The Half Moon Pub in Putney, London, has been hosting rock’n’roll gigs since 1963, making it one of the oldest live venues in the capital. In 1980, I was studying at Garnett College (now University of Westminster) and living in Roehampton. Every Friday night, I would join a group of fellow students to check out the live music at the Half Moon. The Blues Band was the resident band, led by ex-Manfred Mann singer/harmonica player John Paul Jones and lead (slide) guitarist Dave Kelly, but there were also one-off gigs by various visiting acts, mainly blues and classic R&B bands, such as Rocket 88, …