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1. Mothers club in Birmingham was opened in August 1968 by John 'Spud' Taylor and promoter Phil Myatt. Over the next three years pretty much every big name in British rock music was to play there.
The Who played several times at Mothers including one set in 1969 where they played their first rock-opera in its entirety. What was the name of this rock-opera?
2. Mothers quickly established a great reputation for live music, helped in part by the influence of national radio DJ John Peel who appeared there many times and wasn't shy of promoting the venue on air.
Live recordings made at Mothers club include versions of "Astronomy Domine" and "Saucerful of Secrets" released in 1969 on the "Ummagumma" album. Which band released this album?
3. A Birmingham quartet with first names of John, Tony, Bill and Terence played many of their early gigs at Mothers. Two of these band members were much better known by their nicknames and the band was destined to become world famous and usually credited with being the originators of heavy-metal music. Which band is this?
4. Three bands who played regularly at Mothers were King Crimson, The Nice and Atomic Rooster. The bassist from King Crimson, the keyboard player from The Nice and the drummer from Atomic Rooster would later form which classically inspired prog-rock band?
5. One of the main aims of Mothers was to give opportunities to up and coming artists and bands. Some of these never made it, some gained national success and a few went on to achieve world domination. A recently formed band that first performed at Mothers in March 1969 certainly fell into the last category. The band was comprised of a drummer and vocalist from local group The Band of Joy, a bassist best known as a session artist and a guitarist from The Yardbirds.
Who were these guys?
6. The legacy of Mothers lives on to this day and although most of the memories are happy and positive there were inevitably some sad times.
One band were on their way home from a successful gig at Mothers in 1969 when their van was involved in an horrific motorway crash. The band's drummer, Martin Lamble, was killed as was guitarist Richard Thompson's girlfriend, Jeannie Franklyn.
Which band was involved in this tragedy?
7. One night that passed into Mothers folklore was the day after the tragic death of Jimi Hendrix. The crowd were downbeat and local heroes The Edgar Broughton Band were playing at Mothers.
What did they ask the crowd to do at the end of the gig?
8. It would be fair to say that the majority of acts performing at Mothers were British artists but there were a fair number of bands from across the Atlantic who also played there. These included Steppenwolf, Chicago, Love, Santana, The Mothers of Invention and Skid Row.
One band who were "Going Up The Country" to Mothers before heading out "On The Road Again" liked the place so much they put a mention of it on one of their album's sleeve notes. Which band was this?
9. The penultimate gig at Mothers in January 1971 featured a young man just breaking through into the big time. He was destined to become one of the best known artists in music; I wonder if he'd have become so big if he'd kept his birth name of Reginald Kenneth Dwight? No doubt he sang a song for you that night, who was he?
10. Mothers, the 'sixties club which had a small but significant part to play in rock history, could be found in which of these Birmingham locations?
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