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June 28th 1969.
CHICKEN SHACK.


    Were one  of the best UK blues bands of the era. Fronted by the ubiquitous STAN WEBB , who still leads the band to the present day, they were guaranteed to go down well at a festival, as Stan was a master of the extended emotion wracked blues solo. His style was very much in the vein of Buddy Guy, but with enough originality to make Stan a notable player in his own right.

        This particular version of the Shack did NOT feature the very nubile Christine Perfect, who had just left the band to persue a solo career and of course was eventually to marry John McVie and go on to mega fame and fortune in Fleetwood Mac.

Right : Stan Webb struts his stuff onstage at Bath 1969

Photo © Mike Wheeler
 

Chicken Shack.
Stan Webb - Lead and vocals.
Paul Raymond -piano.
Andy Sylvester - bass
Dave Bidwell.- drums.

 Derek Manuel has these memories of the bands performance at Bath .....

Stan Webb walked into the audience with a massive lead on his guitar and played a solo in the middle of the crowd. Stan had to be carried overhead by the crowd to get back to the stage.

  Christine Perfect played great piano with Chicken Shack and sang on "I'd rather go blind"
 

However, Howell Morris contradicts this memory.

My recollection of Chicken Shack was that Christine Perfect had actually left
by then and it was Paul Raymond on keyboards.

And judging by the photos from Mike Wheeler the figure on the keys looks decidely male.

Stuart Godfrey adds
 
Chicken Shack went down a storm too, Stan Webb giving a typically extrovert
performance with a lot of leaping about..the rest of the band just played
and watched him most of the time.

 

Left: Stan Webb continues to strut his stuff onstage at Bath 1969

Photo © Mike Wheeler

John Bravin added this little gem

  

I remember vividly that Stan Webb took his guitar deep in the crowd below the stage, only to be pelted at one point by members of the crowd further back. His response was classic, made more memorable because he had the microphone, and the crowd didn't - "Will the c****s throwing chicken bones f*** off.
Best Wishes
John Bravin

Right : An extremely hairy Dave Bidwell gives his "animal" impersonation onstage at Bath 1969

Photo © Mike Wheeler


Photographs of Chicken Shack 1969.


Links
My remembrances of Chicken Shack's performance at the 8th National Blues and jazz Festival 1968.
The Penguin -Fleetwood Mac Chicken Shack page with link list
The Unofficial Chicken Shack website.


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Bands in order of appearance.(l to R)
Just Before Dawn.
Deep Blues Band
Colosseum
Roy Harper.
Keef Hartley.
Edgar Broughton
Liverpool Scene. 
Champion Jack Dupree.
Chicken Shack. 
Blodwyn Pig  
The Nice
Led Zeppelin

John Mayall

 

Bands listed below most probably did not perform

 
Babylon 

Group Therapy.

Principal Edwards Magic Theatre. 

Bath 69 reviews

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