One show, from 8:00pm to 11:00pm.
Wednesday, October 9, 1963: Six Bells Jazz Club, 195 King's Road, Chelsea, London Borough of Chelsea and Kensington, Greater London
Friday, October 11, 1963: 'All-Night Session', Studio '51 (aka Ken Colyer's Jazz Club), 10-11 Great Newport Street, Leicester Square, Covent Garden, City of Westminster, Greater London
Also on the bill: Downliners Sect. One show, from 12 midnight to 6:00am.
Saturday, October 12, 1963: 'All-Nighter', The Twisted Wheel, 26 Brazennose Street off Albert Square, Manchester, Greater Manchester
Monday, October 14, 1963: 'Rhythm & Blues every', Studio '51 (aka Ken Colyer's Jazz Club), 10-11 Great Newport Street, Leicester Square, Covent Garden, City of Westminster, Greater London
One show, from 8:00pm to 11:00apm. Gary Leport and Mike Webb left Jimmy Powell and The Five Dimensions supposedly right after this gig (Gary disappears from the music scene, while Mike will play with a Kent-based band called The Blue Aces and with them he will toured for several years at US Bases and local halls in France, Germany, Italy, and North Africa). The band subsequently replaced them with lead guitarist Martin Shaw (b. Sunday, January 21, 1945, Birmingham, West Midlands) and rhythm guitarist Kenny White (b. Kenneth Vandell, 1943, Great Cambridge Road, Edmonton, North London).
JIMMY POWELL AND THE FIVE DIMENSIONS #2 (OCTOBER 15, 1963 - NOVEMBER 2?, 1963)
1) Louis Cennamo
2) Brian Kattenhorn
3) Rod Stewart
4) Jimmy Powell
5) Martin Shaw lead guitar
6) Kenny White rhythm guitar
Wednesday, October 16, 1963: dance hall, Eel Pie Island Hotel, Eel Pie Island, River Thames at Twickenham, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London
The band was advertised as 'Jimmy Powell and The Dimensions' [sic]. Jimmy Powell recalls that they turned up to play at this famous venue (supposedly on this date or maybe on October 30) and Rod Stewart refused to go on, but Jimmy insisted and they ended up having a stand-up row in the dressing room (!!).
Monday, October 21, 1963: Studio '51 (aka Ken Colyer's Jazz Club), 10-11 Great Newport Street, Leicester Square, Covent Garden, City of Westminster, Greater London
Saturday, October 26, 1963: Hermitage Ballroom, Hermitage Road, Hitchin, Hertfordshire
Also on the bill: The Lionhearts, Chuck and The Dyaks. One show, from 8:00pm to 11:45pm.
The band was advertised as 'Jimmy Powell and The Dimensions' [sic]. Jimmy Powell recalls that they turned up to play at this famous venue (supposedly on this date or maybe on October 30) and Rod Stewart refused to go on, but Jimmy insisted and they ended up having a stand-up row in the dressing room (!!).
Monday, October 21, 1963: Studio '51 (aka Ken Colyer's Jazz Club), 10-11 Great Newport Street, Leicester Square, Covent Garden, City of Westminster, Greater London
Saturday, October 26, 1963: Hermitage Ballroom, Hermitage Road, Hitchin, Hertfordshire
Also on the bill: The Lionhearts, Chuck and The Dyaks. One show, from 8:00pm to 11:45pm.
Sunday, October 27, 1963: Cavern Club, 10 Mathew Street, Liverpool, Merseyside
Also on the bill: The Del-Ranas, The Notions, The Zenith Six Jazz Band.
Wednesday, October 30, 1963: dance hall, Eel Pie Island Hotel, Eel Pie Island, River Thames at Twickenham, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London
The band was paid 30 pounds for this gig.
Wednesday, October 30, 1963: Studio '51 (aka Ken Colyer's Jazz Club), 10-11 Great Newport Street, Leicester Square, Covent Garden, City of Westminster, Greater London
Monday, November 4, 1963: 'Pop Ball', Lyceum Theatre, 21 Wellington Street, Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London
The band was advertised as 'Jimmy Powell and the Dimensions'. Also on the bill: The Swinging Blue Jeans, The Fourmost, The Beatmen. One show, from 7:30pm to 12 midnight.
Record Mirror (October 12, 1963)
Monday, November 11, 1963: Studio '51 (aka Ken Colyer's Jazz Club), 10-11 Great Newport Street, Leicester Square, Covent Garden, City of Westminster, Greater London
Monday, November 18, 1963: Studio '51 (aka Ken Colyer's Jazz Club), 10-11 Great Newport Street, Leicester Square, Covent Garden, City of Westminster, Greater London
Friday, November 22, 1963: The Refectory, 911 Finchley Road, Golders Green, London Borough of Barnet, Greater London
At some point that night, the club owner, an American guy, stopped the show in tears to announce to the audience the news that US President John F. Kennedy had been killed.
November 2?, 1963: Ricky-Tick, Windsor, Berkshire
Rod Stewart's last gig with Jimmy Powell and The Five Dimensions. Louis Cennamo recalls Rod apologising to him in the car park after the gig, saying he couldn't work with Jimmy Powell anymore, because the latter would not let him sing!
JIMMY POWELL AND THE FIVE DIMENSIONS #3 (NOVEMBER 2?, 1963 - NOVEMBER 29, 1963)
1) Louis Cennamo
2) Brian Kattenhorn
3) Jimmy Powell
4) Martin Shaw
5) Kenny White
Monday, November 25, 1963: Studio '51 (aka Ken Colyer's Jazz Club), 10-11 Great Newport Street, Leicester Square, Covent Garden, City of Westminster, Greater London
November 2?, 1963: The Railway Tavern, The Railway Hotel, High Street, Wealdstone, London Borough of Harrow, Greater London
Harmonica player Pete Hogman (b. Peter John Hogman, 1944, Harrow, Middlesex - d. Wednesday, December 20, 2017, from a cardiac arrest) persuaded Jimmy Powell to let him join them for a couple of numbers that night. Jimmy agreed and it went down quite well. At the end of the gig Jimmy asked Pete if he sang as well as playing harmonica, and then offered him a job with the band on a flat wage of £15 per week. Pete jumped at it as he was earning £7-10 a week working in a greengrocers.
November 2?, 1963: The Railway Tavern, The Railway Hotel, High Street, Wealdstone, London Borough of Harrow, Greater London
Harmonica player Pete Hogman (b. Peter John Hogman, 1944, Harrow, Middlesex - d. Wednesday, December 20, 2017, from a cardiac arrest) persuaded Jimmy Powell to let him join them for a couple of numbers that night. Jimmy agreed and it went down quite well. At the end of the gig Jimmy asked Pete if he sang as well as playing harmonica, and then offered him a job with the band on a flat wage of £15 per week. Pete jumped at it as he was earning £7-10 a week working in a greengrocers.
JIMMY POWELL AND THE FIVE DIMENSIONS #4 (NOVEMBER 30, 1963 - MAY/JUNE 1964)
1) Louis Cennamo
2) Brian Kattenhorn
3) Jimmy Powell
4) Kenny White
5) Martin Shaw
6) Pete Hogman vocals, harmonica, 12-string guitar
Jimmy Powell and The Five Dimensions #4, London 1963/64 - from left: Brian Kattenhorn, Pete Hogman, Martin Shaw, Louis Cennamo, Kenny White, and Jimmy Powell
Jimmy Powell and The Five Dimensions #4, London 1963/64, from left (top): Louis Cennamo, Pete Hogman, and Kenny White, from left (bottom): Martin Shaw, Jimmy Powell, and Brian Kattenhorn
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Jimmy Powell and The Five Dimensions #4, London 1963/64, from left (top): Louis Cennamo, Pete Hogman, and Kenny White, from left (bottom): Martin Shaw, Jimmy Powell, and Brian Kattenhorn
Jimmy Powell and The Five Dimensions #4, London 1963/64 - from left: Martin Shaw and jimmy Powell
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Saturday, November 30, 1963: Cavern Club, 10 Mathew Street, Liverpool, Merseyside
Supposedly Pete Hogman's first official gig with the band. Also on the bill: The Mark Four.
Sunday, December 1, 1963: Studio '51 (aka Ken Colyer's Jazz Club), 10-11 Great Newport Street, Leicester Square, Covent Garden, City of Westminster, Greater London
December ?, 1963: dance hall, Eel Pie Island Hotel, Eel Pie Island, River Thames at Twickenham, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London
Saturday, December 7, 1963: Coffee Dance Club, Middleton, City of Lancaster, Lancashire
Saturday, December 7, 1963: The Twisted Wheel, 26 Brazennose Street off Albert Square, Manchester, Greater Manchester
Monday, December 9, 1963: Studio '51 (aka Ken Colyer's Jazz Club), 10-11 Great Newport Street, Leicester Square, Covent Garden, City of Westminster, Greater London
Monday, December 16, 1963: Studio '51 (aka Ken Colyer's Jazz Club), 10-11 Great Newport Street, Leicester Square, Covent Garden, City of Westminster, Greater London
Friday, December 20, 1963: The Twisted Wheel, 26 Brazennose Street off Albert Square, Manchester, Greater Manchester
Monday, December 23, 1963: Studio '51 (aka Ken Colyer's Jazz Club), 10-11 Great Newport Street, Leicester Square, Covent Garden, City of Westminster, Greater London
Monday, December 30, 1963: Studio '51 (aka Ken Colyer's Jazz Club), 10-11 Great Newport Street, Leicester Square, Covent Garden, City of Westminster, Greater London
Also on the bill: The Rolling Stones.
