FROM THE ARCHIVES: Wigan Casino pictures through the ages
Wigan Casino Club was world famous for the northern soul all-nighters, but it built a strong musical history with many famous faces taking to the stage.
By Michelle Adamson
Published 15th Jun 2020, 10:35 BST
Updated 15th Jun 2020, 17:41 BST
Take a look through some of Frank Orrell's photographs of the life and times of Wigan Casino Club 1960-1980s ...
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Radio One DJ "Diddy" David Hamilton (front left) with Miss Wigan Casino Norma Leyland (front centre) and runners up on Friday 27th of July 1973, pictured with Wigan Casino manager Gerry Marshall.
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Long John Baldry on stage at Wigan Casino in the late 1960s. Blues singer Baldry was 6ft. 7ins. tall and had a number one hit with "Let The Heartaches Begin" in 1967.
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London-based pop and soul group Love Affair on stage at Wigan Casino in the late 1960's.
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