Portsmouth music scene


The Melody Maker

In 1976 The Melody Maker music newspaper issued a 56 page publictaion detailing
the British Music scene in the previous 50 years of it's existance.


- The Twenties -

- The Thirties -

- The Forties -


- The Fifties -


- The Sixties -


- The Seventies-


- The Giants and Last Words-

Some of the abbreviations used;-

MU = UK Musicians Union, AFM = Ameican Federation of Musicians,
BBC = British Broadcasting Corporation ATV = Associated Tele Vision,
JATP = Jazz at the Philharmonic, HMV = His Masters Voice
EMI = Electical Musical Industries.

Melody Maker mentions of Portmouth Musicians and Venues


mm1-3-29 mm1-4-29
mm1-5-29 mm1-5-29band

1929


mm3-11-34 mm10-11-34
mm15-9-34 mm14-4-34
mm6-10-34 mm14-4-34c
mm14-4-34a mm14-4-34b
mm25-8-34

1934


mm9-1-37a mm27-11-37

1937


mm3-9-38

1938


mm18-3-38

1939


mm12-4-38

1941


mm2-8-47a mm2-8-47b
mm27-9-47b mm22-11-47

1947


mm19-6-48

1948


mm20-1-51
mm11-8-51 mm22-9-51
mm10-11-51b mm15-12-51

1951


mm16-8-52a mm16-8-52b
mm27-9-52 mm18-10-52

1952


mm28-3-53
mm31-10-53d
mm31-10-53e mm31-10-53c

1953


mm22-5-54 mm11-12-54

1954


mm12-1-57

1957


mm20-1-68

1968


mm12-4-80a mm12-4-80b

1980

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