Late December 1963/Early January 1964: The Ballroom, Dreamland Amusement Park, 49-51 Marine Terrace, Margate, Kent
Saturday, January 18, 1964: 'All-Nighter', The Twisted Wheel, 26 Brazennose Street off Albert Square, Manchester, Greater Manchester
Thursday, January 23, 1964: 'Rhythm & Blues With', Jazzshows Jazz Club, 100 Oxford Street, Soho, City of Westminster, Greater London
Also on the bill: The Animals. One show, from 7:30pm to 11:00pm.
Record Mirror (January 25, 1964)
Tuesday, January 28, 1964: 'Cyril Davies Benefit Night', Flamingo & All Nighter Clubs, 33-37 Wardour Street, Soho, City of Westminster, Greater London
Also on the bill: John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Sonny Boy Williamson II & The Yardbirds, Long John Baldry and The Hoochie Coochie Men, George Fame and The Blue Flames, Graham Bond Quartet, The Animals, Alexis Korner’s Blues Incorporated, Dave Davani & The D-Men with Beryl. One show, started at 7:30pm.
Record Mirror (Jnauary 25, 1964)
Thursday, January 30, 1964: Jazzshows Jazz Club, 100 Oxford Street, Soho, City of Westminster, Greater London
Also on the bill: Wes Minster 5. One show, from 7:30pm to 11:00pm.
February ?, 1964: Rendezvous Club, The Oddfellows Hall, Kingston Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire
Saturday, February 8, 1964: The Refectory, 911 Finchley Road, Golders Green, London Borough of Barnet, Greater London
Thursday, February 13, 1964: Jazzshows Jazz Club, 100 Oxford Street, Soho, City of Westminster, Greater London
Also on the bill: Wes Minster 5. One show, from 7:30pm to 11:00pm.
Record Mirror (February 8, 1964)
Thursday, February 20, 1964: Jazzshows Jazz Club, 100 Oxford Street, Soho, City of Westminster, Greater London
Also on the bill: John Lee and The Ground Hogs. One show, from 7:30pm to 11:00pm.
Record Mirror (February 22, 1964)
Thursday, February 27, 1964: 'Rhythm and Blues', 100 Club, 100 Oxford Street, Soho, City of Westminster, Greater London
Also on the bill: John Lee and The Ground Hogs, The Pretty Things. One show, from 7:30pm to 11:00pm.
Record Mirror (February 29, 1964)
Saturday, March 7, 1964: 'All-Nighter', The Twisted Wheel, 26 Brazennose Street off Albert Square, Manchester, Greater Manchester
Tuesday, March 10, 1964: Iron Door Club, 13 Temple Street, Liverpool, Merseyside
Also on the bill: The Meteors, Phil Ryan and The Crescents.
March 1964
Apparently The Five Dimensions backed up female blonde singer Pat Harris on her single, 'Hully Gully Slip 'n' Slide / Hully Gully Shake' (Vogue DV 14117), that was released this month only in Germany. However, although the single label credited 'The Dimensions' as Pat's band, Louis Cennamo don't think it was his band that backed her, but maybe just another one with the same name.
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Thursday, March 19, 1964: 'Gala Opening Night', Cambridge Chinese Rhythm & Blues Club, Rex Ballroom, Magrath Avenue, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
One show, from 8:00pm to 1!:00pm. The band was advertised as 'Jimmy Powell and the Dimensions.'
Sunday, March 29, 1964: Savoy Rooms, 75 Rushey Green, Catford, London Borough of Lewisham, Greater London
The band was advertised as 'J. Powell & 5 Dimensions'.
Tuesday, March 31, 1964: Aylesbury Bluesville, Borough Assembly Hall, Market Square, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
The band was advertised as 'The Most Handsome, Exciting Jimmy Powell and "5" Dimensions'.
Friday, April 24, 1964: The Mojo R. & B. Club, Three Bridges Junior School Hall, Gales Drive, Crawley, West Sussex
Monday, May 18, 1964: Blue Opera Club, Cooks Ferry Inn, Angel Road, Edmonton, London Borough of Enfield, Greater London
The band was advertised only as 'Jimmy Powell R. & B.'.
Record Mirror (May 16, 1964)
May/June 1964
Kenny White left Jimmy Powell and The Five Dimensions and was replaced by a piano player called David 'Dave' Clapham (b. 1939/1940, Hackney, East London).
JIMMY POWELL AND THE FIVE DIMENSIONS #5 (MAY or JUNE 1964 - AUGUST 1964)
1) Louis Cennamo
2) Brian Kattenhorn
3) Martin Shaw
4) Jimmy Powell
5) Pete Hogman
6) Dave Clapham piano
Monday, June 1, 1964: Cooks Ferry Inn, Angel Road, Edmonton, London Borough of Enfield, Greater London
Tuesday, June 9, 1964
Jimmy Powell and The 5 Dimensions' first and only single, 'That's Alright / I'm Looking For A Woman' (Pye 7N 15663), was released only in the UK. Curiously, the promo-only pressing was credited to 'Jimmy Powell'.
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Pop Weekly (June 13, 1964)
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Friday, June 12, 1964: 'Ready, Steady, Go!', ITV-Rediffusion TV Show, Studio 5, Wembley Studios, 128 Wembley Park Drive, Wembley, London Borough of Brent, Greater London
Jimmy Powell and The Five Dimensions appeared once on this pioneering British rock and pop music television programme which used to air live every Friday evening (6:08-7:00pm) and which was hosted by Cathy McGowan. Also appeared: The Dave Clark Five, Heinz, Dusty Springfield, Peter & Gordon, The Escorts, George Bean. By the way, Dave Clapham got locked in the dressing room and only just made it.
Jimmy Powell and The Five Dimensions #5, 'Ready, Steady, Go!', June 12, 1964 - from left: Brian Kattenhorn, Pete Hogman, Martin Shaw, Dave Clapham, Louis Cennamo, and (in front) Jimmy Powell
Thursday, June 18, 1964: Cavern Club, 10 Mathew Street, Liverpool, Merseyside
Also on the bill: The Yardbirds, Freddie Starr and The Flamingos.
Saturday, June 20, 1964: 'Thank Your Lucky Stars', ABC-TV Show (ITV network), Alpha Television Studios, Aston Road North, Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire (broadcast date)
Also appeared: The Dave Clark Five, Alma Cogan, Jim Reeves, Gene Vincent, PJ Proby, The Beatmen, The Federals, plus Guest DJ Sam Costa and Janice Nicholls who head a panel of teenagers new American releases in Spin-A-Disc. This episode of the show, which was hosted by Brian Matthew, was broadcasted today from 5:50 to 6:35pm.
Saturday, June 20, 1964: The Twisted Wheel, 26 Brazennose Street off Albert Square, Manchester, Greater Manchester
Tuesday, June 23, 1964 (?): 'For Teenagers Only', ATV TV Show, Alpha Television Studios, Aston Road North, Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire (filmed date)
Also appeared: Craig Douglas, Lulu and The Luvvers, The Cockneys, The Spencer Davis Group, Jenny Clarke, The Animals. This episode of the show was broadcasted on Thursday, June 25, from 6:40pm to 7:00pm.
Thursday, June 25, 1964: McIlroys Rock Club, McIlroys Ballroom, Havelock Street, Swindon, Wiltshire
Friday, June 26, 1964: 'Rolling Stones Fan Club All Night Rave', Alexandra Palace (aka 'Ally Pally'), Alexandra Park, Alexandra Palace Way, London Borough of Haringey, Greater London
Jimmy Powell & The Five Dimensions were on the bill along with The Rolling Stones, Millie & The Five Embers, John Lee Hooker, John Mayalis Blues Breakers [sic], The Barron Knights Featuring Duke D'mond, The Downliners Sect, Tony Colton & The Crawdaddies, Alexis Korner, and many others unbilled. Jimmy Saville & Don Wardell direct from Radio Luxembourg were the comperes. One show, from 9:00pm to 6:30am.
Jimmy Powell and The Five Dimensions #5, Alexandra Palace, London, June 26, 1964 - from left: Martin Shaw, Jimmy Powell, Pete Hogman, and Louis Cennamo
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Jimmy Powell and The Five Dimensions #5, Alexandra Palace, London, June 26, 1964 - from left: Martin Shaw, Jimmy Powell, Pete Hogman, and Louis Cennamo
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Monday, June 29, 1964: 'Discs a Gogo', TWW (Television Wales & West) TV Show, TWW Television Centre, Bath Road, Bristol, Glouchestershire (broadcast date)
Also appeared: Millie, The Yardbirds, The Applejacks.
