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A&R: Club That Rocked The 1970s Music World

February 8th, 2014

aar14aThe Aylesbury club that rocked the music world of the 1970s and 80s is the focus of a major new exhibition at Bucks County Museum in Aylesbury.

Step back to that era and chart-topping names such as Fleetwood Mac, Mott The Hoople, Genesis, David Bowie, Howard Jones, Marillion, Toyah Willcox, The Clash and The Ramones, all took the stage at Friars club.

Many more rock stars of the time would say the club helped make their name.

Peter Gabriel, founder of the band Genesis, said: “I suppose it started for us at the legendary Friars Aylesbury. That’s where people first got to know us.”

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