My Name Is Clive

Clive Headley

Description

This is about the life and times of a premier guitarist based on his experiences from the 1970s to the present. It is a historical perspective of London life and the changing face of London—the styles, the fashion, and the trends. It is a firsthand account telling it as it really is. It is a true story that has never been told before.

Sujets

• Musique
• Histoire de la musique
• Lettres et linguistique
• Biography
• Fashion
• Clive
• Art
• Autobiography
• Mode (habillement)
• Music

Informations

• Publié par: Xlibris UK
• Date de parution: 06 février 2023
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781664118508
• Langue: English

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My Name Is Clive

A Life Journey Through Music
Clive Headley

Copyright © 2023 by Clive Headley. 849424
 
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Rev. date: 01/26/2022
CONTENTS
Chapter 1Battersea Past and Present
Chapter 2Battersea County School: The Formative Teenage Years
Music, Fashion, Sports, Radio, TV, Clubs
Fashion
Battersea Funfair
Enter the Grays
Radio & TV
Enter Peter Jones
Meeting Great Guitarists
Culture and Clubbing
The 70S Revolution
The King’s Road, Chelsea
Listening to Music
IPOD vs. IPOG
Secrets to Improvising and Playing Great Guitar Solos
Epilogue



ROCK OF AGES
Rock of Ages, cleft for me,
Let me hide myself in Thee;
Let the water and the blood,
From Thy wounded side which flowed,
Be of sin the double cure,
Save from wrath and make me pure.
Not the labour of my hands
Can fulfil Thy law’s demands;
Could my zeal no respite know,
Could my tears forever flow,
All for sin could not atone;
Thou must save, and Thou alone.
Nothing in my hand I bring,
Simply to Thy cross I cling;
Naked, come to Thee for dress;
Helpless, look to Thee for grace;
Foul, I to the fountain fly;
Wash me, Saviour, or I die.
While I draw this fleeting breath,
When my eyes shall close in death,
When I rise to worlds unknown,
And behold Thee on Thy throne,
Rock of Ages, cleft for me,
Let me hide myself in Thee.
THE 23 RD PSALM.
1 The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.
3 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.
4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.

