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Post by petercheck on Oct 28, 2022 21:25:17 GMT
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Post by tombeveridge on Oct 28, 2022 22:07:54 GMT
Tough to see him go. They threw the mould away and there'll never again be swagger, arrogance, and talent like the man with the pumpin' piano.
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Post by mjhopkins on Oct 29, 2022 9:14:37 GMT
What a thrill it would've been to see him live. My Mum and Dad were at the infamous appearance at Kempton Park in 1968 where he was the penultimate act on the Friday night behind headliners The Herd (Dad has recalled it being Status Quo but I've checked and it was Peter Frampton and Co). The rockers there in large numbers went nuts that the killer wasn't closing the evening. Dad recalls scaffolding poles being chucked stage wards.
His favourite memory of the evening was him and mum standing next to a willowy, innocent looking girl watching (I'm assuming) The Marmalade with her boyfriend who suddenly yelled; "Oi,what's this f***ing stinky plops???" or something similar.
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Post by mjhopkins on Oct 29, 2022 9:17:42 GMT
Thankyou corrective text! That was far funnier than what she actually said.
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Post by paul carney on Oct 29, 2022 9:32:50 GMT
I wonder what was in that pipe? |
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Post by petercheck on Oct 29, 2022 13:16:29 GMT
What a thrill it would've been to see him live. My Mum and Dad were at the infamous appearance at Kempton Park in 1968 where he was the penultimate act on the Friday night behind headliners The Herd (Dad has recalled it being Status Quo but I've checked and it was Peter Frampton and Co). The rockers there in large numbers went nuts that the killer wasn't closing the evening. Dad recalls scaffolding poles being chucked stage wards. His favourite memory of the evening was him and mum standing next to a willowy, innocent looking girl watching (I'm assuming) The Marmalade with her boyfriend who suddenly yelled; "Oi,what's this f***ing stinky plops???" or something similar. Trivia note: Jerry's bass player for that concert was Chas Hodges! |
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Post by Richard Marple on Oct 29, 2022 21:18:37 GMT
I'm not surprised Chas & Dave were sessionists & members of touring bands for years before becoming a duo.
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Post by petercheck on Oct 29, 2022 21:38:44 GMT
I'm not surprised Chas & Dave were sessionists & members of touring bands for years before becoming a duo. Jerry first got to know Chas when he was in The Outlaws. They backed him on a tour of the UK, France and Germany in '63.  |
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Post by paul carney on Oct 29, 2022 22:59:58 GMT
What a fine decent clean living bunch of young chaps.š
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Post by Richard Marple on Oct 30, 2022 11:40:15 GMT
That's nice to see!
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Post by Sal Mohammed on Oct 30, 2022 14:26:11 GMT
I got confused when I started to read tributes a couple of days after I read he had passed away. After checking the net, apparently some media outlets were hoaxed in to an early announcement.
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Post by petercheck on Mar 18, 2023 17:45:12 GMT
I've a new book out on Jerry Lee Lewis if anyone's interested...
JERRY LEE LEWIS
BREATHLESS!
EVERY SONG FROM EVERY SESSION, 1952-2022
In the summer of 1952, a 16 year-old Jerry Lee Lewis traveled from Ferriday, Louisiana, to New Orleans, and cut a Demo record. In April 2022, a frail 86 year-old Jerry Lee Lewis, suffering from the debilitating effects of a stroke 3 years earlier, taped a Gospel album with his cousin Jimmy Lee Swaggart in Baton Rouge. It was his final recording. When he passed away a few months later, almost inevitably, the obituaries focused on his often controversial personal life. Peter Checksfield met Jerry Lee Lewis several times, and befriended family members and musicians associated with him. He draws on these experiences, as well as nearly half a century of collecting and concerts, to create the definitive guide to The Music. Encompassing Rock ānā Roll, Country, Blues, Pop Standards, Gospel and just about everything in between, this book will leave you BREATHLESS!!! USA: www.amazon.com/dp/B0BYRC1TNPUK: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BYRC1TNP |
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