For excellent taste of CB on live date: See “Charles Brown - A Life In The Blues” covers full range of Brown material. For this listener’s opinion, NONE in Show Business is capable of the resume of Charles: composer, virtuoso, vocalist supreme, and deserving of title: “The King Of The Blues” from greasy joints to uptown clubs. Thanks loads for this rare treat. Many of his versions are the defining iteration of some standards. His “Cottage For Sale” is reference for others.
THEY STOLE THAT NAME FROM THE BeBop blues singer King Pleasure who sang Moody’s Mood for Love l!! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-G2tsA3csKNE.htmlsi=xRPQQannVppcFVrg
Saw Simon with the dts band on the wall Manchester which also included Steve Marriott fantastic band one of the best gigs I have seen to the point I thought this group should be playing bigger place's didn't realise Marriott was a reall great guitarist as well as vocalist check out live in Liverpool on RU-vid
Brilliant video of Duncan, it certainly brings back memories. I was a music student of Duncan's way back in 1973. He was a lecturer at Kiderminster College of FE at the time. He would often come into the lesson in the winter with his driving gloves still on and rattle off a Bach Invention - with his gloves still on! He also used to astonish us with his ability to read any clef at sight and transpose sheet music on the the fly. I have very fond memories of him. Yes, Duncan was a prodigious talent and a very unasuming, understated person with a wide ranging eclectic knowledge and a great sense of humour. Indeed, he made everyone in his company feel relaxed and his lessons were always exiting and informative. It's a pity his talent was not widely recocnised.
He was almost entirely a NY player, not Los Angeles - including the Drifters and the Coasters. And, aside from saying here that he didn't record under his own name, here he is recorded under his own name: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-5rSIaNjmyp8.html
Legend and unappreciated in our time. Saw him live towards the end of his life and spoke to him briefly. Very quite man, with an amazing knowledge for music. He knew my father well, who spoke very highly of Duncan. The world always misses chaps like this from both a talent and personality perspective. Thanks Duncan.
Impresionante!! Ya no recuerdo donde fue que lo escuché por primera vez, allá por el año 1998, y desde aquel momento pienso que sin lugar a dudas está entre los mejores del Jazz !!!
11:35 It Don’t Mean A Thing 14:51 Yes Sir, That’s My Baby 18:17 Meet Me At The Moon 21:16 Big Bad Handsome Man 25:09 Basin Street Blues 29:52 On The Sunny Side Of The Street 34:58 Stormy Weather 39:56 Temptation 46:14 I Wanna Be Like You 50:20 Cheek To Cheek 1:14:58 Swing, Swing, Swing 1:18:30 Jeeves On The Ritz 1:23:09 Boo-boo’s Boogie 1:26:35 Georgia On My Mind 1:33:03 Root Beer Rag 1:37:23 Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue 1:43:50 Carnival 1:48:15 Do Your Thing 1:52:46 Blue Skies
I saw this memorable tour in Bristol, probably at the university. I think Dr Ross opened, followed by Eddie Taylor and John Wrencher. Cousin Joe came last and his first song started, I think, with the immortal line ; "I've got trouble with my woman and I've got trouble with my wife !" A very energetic performer.
