Russell Norman QUAY
- Born: 26 Dec 1920, Beckenham, Kent, England
- Marriage (1): Ivy I BAINES
- Marriage (2): Margaret BROWN
- Marriage (3): Hylda SIMS
- Marriage (4): Mimi DANIEL
- Died: Mar 1984, Lambeth, London, England aged 63
 Another name for Russell was Russell QUAYE.
General Notes:
From the BBC web site on Folk Clubs
Halcyon days. Where to begin? In London the 1960s began in the 50s. The Skiffle Cellar in Greek Street, with Russell Quay and the City Ramblers, Rambling Jack Elliott and Deryl Adams, Red Sullivan, and Steve Benbow. I saw Margaret Barry and Paddy Gorman there. The Ballad and Blues Club in Wardour Street with Alexis Korner and Cyril Davies, Long John Baldry, Rory and Alex McEwen and Nadia Catouse. The most memorable night for me was seeing Big Bill Broonzy, playing and singing like a dream, and consuming two bottles of whisky from a pint glass. The Princess Louise in High Holborn, with Ewan McColl and the wonderful Peggy Seeger. My first visit there was to see a Jack Elliott. I began to feel totally out of place as I wasn't a fully paid-up member of the Communist Party. Ewan gave us a lecture on how we shouldn't be listening to the songs from over the water but should appreciate the music of our own country. He then sat down on a back-to-front chair with his ear cupped in his hand, as was his trade mark, and sang a bothy ballad in a totally alien language. I couldn't understand a word. The silence was thick and cloying and I suddenly felt a fit of the giggles coming on. I managed to keep control with the thought of being lynched if I let go
To see more about Russell click http://www.hylda.co.uk/articles.html - by Hylda Sims
Birth Mar 1921
Bromley 2a 1027 Quay Russell N mother Fotheringham
Marriage Mar 1946 Croydon 2a 1499
Quay Russell N to Baines
Baines Ivy I to Quay
Death Mar 1984
Name: Russell Norman Quay Birth Date: 26 Dec 1920 Death Registration Month/Year: Mar 1984 Age at death (estimated): 63 Registration district: Lambeth Inferred County: London Volume: 14 Page: 399
ps Stephen George Benbow, singer and guitarist, born November 29 1931; died November 17 2006
Russell married Ivy I BAINES.
Russell next had a relationship with Margaret BROWN.
Russell next married Hylda SIMS.
Russell next had a relationship with Mimi DANIEL.
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