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Hellas Bar
Elounda
Elounda
30/08/2008
Hellas Bar Elounda
Hellas Bar Elounda
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I have to say I have never really been a fan of the group Mungo Jerry but I am sure most of us remember that song, you know that "in the summertime" song with a fondness. It is the sort of song for me that brings back good memories. Well on the 30th of August 2008, all of us who went to Hellas Bar for a chat and a drink were given a fantastic night of song, dance and music from Paul King the founding member of the band Mungo Jerry. This one man band had people dancing and even singing to some of the greatest songs that have ever been released but better still it was all sang in the Paul King style. Check out the video page for a short video of the night, also check out The Paul King website for all the latest on Paul and future gigs.
Paul King was born in January 1948 in Dagenham, making him a Capricorn by birth. Relocated to Stanwell near Heathrow Airport at the age of three, Paul first took a serious interest in playing music in his teens, and learned to play the harmonica before progressing on to banjo and guitar.Discovering that a life as a trainee chartered accountant was not for him, he began a period of busking and roaming around Greece, the south of France and Spain where he ended up doing a spell in a Spanish prison after being arrested for busking. Having his hair and beard removed courtesy of one of Franco’s barbers he was eventually deported and made his way to Cornwall where he found the inspiration to write and compose.
Paul returned to Surrey at the onset of the winter months, picking up some weird and not so wonderful jobs – fruit picker, grave digger, drayman, hod carrier, sculptor and scenic artist. Paul is a very talented artist and worked at Shepperton studios as a prop maker on the Bond film, Casino Royale. He also formed a folk band, 'The Russian Front' with Steve Bloomfield who later found great success with pop/rockabilly cross–over band 'Matchbox'. Steve was co–producer on 'Lyin' Again' and 'Rosalyn'.He had been to see local band, The Good Earth several times whilst back in England, sat in at some of the gigs and eventually became a full time member. Primarily a jug band, they played some memorable gigs, none more so than their appearance at the 1970 Hollywood music festival on the bill with such luminaries as – Black Sabbath, Traffic, Jose Feliciano and the Grateful Dead.1970s…
The band was now called Mungo Jerry and their debut single, In The Summertime became an enormous hit worldwide with Paul on banjo and jug.
More hit singles and albums followed, including tours all over the world before the ‘inevitable’ break-up in 1972.
Paul returned to Surrey at the onset of the winter months, picking up some weird and not so wonderful jobs – fruit picker, grave digger, drayman, hod carrier, sculptor and scenic artist. Paul is a very talented artist and worked at Shepperton studios as a prop maker on the Bond film, Casino Royale. He also formed a folk band, 'The Russian Front' with Steve Bloomfield who later found great success with pop/rockabilly cross–over band 'Matchbox'. Steve was co–producer on 'Lyin' Again' and 'Rosalyn'.He had been to see local band, The Good Earth several times whilst back in England, sat in at some of the gigs and eventually became a full time member. Primarily a jug band, they played some memorable gigs, none more so than their appearance at the 1970 Hollywood music festival on the bill with such luminaries as – Black Sabbath, Traffic, Jose Feliciano and the Grateful Dead.1970s…
The band was now called Mungo Jerry and their debut single, In The Summertime became an enormous hit worldwide with Paul on banjo and jug.
More hit singles and albums followed, including tours all over the world before the ‘inevitable’ break-up in 1972.
If you do come to Elounda get yourself into the Hellas bar, you maybe lucky to hear the powerful voice of Paul King singing those songs that we all love.
Taken from the official Paul King Website
Paul King 1983–4 (c)
The Mungo Years 1970–72 (c)
Paul King 1983–4 (c)
The the pole dancing !!
A great time was had by all at The Hellas Bar
The Musician
The venue for a great nights entertainment, Hellas Bar Elounda