Monday, June 29, 1964: Cooks Ferry Inn, Angel Road, Edmonton, London Borough of Enfield, Greater London
Tuesday, June 30, 1964: The Downs, Downs Hotel, Keymer Road, Hassocks, West Sussex
Summer 1964: Carlton Ballroom, High Street, Erdington, Birmingham, West Midlands
Friday, July 3, 1964: The Mojo R. & B. Club, The Northgate Youth Centre, Crawley, West Sussex
The band was wrongly advertised as 'Jimmie [sic] Powell and The Five Dimensions'.
Saturday, July ? or ??, 1964: Rendezvous Club, The Oddfellows Hall, Kingston Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire
Saturday, July 11, 1964: 'The Rave!!', The Drill Hall, Lemsford Lane, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire
Monday, July 13, 1964: 'Rhythm & Blues with the Absolute "Tops"', Hermitage Ballroom, Hermitage Road, Hitchin, Hertfordshire
One show, from 8:00pm to 11:00pm.
Wednesday, July 15, 1964: The Twisted Wheel, 26 Brazennose Street off Albert Square, Manchester, Greater Manchester
Friday, July 17, 1964: Dungeon Club, 6 Stamford Street, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
The gig was advertised as 'Rhythm & Blues Night with Jimmy Powell & the Five Dimensions'.
Monday, July 27, 1964: Cooks Ferry Inn, Angel Road, Edmonton, London Brough of Enfield, Greater London
The band was advertised only as 'Jimmy Powell'.
Monday, August 3, 1964: 'The Beat Room', BBC-2 TV Show, BBC Television Centre, Shepherd's Bush, London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, Greater London (broadcast date)
The show was broadcasted today from 7:35 to 8:00pm. Also appeared: Manfred Mann, The Barron Knights, Wayne Gibson and The Dynamic Sounds.
August 1964
Martin Shaw left Jimmy Powell and The Five Dimensions (he went to play with The Hi Cards, Freddie Mack, and The Paramounts) and was replaced by a new guitar player called Geoffrey 'Geoff' Krivit (b. 1948, Wood Green, London Borough of Haringey, Greater London, of French descent), formerly of The Secrets.
JIMMY POWELL AND THE FIVE DIMENSIONS #6 (AUGUST 1964 - OCTOBER ??, 1964)
1) Louis Cennamo
2) Brian Kattenhorn
3) Jimmy Powell
4) Pete Hogman
5) Dave Clapham
6) Geoff Krivit guitar
Friday, August 14, 1964: The Mojo R. & B. Club, The Northgate Youth Centre, Crawley, West Sussex
Saturday, August 15, 1964: The Whitehall, East Grinstead, West Sussex
Wednesday, August 19, 1964: Bure Country Club, 97 Bure Lane, Mudeford, Christchurch, Dorset
One show, from 8:00pm to 11:00pm.
Wednesday, August 26, 1964: Bure Country Club, 97 Bure Lane, Mudeford, Christchurch, Dorset
Also on the bill: Memphis Slim. One show, from 8:00pm to 11:00pm.
Saturday, August 15, 1964: The Whitehall, East Grinstead, West Sussex
Wednesday, August 19, 1964: Bure Country Club, 97 Bure Lane, Mudeford, Christchurch, Dorset
One show, from 8:00pm to 11:00pm.
Wednesday, August 26, 1964: Bure Country Club, 97 Bure Lane, Mudeford, Christchurch, Dorset
Also on the bill: Memphis Slim. One show, from 8:00pm to 11:00pm.
Wednesday, September 2, 1964: The Bromel Club, Bromley Court Hotel, Bromley Hill, London Borough of Bromley, Greater London
Tuesday, September 8, 1964: Aylesbury Bluesville, Borough Assembly Hall, Market Square, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
Thursday, September 10, 1964: Cooks Ferry Inn, Angel Road, Upper Edmonton, London Borough of Enfield, Greater London
Saturday, September 12, 1964: The Twisted Wheel, 26 Brazennose Street off Albert Square,Manchester, Greater Manchester
Also on the bill: The Soul Agents.
Thursday, September 17, 1964: 'Blues Night', Cavern Club, 10 Mathw Street, Liverpool, Merseyside
Also on the bill: The Clayton Squares, The Hidaways, The Music Students.
Friday, September 18, 1964: Little Fat Black Pussy Cat, Millergate Tunnel under Sunbridge Road, Millergate, Bradford, West Yorkshire
Sunday, September 20, 1964: Plebeian's Jazz Club (aka Plebs), Upper George Yard, Cheapside, Halifax, West Yorkshire
Sunday, October 11, 1964: The Twisted Wheel, 26 Brazennose Street off Albert Square, Manchester, Greater Manchester
October ??, 1964
Jimmy Powell and The Five Dimensions broke up after a split at the 'Malcolm Nixon Agency'. The "original" Five Dimensions moved to the 'Robert Stigwood Organisation' and continue to play on their own in London after replacing Dave Clapham with a new piano player called Robert 'Bob' Scriven (b. 1941, Birmingham, Warwickshire), while Jimmy Powell stayed with the 'Malcolm Nixon Agency' and went back home to Birmingham looking to find new musicians to be The "fictitious" Five Dimensions.
THE FIVE DIMENSIONS (OCTOBER ??, 1964 - AUGUST ??, 1965)
1) Louis Cennamo
2) Brian Kattenhorn
3) Pete Hogman
4) Geoff Krivit
5) Bob Scriven piano, organ, vocals
October ??, 1964
As mentioned above, after the split between him and The "original" Five Dimensions, Jimmy Powell went back home to Birmingham, and he soon put together The "fictitious" Five Dimensions with his old bandmates and former members of the original band, Martin Shaw and Kenny White, and new members such as bassist Tim Munns formerly of The Rockin' Berries, and drummer B.J. Wilson (b. Barrie James Wilson, Tuesday, March 18, 1947, Haslebury Road, Edmonton, North London), formerly of The Paramounts. It was Kenny White who persuaded B.J. Wilson to leave The Paramounts to play with Jimmy Powell and The Five Dimensions, because they were old friends and former schoolmates (they also had played together in an amateur school band about five or six years earlier when they attended 'Latymer Grammar School' in Edmonton).
JIMMY POWELL AND THE FIVE DIMENSIONS #7 (OCTOBER ??, 1964 - MARCH or APRIL 1965)
1) Jimmy Powell
2) Martin Shaw
3) Kenny White
4) Tim Munns bass
5) B.J. Wilson drums
6) ? keyboards
Jimmy Powell and The Five Dimensions #7, 1964/65 - from left (top): ?, Jimmy Powell, and Martin Shaw, from left (bottom): Tim Munns, Kenny White, and B.J. Wilson
Jimmy Powell and The Five Dimensions #7, 1964/65 - from left: Jimmy Powell, B.J. Wilson, and Kenny White
Friday, October 16, 1964: The Ricky Tick Club, Plaza Ballroom, Onslow Street, Guildford, Surrey
The Five Dimensions' gig. One show, from 8:00pm to 11:00pm.
Saturday, October 17, 1964: Galaxy Club, Haymarket Lounge, Wote Street, Basingstoke, Hampshire
Jimmy Powell and The Five Dimensions' gig.
Sunday, October 18, 1964: Dungeon Club, 6 Stamford Street, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
The gig was advertised as 'In person for one night only Jimmy Powell & the Five Dimensions'.
Saturday, October 31, 1964: Walthamstow Assembly Hall, 703 Forest Road, Walthamstow, London Borough of Waltham Forest, Greater London
Jimmy Powell & The Five Dimensions' gig. One show, started at 7:30pm.
Saturday, October 31, 1964: University of Exeter, Exeter, Devon (afternoon show)
The Five Dimensions backed up Sister Rosetta Tharpe.
Saturday, October 31, 1964: Ricky-Tick, Clewer Mead (a semi-derelict river-side mansion), Barry Avenue, Windsor, Berkshire (evening show)
The Five Dimensions backed up (unbilled) Sister Rosetta Tharpe. Also on the bill: The Soul Agents.
Sister Rosetta Tharpe and The Five Dimensions, Ricky-Tick, Windsor, October 31, 1964 - from left: Pete Hogman (seated, in white), Brian Kattenhorn, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Louis Cennamo, and Bob Scriven
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Tuesday, November 3, 1964: The Kazoo Club, Public Hall, 3A Stafford Road, Wallington, London Borough of Sutton, Greater London, UK
Jimmy Powell and The Five Dimensions' gig.
Saturday, November 7, 1964: 'All-Nighter', Cavern Club, 11 Cromford Court (off Market Street and off Cannon Street), Manchester, Greater Manchester
Manfred Mann played the evening show, and then The Five Dimensions played the "all-nighter".
