It was just over 60 years ago that the Beatles travelled down to London to audition, first with Decca who famously turned them down and then with EMI, who signed the Fab Four. Beatlemania was the beginning of a musical revolution which first took over Britain and then was exported globally as the British Invasion. The Beatles paved the way for countless British bands, which having grown up on American Rock’n’roll and Blues, were now in high demand in the US and beyond. It is no surprise that a young Jimi Hendrix came to London to launch his brief musical career, fusing blues, psychedelia and flamboyant guitar histrionics, inspired by the likes of Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck.
I created London Louder for all those music lovers, who like me grew up listening to the golden era of Rock music. I can remember my toddler years surrounded by the sounds of Pink Floyd and the Beatles, and once I started playing guitar, my hunger for the vintage sounds of the 70’ led me to ransack my Dad’s vinyl collection and discover Led Zeppelin, Eric Clapton and Cream, Deep Purple, Jethro Tull, Yes, King Crimson, Black Sabbath and the list goes on.
With London Louder I am hoping to share locations where albums were made, bands formed or broke up, cover albums were created, gigs were played, rockstars lived, partied, died, enriched by anecdotes, the social context and fashions of the period.
Some band and artists: The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton and Cream, Led Zeppelin, The Yardbirds, David Bowie, Marc Bolan and T-Rex, Queen, Bob Marley, Iron Maiden. Bespoke tours and more artists on request with sufficient notice.
Rock On!
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