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This pub, together with
The Rose & Crown, Etruria, had
a connection in the personage of one Keith Webb. Both are closed now. Keith,
who sadly passed away in 2007, had been a successful rock musician in the
60’s with most notably Terry Reid’s band http://kevdiary.blogspot.com/2007/05/keith-webb-professional-life.html and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paladin_(band).
With the cash from his Rock ‘n’ Roll, Keith purchased The
Nag’s Head. He ran the Nag’s Head as a freehouse during the late 70’s early
80’s. The Nag’s Head became more than a local phenomenon not just for the
beer – which was of course, the best of British – but because people got to
know Keith would host some great music. He was well connected in the music
business and could pull some top artists to the pub, he hosted an array of
famous and once-famous rock musicians, notably in 1980, Dire Straits, with
Mark Knopfler during their heyday when their hit The Sultans of Swing (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0ffIJ7ZO4U)
made them household names worldwide. Also frequented by Terry Reid, the
Climax Blues Band, Andy Richards who has music credits on numerous movies
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