Monday, November 16, 1964: 'unnamed', Granada TV Show (ITV network), Studio 6, Granada Studios, Quay Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester
The "original" Five Dimensions backed up Sonny Boy Williamson II for a blues and rhythm and blues show made by Granada TV by Phillip Casson and John Hamp, that also featured Sister Rosetta Tharpe, and The Moody Blues. On Tuesday, May 25, 1965, ITV might have run shows throughout the night in an attempt to spoil BBC-1's potential audience for the Sonny Liston Vs. Cassius Clay fight which started at 3:00am. One of these shows may have been this mentioned above previously unseen show exactly.
Friday, November 20, 1964
Jimmy Powell's fourth solo single, 'I've Been Watching You / Sugar Babe [new version]' (Pye 7N 15735), was released only in the UK. Although a stock copy of the single is credited to Jimmy Powell and The 5 Dimensions on both labels, actually no members of the band played on these songs, and Jimmy was actually backed up by three famous London-based sessionmen, Jimmy Page on guitar, John Paul Jones on bass, and Clem Cattini on drums.
Tuesday, November 3, 1964: The Kazoo Club, Public Hall, 3A Stafford Road, Wallington, London Borough of Sutton, Greater London, UK
Jimmy Powell and The Five Dimensions' gig.
Saturday, November 7, 1964: 'All-Nighter', Cavern Club, 11 Cromford Court (off Market Street and off Cannon Street), Manchester, Greater Manchester
Manfred Mann played the evening show, and then The Five Dimensions played the "all-nighter".
Monday, November 16, 1964: 'unnamed', Granada TV Show (ITV network), Studio 6, Granada Studios, Quay Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester
The "original" Five Dimensions backed up Sonny Boy Williamson II for a blues and rhythm and blues show made by Granada TV by Phillip Casson and John Hamp, that also featured Sister Rosetta Tharpe, and The Moody Blues. On Tuesday, May 25, 1965, ITV might have run shows throughout the night in an attempt to spoil BBC-1's potential audience for the Sonny Liston Vs. Cassius Clay fight which started at 3:00am. One of these shows may have been this mentioned above previously unseen show exactly.
Friday, November 20, 1964
Jimmy Powell's fourth solo single, 'I've Been Watching You / Sugar Babe [new version]' (Pye 7N 15735), was released only in the UK. Although a stock copy of the single is credited to Jimmy Powell and The 5 Dimensions on both labels, actually no members of the band played on these songs, and Jimmy was actually backed up by three famous London-based sessionmen, Jimmy Page on guitar, John Paul Jones on bass, and Clem Cattini on drums.
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Monday, November 23, 1964: Top Twenty Club, Town Hall, Bridgwater, Somerset
Jimmy Powell and The Five Dimensions' gig.
Saturday, November 28, 1964: 'All-Nighter', Little Fat Black Pussy Cat, Millergate Tunnel under Sunbridge Road, Millergate, Bradford, West Yorkshire
The Five Dimensions were on the bill along with The Gaydogs, and The Cheats.
Sunday, November 29, 1964: Plebeian's Jazz Club (aka Plebs), Upper George Yard, Cheapside, Halifax, West Yorkshire
The Five Dimensions' gig.
Friday, December 4, 1964: The Twisted Wheel, 26 Brazennose Street off Albert Square, Manchester, Greater Manchester
Jimmy Powell and The Five Dimensions' gig.
Sunday, December 6, 1964: 'Sunday R&B Club Presents', Civic Hall, Town Hall, Crawley, West Sussex
The Five Dimensions' gig.
Monday, December 7, 1964: 'The Beat Room', BBC-2 TV Show, BBC Television Centre, Shepherd's Bush, London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, Greater London (broadcast date)
Jimmy Powell and The Five Dimensions' gig. The show was broadcasted today from 7:00 to 7:30pm. Also appeared: The Rockin' Berries, Lulu and The Luvvers, Christine Holmes, Keith Powell and The Valets, Peter and The Headliners.
Thursday, December 17, 1964: Marquee Club, 90 Wardour Street, Soho, City of Westminster, Greater London
Jimmy Powell and The Five Dimensions' gig. Also on the bill: Rod Stewart and The Soul Agents (canceled). One show, from 7:30pm to 11:00pm.
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Melody Maker (December 19, 1964)
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December 1964: Concorde, Bassett Hotel, 111 Burgess Road, Southampton, Hampshire
Jimmy Powell's Five Dimensions' gig.
Thursday, December 24, 1964: 'Christmas Eve: Rhythm & Blues', Coronation Hall, Kingston upon Thames, Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, Greater London
Jimmy Powell & The Five Dimensions' gig. Also on the bill: M.I.4. One show, from 7:45pm to 11:45pm.
December 1964 (?)
Jimmy Powell and The Five Dimensions' first and only EP, 'That’s Alright / I’m Looking For A Woman / Sugar Babe [new version] / I’ve Been Watching You', was released only in the UK.
Friday, January 1, 1965: 'R&B', Dungeon Club, 6 Stamford Street, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Saturday, January 2, 1965: 'All-Nighter', The Twisted Wheel, 26 Brazennose Street off Albert Square, Manchester, Greater Manchester
Jimmy Powell and The Five Dimensions' gig.
Friday, January 8, 1965: Odeon Cinema, 1-5 Loampit Vale at Lee High Road, Lewisham, London Borough of Lewisham, Greater London
The Five Dimensions embarked on their first full-length tour of Britain as Chuck Berry's backing band (but they also backed up Winston G., as well as played their own set). Berry was the headliner of a 24-date twice nightly package tour promoted by 'Robert Stigwood Associates Ltd. Present', and with The Moody Blues, Graham Bond Organization, Long John Baldry and The Hoochie Coochie Men, and Winston G., as supporting acts. Two shows, 6:45pm and 9:00pm.
Record Mirror (January 16, 1965)
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Saturday, January 9, 1965: PYE Recording Studios, ATV House, Great Cumberland Place (with the studio entrance in Bryanston Street), just off Marble Arch, City of Westminster, Greater London
The Five Dimensions backed up (uncredited) Chuck Berry on five songs - After It's Over (instrumental)', 'Why Should We End This Way', 'You Came A Long Way From St. Louis', 'She Once Was Mine', and 'Jamaica Farewell' - that were included on Berry's album, 'Chuck Berry In London' (Chess CRL 4005 (UK), LP 1495 (US)), which was released in March 1965 in the UK and then in April 1965 in the US (the album was also released later that same year in France, Canada, and Netherlands).
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Saturday, January 9, 1965: Astoria Theatre, 232-238 Seven Sisters Road, Finsbury Park, Inner London, Greater London
Chuck Berry and The Five Dimensions were on the bill along with The Moody Blues, Graham Bond Organization, Long John Baldry and The Hoochie Coochie Men, Winston G. Two shows, 6:40pm and 9:10pm.
Sunday, January 10, 1965: Odeon Cinema, Oxford Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester (cancelled)
Chuck Berry and The Five Dimensions were on the bill along with The Moody Blues, Graham Bond Organization, Long John Baldry and The Hoochie Coochie Men, Winston G.
Monday, January 11, 1965: Gaumont Cinema, Baker's Pool, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Chuck Berry and The Five Dimensions were on the bill along with The Moody Blues, Graham Bond Organization, Long John Baldry and The Hoochie Coochie Men, Winston G.
Tuesday, January 12, 1965: Gaumont Cinema, Picadilly, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, West Midlands
Chuck Berry and The Five Dimensions were on the bill along with The Moody Blues, Graham Bond Organization, Long John Baldry and The Hoochie Coochie Men, Winston G. Two shows, 6:45pm and 9:00pm.
Wednesday, January 13, 1965: Odeon Cinema, 90 Aylestone Road, Freemen's Park, Leicester, Leicestershire
Chuck Berry and The Five Dimensions were on the bill along with The Moody Blues, Graham Bond Organization, Long John Baldry and The Hoochie Coochie Men, Winston G.
Thursday, January 14, 1965: Capitol Cinema, 116-118 Queen Street, Cardiff, Wales
Chuck Berry and The Five Dimensions were on the bill along with The Moody Blues, Graham Bond Organization, Long John Baldry and The Hoochie Coochie Men, Winston G.
Friday, January 15, 1965: Colston Hall, Colston Street, Bristol
Chuck Berry and The Five Dimensions were on the bill along with The Moody Blues, Graham Bond Organization, Long John Baldry and The Hoochie Coochie Men, Winston G. Two shows, 6:20pm and 8:45pm.
Saturday, January 16, 1965: Gaumont Cinema, Steelhouse Lane, Colmore Circus, Birmingham, West Midlands
Chuck Berry and The Five Dimensions were on the bill along with The Moody Blues, Graham Bond Organization, Long John Baldry and The Hoochie Coochie Men, Winston G.
Sunday, January 17, 1965: Hippodrome, Hurst Street, Southside, Birmingham, West Midlands
Chuck Berry and The Five Dimensions were on the bill along with The Moody Blues, Graham Bond Organization, Long John Baldry and The Hoochie Coochie Men, Winston G.
Monday, January 18, 1965: ABC Theatre, Hull, Yorkshire
Chuck Berry and The Five Dimensions were on the bill along with The Moody Blues, Graham Bond Organization, Long John Baldry and The Hoochie Coochie Men, Winston G.
