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The Troubadour at 263–267 Old Brompton Road in Earls Court, established in 1954, is one of the last remaining coffee houses of its era in London, with a club room in the cellar famous as one of the primary venues of the British folk revival in the late 1950s and 1960s. The club was one of several London coffee house venues at which notable musicians played; other such venues included Les Cousins and Bunjies. ==Artists== The club has played host to a number of major artists in various stages of their careers. Notable among these have been: *Richard Harris – in early 1956〔''Richard Harris – Sex, Death and the Movies'' by Michael Feeney Callan (ISBN 1 86105 766 0), pp. 62–64.〕 where he auditioned and rehearsed his own production of the Clifford Odets play ''Winter Journey (The Country Girl)'' while studying at the then nearby London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). A newspaper review of the time〔''The Times'', Saturday, 7 April 1956.〕 credits the resulting production at the Irving Theatre to "The Troubadour Experimental Theatre group". *Charlie Watts – in summer 1961,〔''Old Gods Almost Dead'' by Stephen Davis (ISBN 1 85410 866 2)〕 where he was "found" by Alexis Korner playing drums in a "Thelonious Monk-style" jazz quartet and recruited to join Blues Incorporated. *Bob Dylan – Christmas 1962,〔The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan#Traveling to England〕 performing under the name Blind Boy Grunt.〔("Still on the Road 1963 – Concerts and Recording Sessions. )〕 *Paul Simon – in early 1965.〔Simon & Garfunkel#First breakup〕 *Elton John – Elton John#Debut album to Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1969–1973) Leon Russell was in the audience.〔("Elton John And Leon Russell Reunite On 'The Union'" ), NPR, 20 October 2010.〕 *Jimmy Page – 1975 post-Earls Court Arena gig come-down session. *Robert Plant – likewise, Led Zeppelin had no official dates at the Troubadour〔(Led Zeppelin Timeline. )〕 *Jimi Hendrix – while he lived in London *Lionel Grigson along with other jazz musicians – including Spike Wells, Mick Pyne, Dave Gelly and Daryl Runswick – played regular Sunday afternoon gigs in the 1960s.〔(The Daryl Runswick Quartet 1973. )〕 *Morrissey- in February 2012. The club is, however, chiefly associated with folk music. Notable artists appearing under this banner have been: *Sandy Denny – who was the subject of a 2008 tribute show held at the venue.〔("Troubadour anniversary tribute". )〕〔(''Independent'' review. )〕〔Tim Cumming, ("Sandy Denny Tribute, The Troubadour, London" ), ''The Independent'', 22 April 2008.〕 *Sonja Kristina (latterly of Curved Air) – who played, organised club nights and helped out *Robin Hall - later regular on BBC Tonight programme *Sandy Paton - visiting American, subsequently prominent in US folk music scene *Michael Grosvenor Myer - later folk music critic on ''The Times'', ''The Guardian'', ''Folk Review magazine'' &c *Martin Carthy – one of the most influential figures in British traditional music and acknowledged influence on Dylan *Eric von Schmidt – a curator and performer of traditional music and acknowledged influence on Dylan *Davey Graham – one of the most influential figures in the 1960s folk music revolution in England *Linda Thompson *Richard Farina – a figure in the US counterculture and folk rock scene of the early 1960s *Bert Jansch *Mark Abis Many of these acts are captured performing at the venue in the photographs of Alison Chapman McLean.〔(Richard Fariña at The Troubadour: A collection of photos ) by Alison Chapman McLean.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Troubadour, London」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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