Will Birch

In the early 70s, in the wake of the British blues boom, the smoky, sweaty, sticky-carpeted back rooms of a select few London pubs were where all the best gigs were happening

Along with Ducks Deluxe, here are some more major pub-rock players.

While their own career failed to take off, Ducks Deluxe flew at the forefront of a thriving pub rock scene and paved the way for punk with their brand of fast and furious rock’n’roll.