James Smith

Well what a nice surprise to sit down with a cuppa and hear @marcrileydj & @gidcoe list our upcoming dates and remind us how good ‘Wicked Winter’ is. Ta fellas !

@MattGray68 @GreenManFest Ah never mind, hopefully we get asked back next year

Dream come true today as an old @GreenManFest regular. We play the far out stage today at 12pm

@john_earls @GreenManFest Cheers John, it was an absolute blast

@jmsmith1970 @GreenManFest Wishing you all the best.

@wee_davey @FlissKitson @CampBestival @Inclusic1 @Inclusicuk Great to see you, really enjoyed your band, top stuff!

I was with @CampBestival Rockschool last weekend, securing the next generation of rockers! Forming bands all day, teaching drums & performing a song all in 40mins. Hard work but BOY was it rewarding. Melted my heart to hear girls asking parents for a drum kit afterwards 🥲🥁

@Rockville_Recds @JonathanWood Could be true!

Pop Quiz! How does B.A Robertson connect Big Star to Mike Rutherford of Genesis?

@JonathanWood B.A Robertson co-wrote most of the Mike & The Mechanics stuff and also recorded his first album Winging Applause on Ardent records, same label as Big Star. Terry Manning produced the album and also played on Big Stars No 1 record. There you go!

@jmsmith1970 BA wrote or co-wrote The Living Years. Not sure how he connects with Big Star — fascinated to hear more…

@Edwardmetcalf4 B.A Robertsons first album Winging Applause was released on Ardent, Big Stars label

@jmsmith1970 You’ve got me stumped with that one!?!?!

@flangelight @Edwardmetcalf4 Ha! Probably needed a google that one tbf

@jmsmith1970 @Edwardmetcalf4 I didn't want to let on how hard I'd been Googling.... 🤪

@flangelight Correct! @stuartmackiet got it yesterday…

@jmsmith1970 It's the Smokie connection isn't it? Chris Norman of said band co-wrote 'Head Over Heels' for Our Kev, and then featured Roy on 'Alice'.

Pop Quiz! What connects Kevin Keegan and Roy “Chubby’ Brown?

@flangelight @Edwardmetcalf4 That is correct but I thought it was a bit obscure so was actually looking for B.A Robertsons first album Winging Applause being released on Ardent which is Big Stars label!

@jmsmith1970 @Edwardmetcalf4 B.A.Robertson recorded his first album, Winging Applause, with Terry Manning, who played on Big Star's first LP #1 Record.

@Edwardmetcalf4 Spot on with the B.A Robertson/Mike Rutherford connection, but how was he connected to Big Star?

@jmsmith1970 I know they co- wrote the Mike and the Mechanics hit The Living Years but I can’t figure out where Big Star fit in…. 🤷‍♂️

@JoeyLiverwurst Maybe neither of them are famous in America but Smokie got to number 25 in the billboard chart with “…Alice”

@jmsmith1970 Neither being famous in America! 🇺🇸

@stuartmackiet @Stegsythedog Spot on! Was just playing the Keegan single, thought that’s better than I remembered, then found the Smokie connection, nice one.

@jmsmith1970 @Stegsythedog Its Pete Spencer/Chris Norman - but there's a much more efficient non-lazy way of putting it

@Stegsythedog Close! There is something in common with their respective biggest hits

@jmsmith1970 Were they both on Totp at the same time, or at least charted

@TimBSp8 That’s correct but not what I’m looking for

@Stegsythedog Here’s a clue

@Stegsythedog Close but no cigar