'Marc Bolan's Teenage Dream' Summerstown Blue Plaque Unveiling

On 18 September 2021, Marc Bolan fans came together to celebrate his formative teenage years in Summerstown, south west London. They gathered at the spot which was once the site of his family's prebab home next to Wimbledon Stadium. A place where the young Mark Feld became Marc Bolan and took his first steps towards becoming one of this country's most iconic pop stars. On one of the old pubs nearby where he once busked, his former band-mate Andy Ellison unveiled a blue plaque. This was 'Marc Bolan's Teenage Dream' and a little Marc will always be in our Summerstown heart... Video contents: 00:00 - Introduction 01:03 - Geoff Simmons Founder of Summertown182 Award-Winning Community History Project 06:57 - Georgie Temple - Musician, Singing 'Bang A Gong' 08:28 - Fran Isherwood - Life-Long 'Marc Bolan' Fan 13:15 - John Byrne - Poet - Reading 'Marc Bolan The Making Of A Star' 19:00 - Martin Barden - Marc Bolan Historian 26:39 - Andy Ellison - Marc Bolan's Former Bandmate - John's Children 27:22 - Andy Ellison - Musician, singing 'Sarah Crazy Child' 28:30 - Andy Ellison - Musician, singing 'Hippy Gumbo' 31:54 - 'Marc Bolan's Teenage Dream' Summerstown Blue Plaque Unveiling 32:36 - Martin Barden - Reading, Special Message From Rolan Bolan 35:10 - Jack Hardman - Co-organiser and songwriter / Producer 36:20 - Geoff Simmons final comment on the day 37:40 - Radio Jackie Bulletin For more historical facts check out Geoff's website here: https://summerstown182.wordpress.com/