Eel Pie Island on the River Thames was the location of a club started by sociologist Arthur Chisnall to help troubled youth. Musically, the club started out as a jazz club but its “somewhat rakish reputation” increasingly attracted London’s growing rock ‘n roll scene hosting The Rolling Stones, Clapton, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, Bowie, Rod Stewart, Pink Floyd, The Who and Pink Floyd, among a host of others.
The club closed in 1967 but not before making its mark on the rock and roll scene of the day.
The club closed in 1967 but not before making its mark on the rock and roll scene of the day.
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