Runcorn & Widnes Weekly News

Sugar and spice and all things 60s at The Brindley

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A SHOW celebratin­g acts from the 1960s comes to R Runcorn next month.

Bringing On Back The 6 60s, starring the New Amen Corner with special guests comes to the Brindley on T Thursday, May 11.

The fast moving show has multimedia presentati­on and special guest appearance­s from 60s icons Mike Pender and Mike d’Abo.

Mike Pender is the voice of The Searchers, one of the greats to have come out of the Liverpool ‘Beat Boom’.

His is the rich vocal talent so evident on so many of the hit recordings that have become 60’s classics such as Needles And Pins.

His equally distinctiv­e 12-string ‘jangly’ guitar sound also featured on their other million selling hits such as Sugar And Spice, Sweets For My Sweet, Don’t Throw Your Love Away and When You Walk In The Room.

In 1966 Mike d’Abo was the only man who could fill Paul Jones’ shoes as front man for Manfred Mann.

Already attracting attention with his group A Band Of Angels, Mike was thrust into a wider limelight with the Manfreds and the well-oiled hit machine kept rolling on.

Just Like A Woman, Semi-Detached Suburban Mr James and Mighty Quinn were just three of the string of hits with the ‘new boy’ in the line-up.

And, like his predecesso­r, Mike’s career after the disbanding of the Manfreds in 1969 lost none of its momentum. He had already proved his impressive skill as a songwriter by composing Build Me Up Buttercup for The Foundation­s and Handbags & Gladrags, a massive hit for Chris Farlowe. Tickets are £20. To book visit www. thebrindle­y.org.uk or call the box office on 0151 907 8360

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