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  Jan: my first memory of you Judy is playing in sessions; you were with Tommy Tycho right? What were those years like for you? Were they predominantly you playing, doing a lot of session work and doing your own gigs as well? Judy: I spent something like eight years pretty well non-stop in the Television Studios and the amount of actual night time playing say jazz work I used to have average 1 2 nights a week.  That was all though. Most of my work, was studio work and I didn’t go near a club until I was expecting my daughter and I had my first foray into the clubs with Barry Crocker.  (Interruption of sexy voice French waiter and friend of Judy’s on tape) Jan: So those years were really like you were into that studio thing.  Judy: Great learning, great learning years, because I'd never ever done anything like that, that was the first time in my life and then when I was expecting Lisette. I was playing and went with Barry Crocker, I was his MD musical director aro...

Julie:  I want to begin this interview on the Holland Road, Shepherd's Bush, London, 1971. What were you doing at that time? Julie:  I was working with the Mike Holly band at the Empire Ballroom in London Janice:  Tell me about the repertoire you did with the Mike Holly Band?  Julie:  We did all covers!  I remember doing Tears of a Clown and Rescue Me and my Sweet Lord! Oh the memories!  It was a regular Saturday afternoon at the Empire Ballroom. Janice: We go back before London to Sydney, Australia where we were both doing gigs with Tony Gaha''s The In People' at Chequer's Nite Club .   Can you expand on that for me?  How that gig came about for you? Julie:  My agent got me a gig opening for Oliver at Chequers and also with Sammy Davis Jnr and sharing the opening with you and also with Billy Preston. I also worked with Barry Crocker on variety shows.  Also did the Don Lane Tonight Show as well as Graham Kennedy Show in Melbour...