(Review by Russell)
Easter Parade - what else? - for starters. Nobody's Sweetheart Now -
frontman Herbie Hudson singing, a typical Monday at Cullercoats Crescent Club's
long-running, weekly Jazz in the Afternoon session. Well, it was a regulation
start alright, but, on this glorious afternoon on the Costa del Culler, we
were soon to be in the presence of several superstars - on and off the stand.
Our first superstar, Cullercoats' number one songstress Teresa
Armstrong, not only sang beautifully - Almost Like Being in Love, Once
in a While, After You've Gone - she arrived with a
soon-to-be star of the silver screen.
The Old Potting Shed's Cheeky
Beaky was but one of four tempting hand pulls on the bar - a tip-top choice!
The house band did what it usually does in letting drummer Ollie Rillands off
the leash to rattle through a quick-fire rock 'n' roll medley. Every time, it
never fails, Ollie had 'em up dancing. Doris Fenn, everyone's favourite banjo
player, brought along daughter Anne Shackleton to sing Dream a Little
Dream of Me. Doris playing ukulele, Anne singing splendidly, this an early
highlight of what would turn out to be an afternoon of highlights.