What's the REAL Story Behind Punk's Favourite Venue 100 Club London?

[@grahamknight2615]

Thank you Jim Driver for this video and I am really looking forward to Part 2. I can never thank you enough for promoting Jerry Lee Lewis at the 100 Club. It was a great night and marvellous to Jerry in a small club rather than a big theatre.

[@JimDriver]

Thanks for supporting my gigs, Graham! Part 2 is taking a little longer to assemble…

[@derekcarver7489]

1978 Saturday afternoon disco. Dj was George power. Foot stomping jazz funk/fusion. AMAZING CLUB. 👌🏽👍🏽👏🏽👊🏽✊🏽🎵🎶🎼🕺🏾

[@JimDriver]

Thanks for sharing that. Brilliant stuff! Cheers!

[@bucko321]

The Fabulous Thunderbirds was the last band I watched at the 100 Club. Good show Kim Wilson being the only original member. I remember the pong of the drains emanating from the Men's loo. Looking forward to part 2 .

[@JimDriver]

That could well have been my show, Mark. I've not been back inside the 100 Club since my last gig as a promoter there with Wilko Johnson on New Year's Eve 2010. For reasons I will explain in part 2 …

[@rikkinadir]

One of the best nights ever ! Thanks Jim

[@DavidEndersby]

Can't wait for part 2 - really interesting stuff Jim. I've enjoyed many great gigs at the 100 club

[@JimDriver]

Thanks, David. Part 2 will be more personal. I too had some great times at the 100 Club. Pity I was asked to leave…

[@iancollier4684]

And why were you asked to leave ?

[@doctorskull8197]

Awesome story ‼️😎🔥🎸

[@JimDriver]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@xwsftassell]

The sound was always shocking down there.

[@JimDriver]

To be fair, I think it depended on where you stood and who was doing the sound. The Chuck Berry gig sound was amazing!

[@eccentricman01]

Hi Jim, Tony McPhee & I have been catching up with your video escapades, bloomin' lovely to see your shiny face, love the stories. Regards Jo

[@JimDriver]

Wonderful, Jo! Thanks for getting in touch. I hope you're both fine and dandy: it's been way too long. We must all get together after the current "difficulties"… xx

[@rikkinadir]

@ J & T Miss you both (you lit my light)

[@eddiepiller2126]

Jo, do you think you could put me in touch with Tony McPhee as I'd like to license a track off him for a comp. There is an advance - Jim has my details - thanks

[@Compliment_Thief]

Mark Knopfler was in Brewer’s Droop too!

[@JimDriver]

Thanks for the extra information. Please keep watching and please keep commenting!

[@oliviahackshaw5267]

Interesting stuff..I discovered the club while a student in the UK and went to two or three gigs there between 1969- 1970 It was trad jazz but I remember seeing for the first time a “ blues man” in person - Lowel Fulsom from USA .I think BB King May have performed one night Did not know then those guys were / would be the big stars but the club was fun ( nice vibe) and I still remember it Been back in my country since 1971 ,

[@JimDriver]

Thanks for the feedback, Olivia. If you went there today I'm pretty sure you'd recognise it. I know last time I was there the ceiling hadn't been painted since the 1960s. Now, that's devotion to the old ways…

[@HeardFromMeFirst]

Hi Jim...did you get my messages on your other vid ?

[@JimDriver]

Hello, Mick! Indeed I did! And yes, I am on Facebook…

[@HeardFromMeFirst]

@@JimDriver under that name Jim..i couldn't find you ? X

[@JimDriver]

@@HeardFromMeFirst facebook.com/JimDriverUK/

[@paulathomas4944]

I briefly knew Ron Watts back around the millenium. For a brief time his guitarist was a young chap called Mark Knopfler. I wonder what happened to him 😁 Ron told us about him putting the Sex Pistols on at the 100. Mainly we were interested in his stories about the American Blues musicians he bought over such as the wonderful Fred McDowell and Son House.

[@JimDriver]

Thanks for those amazing stories of Ron Watts. There's a lot more to him than just the Sex Pistols gig they 100 club. He did a few shows for me around the same time you knew him, when Bob Kerr and I brought over Long John Baldry.. I think it's fair to say that Ron and John didn't really get on very well. That's a story for a another day… Cheers!

[@miketobin1851]

Good stuff Jim. Look forward to Part 2. In spite of some of it;s drawbacks I have to say I enjoyed many nights @ The 100 , both as a punter & in my days as a Manager/ Agent. Also great to see you looking well - it's over 5 years since we last met @ another West End Venue - The Borderline - any thoughts about doing a piece about that place ?

[@JimDriver]

Glad you enjoyed it, Mike. Part 2 will be more about my personal experiences at the 100 Club. Good and bad. I think the Borderline could be next but that'll be much shorter…

[@spiderpromos]

@@JimDriver - look forward to the Bordeline vid - I put on Country Joe and The Country Joe Band on there for quite a few years, and got to know the late Barry Marshall Everitt well. Still great mates with his missus, Bex Marshall., who I last saw in San Francisco!

[@StephenCurtis63]

How very interesting. I was probably just narrow minded with having a real privilege to have performed at the 100 club 1983 with ABH during a punk festival. Now at the age of 57 I long to return ☺️

[@JimDriver]

The 100 Club is a great venue, that's for sure.

[@hanksfellman4251]

Nice experience but I have been there entire fan all my life haha....life is true gift and you get its when you invest your time...❤100 club👊🙏❤

[@grossbenskins865]

As you say, Ron Watts (RIP) wasn't a punk, he just found himself in the right place at the right time to become part of punk folklore. His more common haunt was the late lamented Nags Head in High Wycombe where he put on some great (and not so great) nights throughout the 70's and 80's and also some legendaty gigs at High Wycombe Town Hall. I had you and Ron down as kindred spirits Jim - am I wide of the mark?

[@JimDriver]

No, Ron and I got on well whenever our paths crossed. I just couldn't stand Brewer's Droop, in the same way I wasn't keen on Jackie Lynton or Dumpy's Rusty Nuts. Never liked that kind of "pissed up rock" stuff…

[@NerdyWordyMatt]

This is dead interesting. I always like a bit of controversy.

[@JimDriver]

Thank you, Matthew. I'm certainly getting some mixed reactions on Facebook. Haha!

[@hanksfellman4251]

If you his your brother or sibling then you will know dead is never dead...

[@JimDriver]

Gone but never forgotten…

[@stephenb.newton-gc4sj]

The intrepid fox???

[@JimDriver]

Back in the day, "everyone" drank in The Ship in Wardour Street and the Intrepid Fox was left to hard rockers. Things changed a bit in the 1990s but, as far as I know, the Fox was never a live music venue of any note…

[@babycharliebrown]

Just recently saw your stuff about Wilco and Dr Feelgood. Got to say you come over as if you have an axe to grind mate..If Wilco was alive today and we asked him, I’m sure..we’d get the real and true story.

[@JimDriver]

Well, I do have two advantages over you, BabyCharlieBrown: 1) I was actually there, axe or not; and 2) I can spell Wilko Johnson's name…

[@TheSpikehere]

If I had to choose between listening to New Orleans Jazz and this waffler I'd choose the jazz any time.

[@JimDriver]

Haha! I'm sure you know much more about the subject than I do. But thanks for taking to time to leave such a succinct comment…

[@TheSpikehere]

@@JimDriver Always happy to help.