TO BE A PILGRIM
He who would valiant be ‘gainst all disaster,
Let him in constancy follow the Master.
There’s no discouragement shall make him once relent
His first avowed intent to be a pilgrim.
Who so beset him round with dismal stories
Do but themselves confound - his strength the more is.
No foes shall stay his might; though he with giants fight,
He will make good his right to be a pilgrim.
Since, Lord, Thou dost defend us with Thy Spirit,
We know we at the end, shall life inherit.
Then fancies flee away! I’ll fear not what men say,
I’ll labour night and day to be a pilgrim.
Every Sunday Morning I could hear the old sisters sing Alleluia Alleluia trust in the Lord he’ll make a way. After years of prayer there prays were eventually answered and a generation of spirit people were waking up to a new groove. It was now the Swinging Sixties London is Freaking out to the sound of a new beat. The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and several other bands creating great music, making waves and in the process influencing a generation of kids. Hippies are everywhere Purple Haze in there brain. There was something in the Air the world is a Ball of Confusion and the bands played on.
For the first time in Modern European History there was a new generation of teenagers with clear uncluttered minds, minds unpolluted by drugs, past histories or any sense of feeling superior to anyone else who were about to go where no other teenagers had gone before.
Nothing was ever planned it was simply a day to day existence the aim was to survive and this survival was done in the face of serious hatred and hostilities. Music, Sport, Fashion were all major contributing factors in the progression of this generation and kept everyone together when times were hard. We were all Aliens with only one direction to go and that was forward on and on and on …
CHAPTER 1
BATTERSEA PAST AND PRESENT
T he name Battersea, which was known as Batricheseie in medieval times, has a long history as an industrial area, but by the early nineteenth century, Battersea became a hotbed of socialism with many politicians expressing their shock at the working and social conditions of the residents.
Notable among these politicians were John Burns, Shapurji Saklatvala, Charlotte Despard, and John Archer, most of whom have streets in Battersea named after them. John Archer was born in Liverpool in 1863. His father was from Barbados and worked as a ship’s steward. His mother was Irish. Archer and his wife settled in Battersea in the 1890s and in 1898 were living at 55 Brynmaer Road, near Battersea Park. By 1908, he had set up a photographic business at 208 Battersea Park Road. Archer was involved in the formation of the Battersea Labour Party in 1926 and was elected deputy leader of the Labour Group in 1931.
Owing to ill health, Archer died in 1932. In recent times, Douglas Jay continued this tradition. He served as Labour MP for Battersea North for thirty-seven years, beginning in 1946. Jay Court on Battersea Park Road is named after Douglas Jay. He was followed by Alf Dubs, originally of Jewish Czech descent, who arrived in Britain on the Kinder transport and went on to be a local MP in 1979, first in Battersea South and then in the combined post-1983 Battersea constituency, which he held until 1987.
Battersea has always been an important part of London, and although technically in South London, it was only separated from Chelsea by the Thames and the three bridges: Chelsea, Albert, and Battersea Bridges. It was known by a future generation as South Chelsea. Battersea has been made famous by the Battersea Dogs & Cats Home, Battersea Power Station, Clapham Junction Station (which is in Battersea and should be named Battersea Junction), Battersea Park, Battersea Funfair (unfortunately no longer there), Battersea County School (they keep changing the name but to the locals it always will be Battersea County School), Latchmere Primary School, and Lavender Hill Girls School.
There is also the industrial side to Battersea, including Morgan’s Crucible Works, Garton’s Glucose Factory along the York Road (where Prices Candles were made), and several breweries. Also in Battersea is New Covent Garden Market on Nine Elms Lane. On Thessaly Road at the back of New Covent Garden Market was Ramport (recording studios and rehearsal room for the Who). Battersea was also served by two great hospitals: Battersea General Hospital (no longer existing) at the junction of Prince of Wales Drive and Albert Bridge Road and St Johns Hospital (now St Johns Therapy Centre) on St Johns Hill. It also has two great cinemas: the Imperial (opposite Clapham Junction Station and now called the Grand) and the Granada on St Johns Hill (now on Flats and called Lumiere House). Three Centres for the Community Providence is located on Falcon Road. This centre has been on the same site for over forty years.
Somewhere else is Latchmere Leisure Centre, and across Latchmere Road through the cobblestone alley through the park is the George Shearing Centre. There are two great supermarkets in Battersea on Lavender Hill next to Clapham Junction: Asda and Lidl. Arding & Hobbs (Debenhams) is on Clapham Junction. This has always been the main shopping area of Battersea. On Lavender Hill, opposite Arding & Hobbs, were two great record shops: Slip Disc and Reddings, where you could request records to listen to on headphones in the record booth. (Yes, this is how it was, once upon a time). Opposite Arding & Hobbs was one of the most memorable shoe shops: Ravels. Battersea Heliport and Peace Pagoda in Battersea Park are other important sites. Another place of interest is Battersea Art Centre, housed in the Old Battersea Town Hall, which recently suffered severe fire damage but fortunately will be rebuilt soon.
St Mary’s Parish Church has strong connections with art and literature through the artist and poet William Blake, who was married here, and the artist J.M.W.Turner, who painted the river from the vestry window. The Royal College of Art has extended to Battersea, and soon to be completed in Nine Elms will be the new US Embassy as well as the redevelopment of Battersea Power Station.
Battersea has been well served by buses 44 and 344, serving Battersea Park Road, as well as the 170, 49, 19, 137, 77a, 77b, and 77c (now 77) buses.
There has never been an underground Tube station in Battersea, and although there is an overground rail system, most travel to and from Battersea is done by buses. Because of the layout of Battersea, a great deal of travel throughout Battersea is done by foot. Unfortunately because of the changing nature of society, the best way to discover Battersea is through an organised walk.
CHAPTER 2
BATTERSEA COUNTY SCHOOL: THE FORMATIVE TEENAGE YEARS
O n the Battersea Park Road at the junction of Culvert Road and Dagnall Street is Battersea County School. It was built in 1946 by London County Coun