The Velvettes performed at the Eel Pie Island Hotel Club. Photographed by Mike Peters. They were booked to play on Sundays, billed alongside Long John Baldry. (not to be confused with the Motown Velvelettes). The line up included Hazel Futa, Patience “Princess” Gowabe, and Eunice Mamsie Mthombeni - and they were from South Africa.
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