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1963
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Dave and Tony play lots of gigs and get named ...
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1964
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Strawberry Hill Boys really take off, and John Berry joins on bass
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1965
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Strawberry Hill Boys play the first Cambridge Folk Festival
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1966
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The White Bear Folk Club opens, and Dave's banjo has its 50th birthday
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1967
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Strawberry Hill Boys become Strawbs, Sandy Denny joins up with the Strawbs and together they travel to Tivoli Gardens to record with Karl Knudsen by day on a cinema stage, and play in the Vise Versa Hus
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1968
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Recording Strawbs first album takes a while (A&M reject the initial version), but singles "Oh How She Changed" and "The Man Who Called Himself Jesus" are released
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1969
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At last Strawbs release their first album, then recruit cellist Clare Deniz and play David Bowie's Free Festival in Beckenham
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1970
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Dragonfly released, then Rick Wakeman, Hud and John come on board, tour with Roy Harper, then make their major breakthrough with the QEH concert on 11 Jul, released as Just A Collectio Of Antiques And Curios
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1971
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From The Witchwood arrives after a difficult gestation. Wakeman leaves to join Yes, replaced by former Amen Corner keyboard player Blue Weaver, who debuts at a "multimedia show" at the Shaw Theatre |
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