Tuesday, January 19, 1965: Odeon Cinema, Pilgrim Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
Chuck Berry and The Five Dimensions were on the bill along with The Moody Blues, Graham Bond Organization, Long John Baldry and The Hoochie Coochie Men, Winston G.
Wednesday, January 20, 1965: Usher Hall, Lothian Road, Edinburgh, Scotland
Chuck Berry and The Five Dimensions were on the bill along with The Moody Blues, Graham Bond Organization, Long John Baldry and The Hoochie Coochie Men, Winston G. Two shows, 6:30pm and 8:30pm.
Thursday, January 21, 1965: Odeon Cinema, Glasgow, Scotland
Chuck Berry and The Five Dimensions were on the bill along with The Moody Blues, Graham Bond Organization, Long John Baldry and The Hoochie Coochie Men, Winston G.
Thursday, January 21, 1965: Marquee Club, 90 Wardour Street, Soho, City of Westminster, Greater London
Jimmy Powell and The Five Dimensions were on the bill along with Rod Stewart and The Soul Agents. One show, from 7:30pm to 11:00pm. Maybe tonight or maybe on the next one gig here on February 12, famous producer Mickie Most was at the Marquee to see Jimmy Powell and The Five Dimensions playing live, and also for an interview with a local group called The Puzzle.
Thursday, January 21, 1965: Odeon Cinema, Glasgow, Scotland
Chuck Berry and The Five Dimensions were on the bill along with The Moody Blues, Graham Bond Organization, Long John Baldry and The Hoochie Coochie Men, Winston G.
Thursday, January 21, 1965: Marquee Club, 90 Wardour Street, Soho, City of Westminster, Greater London
Jimmy Powell and The Five Dimensions were on the bill along with Rod Stewart and The Soul Agents. One show, from 7:30pm to 11:00pm. Maybe tonight or maybe on the next one gig here on February 12, famous producer Mickie Most was at the Marquee to see Jimmy Powell and The Five Dimensions playing live, and also for an interview with a local group called The Puzzle.
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Record Mirror (January 23, 1965)
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Melody Maker (January 23, 1965)
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Friday, January 22, 1965: ABC Cinema, Warwick Road, Carlisle, Scotland
Chuck Berry and The Five Dimensions were on the bill along with The Moody Blues, Graham Bond Organization, Long John Baldry and The Hoochie Coochie Men, Winston G.
Saturday, January 23, 1965: Odeon Cinema, 89-91 High Street, Stockton-on-Tees, North Yorkshire
Chuck Berry and The Five Dimensions were on the bill along with The Moody Blues, Graham Bond Organization, Long John Baldry and The Hoochie Coochie Men, Winston G., and Mike Patto as compere.
Sunday, January 24, 1965: Empire Theare, LIme Street, Liverpool, Merseyside
Chuck Berry and The Five Dimensions were on the bill along with The Moody Blues, Graham Bond Organization, Long John Baldry and The Hoochie Coochie Men, Winston G.
Monday, January 24, 1965: Gyro Club, Troutbeck Hotel, Crossbeck Road, Ilkley, City of Bradford, West Yorkshire
Jimmy Powell and The Five Dimensions' gig.
Monday, January 25, 1965: ABC Cinema, 76 Foregate Street, Chester, Cheshire
Chuck Berry and The Five Dimensions were on the bill along with The Moody Blues, Graham Bond Organization, Long John Baldry and The Hoochie Coochie Men, Winston G.
Tuesday, January 26, 1965: Odeon Cinema, Briggate at The Headrow, Leeds, West Yorkshire
Chuck Berry and The Five Dimensions were on the bill along with The Moody Blues, Graham Bond Organization, Long John Baldry and The Hoochie Coochie Men, Winston G., and Don Spencer as compere. Two shows, 6:20pm and 8:40pm.
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Wednesday, January 27, 1965: ABC Cinema, Saltergate, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, East Midlands
Chuck Berry and The Five Dimensions were on the bill along with The Moody Blues, Graham Bond Organization, Long John Baldry and The Hoochie Coochie Men, Winston G.
Thursday, January 28, 1965: Gaumont Cinema, 2 St. George's Parade, Wolverhampton, West Midlands
Chuck Berry and The Five Dimensions were on the bill along with The Moody Blues, Graham Bond Organization, Long John Baldry and The Hoochie Coochie Men, Winston G.
Friday, January 29, 1965: Fairfield Halls, Park Lane, Croydon, Surrey
Chuck Berry and The Five Dimensions were on the bill along with The Moody Blues, Graham Bond Organization, Long John Baldry and The Hoochie Coochie Men, Winston G.
Saturday, January 30, 1965: Odeon Cinema, London Road, Southend-on-Sea, East Essex
Chuck Berry and The Five Dimensions were on the bill along with The Moody Blues, Graham Bond Organization, Long John Baldry and The Hoochie Coochie Men, Winston G.
Sunday, January 31, 1965: PYE Recording Studios, ATV House, Great Cumberland Place (with the studio entrance in Bryanston Street), just off Marble Arch, City of Westminster, Greater London
The Five Dimensions backed up (uncredited) Chuck Berry on three songs - 'My Little Love Light', 'I Got A Booking', and 'St. Louis Blues' - that were included on Berry's album, 'Chuck Berry In London' (Chess CRL 4005 (UK), LP 1495 (US)), which was released in March 1965 in the UK and then in April 1965 in the US (the album was also released later that same year in France, Canada, and Netherlands).
Sunday, January 31, 1965: Regal Cinema, Fore Street, Edmonton, London Borough of Enfield, Greater London
Chuck Berry and The Five Dimensions were on the bill along with The Moody Blues, Graham Bond Organization, Long John Baldry and The Hoochie Coochie Men, Winston G.
Sunday, January 31, 1965: The Witch Doctor, Marine Court, St Leonards-on-Sea, Hastings, East Sussex
Jimmy Powell and The Five Dimensions' gig (from 7:30 to 11:00pm). The band was advertised on the poster as 'Proudly we present that Fabulous R & B Group Jimmy Powell and The 5 Dimensions'.
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Monday, February 1, 1965: 'Top Gear', BBC Light Programme, Studio 2, Aeolian Hall, 135-137 New Bond Street, Mayfair, City of Westminster, Greater London
The Five Dimensions backed up Chuck Berry on four songs: 'No Particular Place To Go', 'Nadine', 'Promise Land', and 'Johnny B. Goode'. The first three songs later appeared on a Berry's bootleg album, 'Chuck Berry In London - His London Recordings' (2000), while the fourth and last song remained unissued, although an audience tape of it survived. This episode of this popular music radio show produced by Bernie Andrews and presented by Brian Matthew, was broadcasted on Saturday, February 6, from 4pm to 5pm.
February ?, 1965: Rendezvous Club, The Oddfellows Hall, Kingston Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire
Jimmy Powell and The Five Dimensions' gig.
Friday, February 12, 1965: Marquee Club, 90 Wardour Street, Soho, City of Westminster, Greater London
Jimmy Powell and The Five Dimensions were on the bill along with Rod Stewart and The Soul Agents.
Saturday, February 13, 1965: The Twisted Wheel, 26 Brazennose Street off Albert Square, Manchester, Greater Manchester
The Five Dimensions' gig. Also on the bill: Rod Stewart and The Soul Agents. Two shows, 7:00pm to 11:00pm and 12 midnight to 6:30am.
Tuesday, February 16, 1965: The Bure Club, 97 Bure Lane, Mudeford, Christchurch, Dorset
The Five Dimensions' gig.
Friday, March 5 - Saturday, March 6, 1965: Club A' Gogo, Percy Street, Haymarkey, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
Jimmy Powell & The 5 Dimensions (as they were advertised) were on the bill along with Junco Partners (5), and Kris Ryan & The Questions (6).
Thursday, March 11, 1965: Blue Opera Rhythm & Blues Club, Cook's Ferry Inn, Angel Road, Edmonton, London Borough of Enfield, Greater London
The 5 Dimensions' gig.
Saturday, March 13, 1965: The Twisted Wheel, 26 Brazennose Street off Albert Square, Manchester, Greater Manchester
Jimmy Powell and The Five Dimensions' gig. Also on the bill: Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated.
Saturday, March 20, 1965: The Ealing Club, 42 A The Broadway, Ealing, London Borough of Ealing, Greater London
The Five Dimensions were advertised as 'Five Dimension' [sic].
March/April 1965
B.J. WIlson left Jimmy Powell and The Five Dimensions and return to his old band The Paramounts (later well known under the name of Procol Harum) because he felt that he had made a bad move and was really missing The Paramounts and he wanted so much to come back with them exactly. Anyway, he was replaced by a new drummer called Peter Knight.
JIMMY POWELL AND THE FIVE DIMENSIONS #8 (MARCH or APRIL 1965 - JANUARY 1966)
1) Jimmy Powell
2) Martin Shaw
3) Kenny White
4) Tim Munns
5) ?
