The impact on the south Yorkshire (& wider area) youth scene in the mid 60's of Pete Stringfellow's King Mojo Club (Sheffield) was immense.

Pete worked the crowd on the TV show RSG, so would travel down to London every week. While there, he'd pick up new records, scout out acts to book for the club & attend London clubs such as La Discotheque to get a feel for the way musical trends were going. He brought all this knowledge back to the Mojo & the club's niters (& then dayers) soon became the leading light for youth culture over a wide geographic area. Clubs in places such as Doncaster, Hull, Goole, Scunthorpe, Grimsby, York, Bradford, Wakefield, Lincoln and more were soon taking their lead from the Mojo.

So it's good to know that the impact it made back in 1964/65/66/67 is still recognised & money is to be spent to ensure the club isn't forgotten ...

Heritage project shines spotlight on Sheffield's King Mojo Club - BBC News

Edited September 16Sep 16 by Roburt

Now this is interesting.....i have just been through all The Sheffield papers and there is so much on the Mojo Club......being named as drug central.....everyone who got nicked named The Mojo as the place for pills. No mention of that in the write up above. There was a happy piece in the papers about Stringfellows wedding though.

Edited September 17Sep 17 by Wiggyflat

Wow, folk going to a 1960's allniter taking purple hearts ... how unusual.

The police hated the club & the fact that folk from numerous other towns / cities were turning up late on a Saturday night to go there (to the niters). It was also situated in a northern mainly residential suburb, again the police didn't like this. So, when club licensing (for non-alcohol serving premises) came in to force in mid to late 67, the police instantly objected to any license being granted to the Mojo. The magistrates (being old foggies) believed everything the South Yorkshire Police Force (the most corrupt police force in the UK) told them. So the club was forced to close -- even though Stringfellow had ended the niter sessions around 6 months earlier.

Last niter flyer (for 15th April 67) below ... club forced to close after magistrates decision on 10th October 67 (last session the day before -- alldayer with Stevie Wonder as live attraction) ...

Edited September 17Sep 17 by Roburt

South Yorkshire Drug Squad we’re legendary- I remember getting a Soul coach from Aldershot roundabout run by Derick Mead and Kev Day - to Wakefield All-nighter 76 - everyone was told as soon as we get near Yorkshire drop ur gear - we pulled up at Wakefield Unity Hall the doors opened on the coach and the DS walked on - they searched the coach and found nothing, in my nighter bag they found small dart flight plastic bags empty - what are these for - dart flights I said - go on F off then.

In those days it wasn’t uncommon for the bus driver to hold any gear money 👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻👍🏻

A few Mojo club plays from back in the day ...