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Henry's Blues House

ethanedwards

Brummie Muso
Henry's Blues House

Hill Street/Station Steet



Henry's Blues House was great venue,
and was situated on the corner of Hill Street and Station Street.
It featured many of the up and coming
local blues,and R&B bands, including
Robert Plant, Crawling Kingsnakes and Band Of Joy.
Led Zeppelin was one of the first bands to play there

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Band Of Joy


Jim Simpson was a well known musician and band manager
and photographer for the Midland Beat newspaper.
He was manager and trumpet player of the pop group Locomotive,
and opened the club seeing the potential for his band.

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Earth then Black Sabbath

Thinking this might be a good opportunity, the members of Earth the name before Black Sabbath
approached Jim to see if they could perform there too.
Jim Simpson was at that time managing local bands
Bakerloo Blues Line and Tea & Symphony.
IIt was obvious that Earth needed a manager who understood their music so Jim allowed them to open for the well-known band Ten Years After at the club.
The audience response to Earth's performance
was favourable so Simpson also agreed to manage them
 
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