6) Peter Knight drums
Saturday, April 3, 1965: Le Disque A Go! Go!, 9 Holdenhurst Road, Lansdowne, Bournemouth, Dorset
The Five Dimensions' gig. Also on the bill: The Nite People.
Saturday, April 10, 1965: The Twisted Wheel, 26 Brazennose Street off Albert Square, Manchester, Greater Manchester
Jimmy Powell and The Five Dimensions' gig.
Thursday, April 15, 1965: Cook's Ferry Inn, Angel Road, Edmonton, London Borough of Enfield, Greater London
Five Dimensions' gig.
Friday, April 16, 1965: Cubi Klub, Slack Street, Rochdale, Greater Manchester
Jimmy Powell and The Five Dimensions' gig.
Saturday, April 17, 1965: Cubi Klub, Slack Street, Rochdale, Greater Manchester
Jimmy Powell and The Five Dimensions were on the bill along with Donovan, Pedlars, John Lee's Groundhogs, St. Louis Union, The Maraccas, and The Scaffold.
Friday, April 23, 1965: 'Rag Dance,' College Hall, Percival Whitley College of Further Education campus, Francis Street, Halifax, West Yorkshire
Jimmy Powell and The Five Dimensions were on the bill along with The Rockin' Birds. One show, from 8pm to 2am.
Saturday, May 15, 1965: 'R&B', Dungeon Club, 6 Stamford Street, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Jimmy Powell and The Five Dimensions' gig.
Saturday, May 15, 1965: The Twisted Wheel, 26 Brazennose Street off Albert Square, Manchester, Greater Manchester
Jimmy Powell and The Five Dimensions' gig were on the bill along with Blues Giants.
Wednesday, May 26, 1965: Le Disque A Go! Go!, 9 Holdenhurst Road, Lansdowne, Bournemouth, Dorset
The Five Dimensions' gig.
Monday, unknown date, May 1965 (?): The London Cavern, 120 Holland Park Avenue, Notting Hill, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London
The Five Dimensions' gig. Also on the bill: The Initial Four.
Thursday, June 10, 1965: 'L.C.A. (Leeds College of Art) Arts Ball', Leeds Town Hall, The Headrow, Leeds, West Yorkshire
Jimmy Powell and The 5 Dimensions were on the bill along with Spencer Davis Group, The Soul Sisters, The Brian Auger Trinity, and Ed O'Donnell and His New Orleans Jazzmen. The show, which lasted from 8:00mp to 2:00am, was sponsored by Leeds College of Art Students Union.
Saturday, June 26, 1965: 'All-Nighter', The Twisted Wheel, 26 Brazennose Street off Albert Square, Manchester, Greater Manchester
Jimmy Powell and The Five Dimensions' gig.
Saturday, July 17, 1965: 'All-Nighter', The Twisted Wheel, 26 Brazennose Street off Albert Square, Manchester, Greater Manchester
The Five Dimensions' gig.
Saturday, July 24, 1965: The Lion Hotel, 65 Bridge Street, Warrington, Cheshire
Jimmy Powell and The 5 Dimensions' gig. Also on the bill: The Script, The Almost Blues. One show, from 7:30pm to 11:30pm.
Saturday, July 24, 1965: 'All-Nite Rave', Boneyard, Bolton, Lancashire
Jimmy Powell and The Five Dimensions' gig. One show, from 11:30pm to 8:00am.
Saturday, August 7, 1965: 'All-Nighter', The Twisted Wheel, 26 Brazennose Street off Albert Square, Manchester, Greater Manchester
Jimmy Powell and The Five Dimensions' gig.
Wednesday, August 11, 1965: dance hall, Eel Pie Island Hotel, Eel Pie Island, River Thames at Twickenham, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London
The Five Dimensions' gig (they were advertised as '5 Dimensions'). The band was paid 30 pounds for this gig.
August ??, 1965
The "original" Five Dimensions broke up. Geoff Krivit joins John Mayall's Bluesbreakers (and later Julian Covey and The Machine, Freddie Mack and The Mack Sound, and Dr K's Blues Band), Louis Cennamo joins The Herd (and later Chicago Line Blues Band, Renaissance, Colosseum, Steamhammer, Armageddon, Illusion, etc. etc.), Pete Hogman played as one man band (and later teamed up with his wife Gill and they formed the Calico string band), while Brian Kattenhorn and Bob Scriven disappeared from the music scene.
Friday, August 27, 1965: Assembly Rooms, Corporation Street, Tamworth, Staffordshire, West Midlands,
Jimmy Powell and The Five Dimensions were on the bill along with The Ricochettes, and The Vipers.
Sunday, September 5, 1965: The Twisted Wheel, 26 Brazennose Street off Albert Square, Manchester, Greater Manchester
Saturday, September 11, 1965: Plebeian's Jazz Club (aka Plebs), Upper George Yard, Cheapside, Halifax, West Yorkshire
Sunday, October 24, 1965: The Twisted Wheel, 6 Whitworth Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester
Friday, October 29, 1965: Club A' Gogo, Percy Street, Haymarket, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
Friday, December 3, 1965: The Twisted Wheel, 6 Whitworth Street, Manchester, Lancashire
Saturday, December 4, 1965: The Twisted Wheel Club, 71 Coronation Street, Blackpool, Lancashire
Sunday, December 5, 1965: Leofric Jazz Club, Leofric Hotel (ballroom), Broadgate, Coventry, Warwickshire
Wednesday, December 8, 1965: Le Disque A Go! Go!, 9 Holdenhurst Road, Lansdowne, Bournemouth, Dorset
Friday, December 17, 1965: Zambezi, 1A High Street, Hounslow, West London, London Borough of Hounslow, Greater London
Monday, December 27, 1965: Plebeian's Jazz Club (aka Plebs), Upper George Yard, Cheapside, Halifax, West Yorkshire
Tuesday, December 28, 1965: The Place, 67 Bryan Street, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
The band was advertised as 'Jimmy Powell and the famous Dimensions'. One show, from 8:00pm to 12:30am.
January 1966
Jimmy Powell and The Five Dimensions broke up. Kenny White went to form The Score, Martin Shaw went to play with The Paramounts, while Jimmy Powell began looking for another band to be The "new" "fictitious" Five Dimensions and remembered The Puzzle from the year before at the Marquee Club. Dave Cunningham, The Puzzle's manager, got a call from Jimmy and the latter invited the band to joined him and turned pro. After a practice session, The Puzzle upped sticks and moved from their home town of Royton to Birmingham and lived, literally, in the demo recording studio that Jimmy ran for 'Strike Records'. It was well south of the centre of Brum on the A38 very close to the British Leyland car plant in Longbridge. The Puzzle, a four-piece which included lead guitarist Steve Bolton, aka 'Boltz' (b. Tuesday, November 8, 1949, Manchester), desperately tried to get an Hammond organist to be a quintet, but it just didn't happen, so the new band was always billed as 'Jimmy Powell and The Dimensions' as opposed to 'The Five Dimensions'.
JIMMY POWELL AND THE DIMENSIONS #1 (JANUARY 1966 - DECEMBER 31, 1966)
1) Jimmy Powell
2) Steve 'Boltz' Bolton lead guitar
3) Alan Stone bass
4) Paul Smith tenor sax
5) Mick Green drums
The Puzzle aka The Dimensions #1, 1966
Tuesday, January 18, 1966: The Place, 67 Bryan Street, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, West Midlands
Jimmy Powell and The Dimensions' debut gig.
Friday, February 4 - Saturday, February 5, 1966: The Pavilion Ballroom, Strathpeffer, Scotland
Also on the bill: The Drovers (4-5), The Oreogons (4), and The Tribe (5).
Friday, May 6, 1966: Crystal Ballroom, Brunswick Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire
One show, from 8:00pm to 1:00am. Also on the bill: The Manchester Playboys, Kris Ryan & The Questions, Wednesday's Child.
Friday, June 10, 1966
Jimmy Powell & The Dimensions' first single, 'I Can Go Down / Love Me Right' (Strike JH 309), was released in the UK (and few days later also in Germany credited as 'Jim Powell', and later that same year also in Italy as a jukebox-only pressing credited to 'Jimmy Powell', and also in Spain). Although the single was credited to the band, no members of The Dimensions played on these songs, and Jimmy was actually backed up by an unknown band called Bob Leaper & The Jeeps.
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Saturday, July 16, 1966: Bowes Lyon House Youth Centre, St. Georges Way, Stevenage, Hertfordshire
The band was advertised as 'Jimmy Powell and The Five Dimensions'. One show, from 7:30pm to 11:00pm.
Sunday, August 7, 1966: 'Join The "In" People All Day Marathon', Dungeon Club, 6 Stamford Street, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
One show, from 2:00pm to 11:00pm. The band was advertised as 'Birmingham's "Mr. Soul" Jimmy Powell and The Dimensions'.
Saturday, October 1, 1966: Plebeian's Jazz Club (aka Plebs), Upper George Yard, Cheapside, Halifax, West Yorkshire
The band was advertised as 'jimmy Powell Band.'
