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Saturday March 6th 1976
Philadelphia Brown
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Saturday March 20th 1976
The Fantastics
The Fantastics began life as the Velours.
They changed their name to the Fabulous Temptations and came to England to take advantage of the Soul boom.
When the now famous Motown group, The Temptations, hit the charts another name change was in order and they became The Fantastics.
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Saturday March 27th 1976
Emily Sway & The Shuffle Sisters
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Saturday April 3rd 1976
Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band
Visit of pop extrovert Geno Washington.
One of the pop world’s most extrovert but entertaining characters visits the Country Bumpkin on Friday.
Geno Washington will be remembered for his unforgettable spell with the “Ram Jam Band” which incited a cult following that has lasted until today.
A former U.S. Airforce man from Indian, Geno arrived in Britain in 1961, and became a pop singer through one of those stories that seem to come from a comic book.
He was walking down Wardour Street one day when a man approached him and asked if he could sing. Geno replied “yes” and did so.
From pubs to clubs to touring with acts like the Animals, Otis Redding, the Rolling Stones and Rod Stewart they built up a tremendous following.
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Saturday April 10th 1976
Hi-Vibrations
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Friday April 16th 1976
The Miracles
The Miracles (known from 1965 to 1972 as Smokey Robinson & the Miracles) is an American rhythm and blues group from Detroit, Michigan, notable as the first successful group act for Berry Gordy's Motown Records.
The Miracles went on to become one of Motown's signature acts of the 1960s, during which time their original lead singer and founding member Smokey Robinson became one of the most successful songwriters and record producers of all time.
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Saturday April 17th 1976
Cissie Stone & Her Soul Band
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Saturday April 24th 1976
The Echoes
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Article Of The Week
Hi to you all and welcome to the site
The following are a small selection of acts that have appeared in the past at TCB
10cc
One of the most popular bands that achieved their greatest commercial success during the 1970s.
Appearing at the Bumpkin on Friday 19th October 1973 very early in their road to success
Raving Rupert
With a place in The Guinness Book Of Records, Raving Rupert is, after all, the longest running tribute act in the world and he appeared at TCB on Friday 12th Sept 1975
Geno Washington
Geno Washington is the "Geno" of Dexys Midnight Runners' eponymous 1980 single and he appeared at TCB on Friday 18th Sept 1975
Radio 1 DJ Road Shows
Amazingly The Country Bumpkin had, over the years of its existence, some of the biggest names from the world of Radio, entertaining the crowds with their road shows.
Kid Jenson, Paul Burnett, Peter Powell, Simon Bates, Mike Reid, Steve Wright, Dave Lee Travis, Adrian Juste, Noel Edmonds just to name a few!