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Info: Biography, Pictures, Discography of all CDs & DVDs |
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| Come join The Cobalt Rhythm Kings to ring in New Years 2008 in style at Geronimo, downtown New Haven's newest hot Southwestern restaurant and fine tequila lounge!The music begins at 11 p.Bob Margolin on Saturday, April 14, 2007 at the Fairfield (Conn.Smith, Margolin, New Haven bluesman Rocky Lawrence, Mark Zaretsky, Mookie Brill.Dixie Rhythm Kings, We at Jaycee Fairgrounds Village can't thank you
enough for the evening of the Greatest Entertainment ever.The music
was Fabulous.Thank you so Very Much...The Dixie Rhythm Kings were absolutely excellent.Please send me a few of your band business cards
so I can give them to other organizations that might want to reunion
here.To the Official Website of the Dixie Rhythm Kings.We play the best in
Traditional Jazz and Dixieland all around the Greater St.We love to play for the public, so if you are a group, organization,
residential care facility, or public agency and would be interested in
booking us for a concert, please Contact Us and we will contact you to discuss available times and dates.We've
played for a wide variety of groups and organizations and always love
to play for new audiences.Put on your dancing shoes and celebrate life with the RHYTHM KINGS.This versatile band, the RHYTHM KINGS,consists of saxophone, trumpet, guitar, bass, drums and female vocals.The RHYTHM KINGS is truly a band that plays classic American music from all eras for all ages.Bill is still unpredictable, as you will learn reading this account of a recent performance with his Rhythm Kings.When Wyman decided to form another band (Willie and The Poorboys, a predecessor of The Rhythm Kings) in 1985,
he asked Brooker and other various talented friends to join in.They have let the music bond their friendship and shape their performance as the Rhythm Kings.The theater was well laid out, with a bar and plenty of smoking areas for those of us who still "Got Nasty Habits"...Capacity of the theater, which had great acoustics, was about 1500.Motorvatin' Mama
Georgie Fame delivered the vocals on this composition which had a Zap Comics feel.They were jitterbugging as they blew their solos from the rear and it left me with the feeling that maybe George Burns or Jack Benny's radio broadcast was the next scheduled act that night.Georgie is a cornerstone of the band and is easily the most outspoken of the group.Brooker was a close second in the band member commentary department.It made me chuckle to recall Bobby Sherman performing Georgie Fame's "Yeh, Yea" on the 1960's TV teen show "Shindig" in
a Squaresville, ever so clean, Disney type arrangement of Fame's tune.American Sherman ever looked to me!Gary Brooker took the lead vocals here...It might scare away the fish!As soon as Bill informed the crowd that this tune was penned by Mick and "Keif", the audience cheered.Lead Me To The Water
"A Reggae born Gospel tune" is how Gary Brooker described the roots of his song.Anyway The Wind Blows
This JJ Cale tune is one of the bands strongest performances.An easy going arrangement, taken from their second CD of the same title.It is definitely a "put the top down on that Cadillac convertible and cruise the desert" ditty!Beverly Skeete credited Nina Simone as the originator of this all time great...I'm feeling all self conscious!"This lady is not only a very talented singer, she has tremendous vocal and stage presence!Only
Best described as Western Swing laced with a Skiffle beat, this song featured Georgie Fame soundin' smooth on the lead vocals.It was first released on his album "Strikin' It Rich" in 1971 and is one of Wyman's personal favorites.You would need to be an afficionado well versed in Big Band, Swing, Country, Jazz, Blues and Rock to have any hope of being accurate when writing an account of the Rhythm Kings.Most Americans would never understand BBC Radio 2's mixed bag weekend format!Albert Lee kept hinting at something...This performance was enhanced by avid audience participation requested by Gary in the middle of the tune, as he kept on doin' that Ray Charles thang.Mystery Train
As soon as I heard that familiar guitar riff, I knew the train was about to transport us into one of Elvis Presely's earliest hit records from the birth of Rockabilly....Gary Brooker and Georgie Fame shared vocals and had great fun with this classic.Another tune made famous by "Mr.It seemed to be their last tune of the evening...Hole In The Wall
This obscure Texas Swing tune had a Betty Boop soundtrack effect when it debuted in the '30's.Whiter Shade Of Pale
Gary jokingly hammered out the first few notes of The Rolling Stones "Satisfaction."You have to play all alone!"The crowd reaction was intense as he played the opening chords of "Whiter Shade Of Pale."Georgie Fame, Graham Broad (European Tour Drummer), Keeley Coburn, Gary Brooker, Terry (Tex) Taylor, Martin Taylor, Albert Lee
Nick Payn, Janice Hoyt, Bill Wyman, Beverly Skeete, Frank Mead
Henry Spinetti was the UK tour drummer (not shown in this photo).Keeley Coburn was not on the UK tour.You can use my coupon and take a
virtual trip with me to Bill Wyman's
restaurant in London...See what others had to say!Mick, Bill and the boys can "Start You Up!" |
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