November ?, 1966: University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, East Midlands
Also on the bill: The Spencer Davis Group.
Saturday, December 24, 1966: The Scene, Crown Street, Halifax, West Yorkshire
Saturday, December 31, 1966: Penthouse, at the corner of Summer Lane, Summer Hill, Birmingham, Warwickshire
Also on the bill: The Scene, Deep Feeling. Supposedly this was Jimmy Powell and The Dimensions' last gig before broke up after The Puzzle/Dimensions abruptly left Jimmy Powell after a non-materialising record deal, a cancelled European tour, and finding out they were being conned over gig monies (back home The Puzzle broke up (Alan Stone joined the Royal Navy, Steve Bolton went on to join the acclaimed rock band Atomic Rooster, and Mick Green sadly passed away in 2001)). So, Jimmy was looking again for other musicians to be The Dimensions and at the dawn of the new year he assumed a Coventry-based band called Willie's Cult, which featured Dave Fullford, Willie Morris, Tom Russell, Alan Shepherd, Stan Byers (d. 2010), and Rod Godwin (b. Coventry, Warwickshire).
JIMMY POWELL AND THE DIMENSIONS #2 (JANUARY 1967 - 1967)
1) Jimmy Powell
2) Dave Fullford vocals, rhythm guitar, bongos
3) Rod Godwin vocals, lead guitar
4) Willie Morris vocals, bass
5) Tom 'Duke' Russell drums
6) Alan 'Ted' Shepherd flute, tenor sax
7) Stan Byers trumpet
Jimmy Powell and The Dimensions #2, 1967 - left to right: Jimmy Powell, Alan Shepherd, Willie Morris, Tom Russell, Stan Byers, Dave Fullford, and Rod Godwin
Jimmy Powell and The Dimensions #2, 1967 - left to right: Jimmy Powell, Alan Shepherd, Willie Morris, Tom Russell, Stan Byers, Dave Fullford, and Rod Godwin
January 1967: unknown university, unknown city, unknown county,
Jimmy Powell and the Dimensions #2's debut gig. "One afternoon I was in Willie’s house when the phone rang – it was Jimmy Powell from West Heath," recalls Alan Shepherd. "Willie passed the phone to me – Jimmy wanted a band for that night at a University somewhere. We’d heard of him and saw him play at the R&B night at the Leofric Hotel in Coventry. So we motored off and met him in the dressing room – compared which songs we did ('Midnight Hour', 'I Got a Woman', usual R&B stuff), went on & backed him with no rehearsal. He was professional to pull it off! Anyway Jimmy was looking for a backing group so we agreed to join him."
Friday, March 17, 1967: Top Spot Ballroom, Ross-On-Wye, Herefordshire
Also on the bill: The Rest. One show, from 8:30pm to 12 midnight.
1967: Fabulous Impsella Club, (in the basement area of) Chateau Impney Hotel, Droitwich Spa, Wychavon, Worchestershire
1967: unknown venue, Leceister (?), Leicestershire (?)
"In 1967 or 1968 in Leicester (probably a college or Uni) we supported The Bee Gees. They'd just arrived in the UK," recalls Alan Shepherd. "Anyway, not sure of the location. Remember the hall was a typical school or college one."
1967
Willie Morris left Jimmy Powell and The Dimensions and was replaced by a new bassist called Tony Lucas. Stan Byers also left the band but wasn't replaced.
JIMMY POWELL AND THE DIMENSIONS #3 (1967 - 1968)
1) Jimmy Powell
2) Dave Fullford
3) Rod Godwin
4) Tom Russell
5) Alan Shepherd
6) Tony Lucas bass
Jimmy Powell and The Dimensions #3, 1967/68, from left: Alan Shepherd, Tony Lucas, Jimmy Powell, Tom Russell, Rod Godwin, and Dave Fullford
Friday, May 5, 1967: Sherwood Rooms, Greyfriar Gate, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Also on the bill: Ray King Soul Band, The Troggs, Georgie Fame and The Blue Flames.
Friday, June 9, 1967: The Pavilion Ballroom, Strathpeffer, Scotland
Also on the bill: The Blue Notes Dance Band, DJ Stuart Henry.
Saturday, June 17, 1967: Students Union, University of Birmingham campus, Edgbaston Park Road, Edgbaston, central Birmingham, Warwickshire
Also on the bill: The Graham Bond Organisation. One show, from 8:00pm to 11:45pm.
Saturday, June 24, 1967: Co-Op Hall, Worcester, Worcestershire
Sunday, July 2, 1967: Saville Theatre, 135-149 Shaftsbury Avenue, Holborn, London Borough of Camden, Greater London
Also on the bill: Cream, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, The Jeff Beck Group.
Saturday, July 8, 1967: 'All-Nighter', Tiles Club, 79-89 Oxford Street, Soho, City of Westminster, Greater London
Also on the bill: New York Public Library, The Rick ‘N’ Beckers, Mike Quinn (before midnight), Jeff Dexter (after midnight). One show, from 7:30pm to 7:30am.
Melody Maker (July 8, 1967)
Thursday, July 27, 1967: Black Horse, Bristol Road, Northfield, Birmingham, Warwickshire
Also on the bill: D.J. Al Capone. The show was presented by Mike Carroll.
Monday, August 14, 1967: Marquee Club, 90 Wardour Street, Soho, City of Westminster, Greater London
The band was advertised only as 'Jimmy Powell' on the Marquee programme flyer. Also on the bill: The Long John Baldry Show.
Sunday, August 20, 1967: Tiles Club, 79-89 Oxford Street, Soho, City of Westminster, Greater London
Also on the bill: Jeff Dexter. One show, from 7:30pm to 11:30pm.
Melody Maker (August 19, 1967)
Friday, September 15, 1967
Jimmy Powell and The Dimensions' second single, 'Unexpected Mirrors / Time Mends Broken Hearts' (Decca F 12664), was released only in the UK. The disc was recorded at Hollick & Taylor recording studio, 16 Grosvenor Road, Handsworth, Staffordshire.
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Friday, October 27, 1967: B.R.S. Charles Russell Hall, Bromford Lane, Erdington, Birmingham, Warwickshire
The show, which lasted from 8:00pm to 12 midnight, was presented by Four Ways Promotions. Also on the bill: Intrigue, Andy Ferris D.J.
Tuesday, November 28, 1967: Mayfair Ballroom, Newgate Street at Low Friar Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
A five hour non-stop show promoted by Newcastle's College of Further Education. Also on the bill: Alan Price Set, Mr. Poobah's Chicago Line, Outlines.
Sunday, December 24, 1967: Kinema Ballroom, Dunfermline, Scotland
Also on the bill: The Marshmallow 400, The Falcons.
Sunday, December 31, 1967: unknown venue, Glasgow, Scotland
Friday, January 26, 1968: Municipal Hall, Chapel Street, Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales
One show, from 7:00pm to 10:00pm. Also on the bill: The Strange Consortorium.
Glamorgan County Times
Friday March 1 or Saturday, March 2, 1968: Wilnecote Community Leisure Centre, Wilnecote, Tamworth, Staffordshire, West Midlands
About 50 people walked out of the dance when two hours after the start it was anounced that the show was cancelled because the group had been unable to find its wat to the centre. The dance was organized by Wilnecote Youth Centre to raise money for club funds. The 120 people who had paid for admission were offered half of their money back because of the let-down. Mr. Ken Briggs, the club leader, told a Tamworth Herald reporter: "When the group failed to turn up I phoned Tamworth police station and was told the players had been given directions". Mr. Terry Blood, agent for the group, said "Jimmy Powell would like the…He…an engagement before and is more hurt than anyone about this slip. Jimmy did rather a silly thing. He had forgotten to bring his contract for the dance with him. He knew the dance had something to do with the youth in Tamworth, but he could not remember exactly where it was being held". Said Mr. Blood: "The group went to the police station but could not get any form idea of where they were supposed to be playing. Jimmy and another boy then went to about seven different places and asked people in the street".
Friday, March 8, 1968
Jimmy Powell and The Dimensions' third single, 'I Just Can't Get Over You / Real Cool' (Decca F 12751), was released only in the UK. The disc was recorded at Hollick & Taylor recording studio, 16 Grosvenor Road, Handsworth, Staffordshire.
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Friday, March 8, 1968
The band appeared - credited as Jimmy Powell and The 'New' Dimensions - in an episode of The Newcomers, a soap opera television series aired today on BBC One. "At that time we had a manager who was St John Howell – he was a well-known BBC TV presenter," recalls Alan Shepherd. "He fixed it for us to appear in a BBC TV soap series The Newcomers – about a London family who moved to the country. We were the group in the pub. It was recorded at BBC Gosta Green Studios. Lots of teenagers were drafted in to be the dancers and we mimed to our latest single. They even played it over the closing credits but it wasn’t a hit!"
Saturday, March 9, 1968: 'Saturday Club', BBC Radio 2, London, UK (brodcast date)
Jimmy Powell and The Dimensions appeared on 'Saturday Club', a pop music programme hosted by Brian Matthew and produced by Jimmy Grant, which was broadcast from 10:00am to 12 noon every Saturday mornings. The show consisted mainly of "live" pre-recorded performances by artists and bands of the time as there were restrictions on the amounts of "needle time" (record playing) at that time.
