The obituary notice of MICK GREEN

Dearest Karen and Brad, quite by accident I read of Mick's expiring. Although it has been almost a year since he left us he will never ever, leave our hearts. Belated and sincere condolences accompanied with LOVE. Charles and Barbara Bedford

Mick was a true gentleman of rock....his playing inspired me from my teens. It is because of Mick I have spent so much of my life deafening myself and audiences with a Telecaster and a Marshall. I finally saw him at the Half Moon in Putney a few years ago...and he blew me away. Long may real R & B continue and long may you stay alive in our memories.

My guitar hero since I first heard & saw him play.I am a professional musician & my dream of telling him in person what he has meant to me will never be realised.
RIP Mick

I last saw mick green in Hatton grd Holborn where he and I where both jewellery apprentices.I had known mick from primary school in the east end and we often had a play fight in the playground,but as he was always bigger than me I let him win.I met up with him in the jewelry trade and he was just starting with J.K. and he asked me if I wanted to be a roady.MY mum woodn`t`t let me leave the trade so mick and i parted.It was only listening to a radio program recently brought back memories and then they put out that he had died.i was extremely upset that he only lived a few miles from me and i could have seen him again.

I remember Mickey from the early sixties (before). He lived in Southfields then.
In 1961 and part of 1962, we played in "Earl Sheridan and the HouseShakers".
Earl was Leader and Vocalist, Mickey, Bill ? or John Whitehouse, bass, Freddie 'Fingers' Lee on piano briefly, me on drums. The band packed up when Mickey left to join Johhny Kidd, I left 4th March and Earl became a promoter. I asked Mick to let me know if he heard of an opening with a decent group and a couple of months later he rang me from home - Putney 7008 - and said that there was an opening in the Star Club for a drummer in Tony Sheridans' resident group. Was I interested? Silliest question of the decade! I quit my daytime job and flew to Hamburg on Saturday, 9th June, '62.
The following period of my life was the very best, thanks entirely to Mickey.
Not only was he a friendly, unassuming, genuine bloke, who called everyone "Face", but as far as I'm concerned, in those days there were two types of guitarist - Mickey Green and all the rest.
Miss him even after all these years.
Terry Franks.
tefhastings@aol.com

When I started learning myself the guitar,I would put my ear right up to the speaker of my record player,and listen to Johnny Kidd and the Pirates..It was the sound Mick got playing rythm that blew me away. A few years later, I turned professional with a showband from Belfast (/the /bluebeats). We were based in Glasgow,and one night played support to
Billy.J. Kramer and the Dakotas..somewhere in Scotland. I couldn't believe it. Mick Green had recently joined The Dakotas and I was on the same bill. the Bluebeats had just finished our set,and we were walking down the corridor,back to our changing room,when I saw a door open,and Billy. J and The Dakotas started walking past us to the stage. I just acted on impulse,and said to Mick Green" Did you play the guitar solo on Ecstacy"?
Mick replied "Yeah,that was me mate" I started to have a conversation with him,and then he said "Excuse me ,mate but I have to start playing now". I couldn't believe how stupit I was....I met him quite a few times years later,a really pleasant cool guy, and a superb player. God Love You Mick.
Eric Bell..(Thin Lizzy)