 After a visit to the Ealing Club, Harold Pendleton owner of the then-struggling Marquee Club switched its programming from jazz to R&B when he hired Korner's band for a weekly Thursday night residency from 3 May 1962.Another early visitor to the club was John Mansfield who decided to set up the Ricky-Tick club in Windsor as a blues venue.The Ealing Club also played a part in the sound of rock.