The Brontë Blues Club scored a coup when they landed an appearance by Andy Fairweather Low and The Lowriders.

Such a coup, in fact, that the gig sold out many weeks ago even though it is not until tomorrow.

The hard-working band will play one-hour sets with no time for a performance by resident house band BBC5.

Club spokesman Maggie Marsden said: “I for one am really excited; I had a big crush on Andy when he was in Amen Corner in the late 60s.”

Andy Fairweather Low rose to prominence in the 1960s as the frontman and guitarist for chart topping teen idol band Amen Corner.

The group gained six hits between 1967 and 1969 with (If Paradise Is) Half As Nice reaching number one.

When the group split in 1969 Andy formed the band Fairweather, then in 1974 he signed a solo deal with A&M Records.

His second album La Booga Rooga featured a great line up of leading musicians including drummer Kenney Jones and keyboard player Georgie Fame, and the song Wide Eyed And Legless became a top ten hit.

Maggie said: “Throughout the decades Andy has continued to create his own work as well as collaborating with some other notable musicians.

“In 1978 he contributed to The Who’s album Who Are You and made contributions to Pete Townshend’s Psychderelict tour in 1993.

“He had a long association as musical director with John Waters and performed regularly with George Harrison.”

Maggie said Andy’s current band was a who’s who of the best players on the music scene.

The next Brontë Blues Club gig on May 16 will feature Larry Garner with the Norman Beaker Band.

Tickets cost £10 and are available by e-mailing branwell@bronteblues.com or calling 07773 637335.