Who remembers Blantyre band “Don Star and the Midnights”?
Band member Jim Duffy shared this photo of his time in the band in the late 1960s.
The band can be heard singing “Tell the World” here on Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyXyCiR-M0E
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Awe great comments! My dad, Bobby played guitar in the band and has lots of amazing stories/memories from then.
Hi!Clare, I was shocked to find this post today and another last night which said that you are Bobby’s daughter and that he was 80 years old. I remember the day that your dad bought his guitar – he could not play a note – but he quickly learned and did good for himself. I played a bit of piano but I stayed with my Dad’s band – Peter McPhail – and we played for 6 years until I moved away from Blantyre – infact to an area where Bobby used to frequent via his work at Blantyre Engineering. It’s aslo where his dad came from. I would love to contact you and your dad to sort of catch-up. You see, we lost contact BUT before the band stuff we were inseparable. Hope he is keeping well.
Regards: Frank McPhail
Remember them from the co-op Hall in Blantyre late night on a Friday night they were brilliant .
don starr and the midnights my favourite band of my era don starr(hughie allan)
tommy quinn bobby stafford jim duffy not sure about other guitarist mabybe first name tommy . followed them to all the local dance halls. my first ever dance with my wife was to the music of the midnights and that was 54yrs ago
my favourite midnight song MIDNIGHTis the hour when people fall in love
good band good memories
Hi jim, my favourit song was TELL THE WORLD the midnights great band, i watched them practice many times although i was only 5 at the time my dad played guitar his name Tommy Mcquade Great memories and a great bunch of guys