Friday, April 12, 1968
The band appeared - credited as Jimmy Powell and The 'New' Dimensions - in an episode of The Newcomers, a soap opera television series aired today on BBC One.
Friday, April 19, 1968
The band appeared - credited as Jimmy Powell and The 'New' Dimensions - in an episode of The Newcomers, a soap opera television series aired today on BBC One.
Friday, May 17, 1968
The band appeared - credited as Jimmy Powell and The 'New' Dimensions - in an episode of The Newcomers, a soap opera television series aired today on BBC One.
Sunday, May 26, 1968: Playhouse, adjacent to the Buxton Opera House, Water Street, Buxton, Derbyshire
The band was advertised as 'Jimmy Powell and the Original Rock 'n' Roll Band.' Also on the bill: At Last The 1958 Rock 'N' Roll Show featuring Freddie Fingers Lee. One show, started at 8:00pm.
Tuesday, June 11, 1968: The Hen & Chickens, Wolverhampton New Road, Oldbury, County Borough of Warley, Worchrstershire
Also on the bill: Doc Holiday D.J.
1968: unknown venue, Edinburgh, Scotland
1968
Jimmy Powell and The Dimensions parted company due to financial problems (Rod Godwin went to play with Cathedral). At that point Jimmy was again looking for a new backing band to be the Dimensions, and eventually he hired Derek Bunt (b. 1948/49 - d. Friday, September 2, 2016), and the brothers Ray and Bob Spiteri, the latters both former members of the Scarlet Religion.
JIMMY POWELL AND THE DIMENSIONS #4 (1968 - DECEMBER 1972)
1) Jimmy Powell
2) Ray Spiteri lead guitar, vocals
3) Bob Spiteri bass, vocals
4) Derek Bunt drums
Saturday, November 30, 1968: Bromsgrove Baths, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
The band was advertised as 'Jimmy Powell and The Great Dimensions.' Also on the bill: Roy Gee and The Stax Explosion, Al Copone (D.J.). The show, which lasted from 7:30pm to 11:30pm, was presented by Mike Carroll.
The band was advertised as 'Jimmy Powell and The Great Dimensions.' Also on the bill: Roy Gee and The Stax Explosion, Al Copone (D.J.). The show, which lasted from 7:30pm to 11:30pm, was presented by Mike Carroll.
Thursday, December 12, 1968: Mayfair Ballroom, Newgate Street at Low Friar Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
Also on the bill: Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band, Mr Poobah's Chicago Line, Georgia Quintet.
19??: unknown venue, Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, West Germany
19??: Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn 136, St. Pauli, Hamburg, West Germany
Friday, August 15, 1969
Jimmy Powell's fifth solo single, 'I Can Go Down / Captain Man' (Young Blood YB 1002), was released in the UK (and few days later also in Germany).
Also on the bill: Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band, Mr Poobah's Chicago Line, Georgia Quintet.
19??: unknown venue, Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, West Germany
19??: Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn 136, St. Pauli, Hamburg, West Germany
Friday, August 15, 1969
Jimmy Powell's fifth solo single, 'I Can Go Down / Captain Man' (Young Blood YB 1002), was released in the UK (and few days later also in Germany).
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1969
Jimmy Powell & The Dimensions' fourth and last single, 'Sugar Man / Slow Down' (Young Blood YB 1008), was released in the UK (and also in Germany in December).
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1969
Jimmy Powell's debut album, 'Come On Down To My House' (Young Blood SYB 5; tracklist: 'Ivory / I Can Go Down / Sugar Man / Back In The U.S.S.R. / Strangers On A Train / Out Of Time / House Of The Rising Sun / Sugar Babe / Captain Man / Slow Down'), was released in Germany. The album was also released in the US a year later titled 'Jimmy Powell' (Decca DL 75216).
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Friday, December 4, 1970
Jimmy Powell's sixth solo single, 'Witness To A War / Strangers On A Train' (Young Blood YB 1019), was released only in the UK.
February 1971
Jimmy Powell's seventh solo single, 'Sugar Baby / Witness To A War' (Young Blood DV 11165), was released only in Germany.
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December 1971
Jimmy Powell's eighth solo single, 'Hold On (Have You Seen My Baby) / Talking Progressive Blues' (Young Blood DL 25 490), was released only in Germany.
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1972
Jimmy Powell's ninth solo single, 'Hipster / Stranger On A Train' (Young Blood NG 576), was released only in Netherlands.
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December 1972
Derek Blunt, Ray and Bob Spiteri leave the band, so Jimmy Powell hired a Birmingham-based rock trio called Cathedral and renamed them The Dimensions. The band featured Powell's former bandmates Rod Godwin and Willie Morris, plus a new drummer called Ron Walker (b. 1946, Coventry, Warwickshire).
JIMMY POWELL AND THE DIMENSIONS #5 (DECEMBER 1972 - APRIL 1973)
1) Jimmy Powell
2) Willie Morris
3) Rod Godwin
4) Ron Walker drums
Jimmy Powell in the early 1970s
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The Dimensions #5 in the early 1970s
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Thursday, December 14, 1972: University of Wolverhampton, Wulfruna Street, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire
Jimmy Powell and The Dimensions #5's first gig.
Wednesday, March 7 - Tuesday, March 13, 1973: Webbington Hotel, Loxton, Somerset
The band was advertised as 'Jimmy Powell and The New Dimension' [sic]. Also on the bill: Dave Butler.
March 1973: Pebble Mill Studios, Pebble Mill Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, Warwickshire
Jimmy Powell and The Dimensions recorded five cover versions of The Box Tops' 'The Letter', Hank Williams' I Saw The Light', Junior Campbell's 'Halleluhaj Freedom', Ruby & The Romantics' 'Our Day Will Come', and Lou Johnson's '(There's) Always Somethin There To Remind Me'. "These were songs that we included at some of the gigs," Ron Walker recalls, "and they were broadcast on a BBC Breakfast show at the end of Mach featuring one of each of the songs each day Monday to Friday; it was in the days when the Musicians union insisted that some of the music was played live and not just playing regular discs etc." "My favourite number from Jimmy was his version of the old Box Tops number 'The Letter'." Walker adds.
April 1973
Jimmy Powell and The Dimensions split up. At that point Rod Godwin, Willie Morris and Ron Walker continued as The Dimensions, while Jimmy Powell goes solo.
May 1973 (?)
Jimmy Powell's second and last solo album, 'Hold On' (Young Blood SLK 16790-P; tracklist: 'Hold On / Sugar Man / Ivory / Talking Progressive Blues / House Of The Rising Sun / Witness To A War / Hipster / Out Of Time / Captain Man / I'm Gonna Find Me A Cave / Sugar Baby / I Can Go Down / Strangers On A Train / Slow Down'), was released only in Germany.
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May 1973
Jimmy Powell's tenth and last solo single, 'Out Of Time / I Can Go Down' (Young Blood DL 25 583), was released only in Germany.
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November 1974
Jimmy Powell required a backing band for gigs so he called back the last Dimensions' lineup of Rod Godwin, Willie Morris and Ron Walker.
JIMMY POWELL AND THE DIMENSIONS #7 (aka #5) (NOVEMBER 1974 - DECEMBER 1975)
1) Jimmy Powell
2) Willie Morris
3) Rod Godwin
4) Ron Walker
1) Jimmy Powell
2) Willie Morris
3) Rod Godwin
4) Ron Walker
Thursday, February 13, 1975: Dingwalls, Middle Yard, Camden Lock, Camden Town, London Borough of Camden, Greater London
Saturday, February 15, 1975: The Place, 67 Bryan Street, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
Wednesday, April 9, 1975: Tracey's, Ipswich, Suffolk
Sunday, August 10 - Saturday, August 16, 1975: Webbington Hotel, Loxton, Somerset
The band was advertised as 'Jimmy Powell & The New Dimensions' [sic]. Also on the bill: Roy Orbison, Carol Thompson, Peaches & Cream.
Saturday, February 15, 1975: The Place, 67 Bryan Street, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
Wednesday, April 9, 1975: Tracey's, Ipswich, Suffolk
Sunday, August 10 - Saturday, August 16, 1975: Webbington Hotel, Loxton, Somerset
The band was advertised as 'Jimmy Powell & The New Dimensions' [sic]. Also on the bill: Roy Orbison, Carol Thompson, Peaches & Cream.
December 1975
Jimmy Powell and The Dimensions split up. "Rod, Willie and myself continued playing gigs as The Dimensjons until late 1979 when we basically went our own separate ways." Ron Walker recalls, "Rod in particular continued playing, Willie tragically died in the eighties, and I focussed on teaching people to fly which I still do today at my Flying School Midland Air Training." Jimmy Powell, in the meantime, started working as the part-time manager of a furniture company, as well as performing in pubs with a band called The Survivors. Then, in the 1990s, he moved to live in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, and established a successful car part management business.
