1968 "THE DUKE'S HEAD" SOMERLEYTON

Jack Wilkinson , the Landlord of the "The Duke's Head"  in Somerleyton ran a tight ship & was notorious for being a miserable old bugger, (he even printed the fact in his newspaper adverts). But I liked him & the feelings must have been mutual as he paid myself  & a drummer being my old schoolmate Ian  to play in the Lounge five nights per week.  Even in winter ( a lean time for musos) he retained us on the same wage. 

The Dukes head was a favourite 'watering hole' for our  seafaring visitors off the Broads. Here are some pics of some lively nights.

My old Mate Ian Dalgliesh on Drums

found on the piano after a break

All ready for the Gig

By now I had invested in a device called a 'Clavioline' keyboard, a single note playing small attachment to the piano, with a 'knee swell' (no not a medical condition ) this bar you pushed to the right with your knee to gain volume. There were two versions of these 'agony bags' as they were affectionatey known. the expensive one was supposed to sound better, the truth was they both sounded like a cat being strangled & mine being the cheap model sounded like my cat was in more pain.