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Suburban Steps To Rockland: The Story of The Ealing Club (15*) + ScreenTalk

Part of Doc 'n' Roll Film Festival 2017

,Barbican Cinema 1
film still from Suburban Steps

This world premiere tells the tale of The Ealing Club, from the point of view of those now famous musicians who cut their teeth on its hallowed stage.

It was a dingy and smokey concrete-floored basement barely mentioned in music history books and which only lasted three years but its pivotal role in nurturing the golden generation of Classic-Rock musicians and kick-starting the British Blues movement remains undeniable.
Inspired by American touring blues acts like Muddy Waters and Sister Rosetta Tharpe and with the complicity of a 19-year old student from Teheran, in 1962 guitarist Alexis Korner and harmonica player Cyril Davies opened the Ealing Club, London's (and Britain's) first Rhythm and Blues venue. Soon young music fans from all over the country started attending Alexis and Cyril's shows and sat-in during their set. The list of youngsters who learned the blues at the Ealing Club includes: Jack Bruce, Ginger Baker, Paul Jones, Brian Jones, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Dick Taylor, Jeff Beck and Eric Burdon...to name just a few.

 

Tagged with: Cinema ScreenTalks

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Barbican Cinema 1

Location
Barbican Cinema 1 is located within the main Barbican building on Level -2. Head to Level G and walk towards the Lakeside Terrace where you’ll find stairs and lifts to take you down to the venue floor.   

Address
Barbican Centre
Silk Street, London
EC2Y 8DS

Public transport
The Barbican is widely accessible by bus, tube, train and by foot or bicycle. Plan your journey and find more route information in ‘Your Visit’ or book your car parking space in advance.