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BOB KERR'S WHOOPEE BAND
Bob
Kerr served his apprenticeship in The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band
(precursor to Monti Python) and The New Vaudeville band. It
is that Python-esque surreal humour that Bob Kerr and his
companions do so well – blink and you’ll miss something.
With hilarious musical jokes, visual gags and 1920’s
jazz on amphetamine, The Whoopee Band really are a rare treasure
not to be missed.
Bob Kerr can claim to have started music at the Halfmoon,
with his Whoopee Band packing the place every Wednesday in
the sixties. When Bob first approached the then manager Charlie
to see if the band could play, he said "I'll give you
4 weeks and if it don't work then you're out". He also
added "no loud music either". Bob said they were
a very quiet band and played 1920's music, little did he know...the
rest, as they say, is history! The band played here until
1985, give or take the odd holiday and world tour, and returned
in June, 2004.
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