Author Archives: trevor

COLIN RICHARDSON Interviewed by Trev Teasdel Colin Richardson – Jazz bassist – Night Manager of The Marquee Club, Manager of Colosseum and The New Jazz Orchestra – BRON Music agent, Booking Agent for Coventry’s Lanchester Poly Arts Festivals, International Manager … Continue reading →

Dave Marshall – My Coventry DJ Story by David Marshall My first attempt at being a D.J. was on 8/3/1969 at the church hall on Holyhead Road I was then aged 18. It was as support for a band called … Continue reading →

Brand new book packed full of pics and memories of venues and entertainment in the 1970’s in Coventry. Many taken from this and other Hobo Magazine sites. Well worth a read. Available from Amazon UK Here Also read a review … Continue reading →

Pete Waterman’s Early R & B Bands Pete Waterman’s own and fuller story can be found in his autobiography I Wish I Was Me. What follows is from my recollections and interaction with Pete in Coventry, in the 1970’s before … Continue reading →

The Dive Bar (Lady Godiva) From the 60’s onwards student / Cov muso cellar bar, later Biker / Punk venue.  Disoc and bands some times. Hobo got it’s start and restart through connections here. Lady Godiva (Dive Bar) 60’s / … Continue reading →

Coventry Virgin Record Store Charts 1973 / 74 These are the Coventry Virgin Records Album Charts 1973 – 74 as published in  Hobo – Coventry Music and Arts Magazine. Virgin Records in Coventry was a far cry from the impersonal, … Continue reading →

Dream Discotheques and Mood Lighting Systems  Rob Dalton sent a letter to Hobo in 1974 in regard to his popular discos and Mood Lighting systems, which we covered in Hobo issue 3 February 1974. Transcript of the letter –  Dear … Continue reading →

In 1974, Hobo Magazine got a letter from PENNI – Ents sec. at Coventry Technical College for the Students’ Union regarding their gigs. 1974 saw the power cuts which affected a lot of things including the gig schedule and the … Continue reading →

Coventry Discos in the 1970’s Some of these are entries or adverts from various issues of Hobo 1973 – 5 or material collected or from other sources. From Hobo Issue 2 – August 1973 – Some places to go column. … Continue reading →