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These
days I play guitar with
”The
Avengers”, a band made up of mostly ex “Flying Saucers”, Terry
Earl, Pete Pritchard and Alby Green, and featuring the great singing
of Cliff Edmunds. I also have my own Duo/ Trio/ quartet,
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The
Avengers and Frankie Ford
L-R: Terry
Chimes, Curtis
(Frankie's backing
singer),
Liam Grundy, Pete Pritchard, Frankie Ford, Alby Green and Cliff
Edmunds.
Front:
Dave and Terry Earl
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“
Dave’s not Here”
mixing rock, roll, rhythm and blues as well as other
occasional outfits such as “Mercury Blues”, “The Foot-Tappers”
, “Tony Barker’s Blues Band”. Now there’s a
relatively new venture “The Razers” which is a great
Blues band featuring Steve Matthews on harmonica and vocals,
Toby Baron, Jon Bankes and/or Richie Sadler. |
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Dave's not Here: Dave Heley, Tim Broughton and Dave
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The
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I
have been very fortunate over the years to have backed-up many of
the original American pioneers of rock n roll , rockabilly and even
a couple of the real-deal Bluesmen. They don’t come any more
important than Scotty Moore.
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Dave, Steve Aynsley,DJ, Sonny and Beefy |
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I’ve
also had the honour of backing Sleepy LaBeef, Marvin Rainwater,
Johnny Powers, Ray Campi, Narvel Felts,……………(maybe others?) When I
was with “Red Beans and Rice” we backed-up Lowell Fulson, which was
a big buzz, Elvis recorded his “Reconsider Baby” and Lowell employed
a young Ray Charles in his band many years ago. More recently,
Hemsby Houseband leader Wayne Hopkins called me up to back-up Eddie
“The Chief” Clearwater at the Hemsby weekender, and that was a real
thrill. With “The Avengers” we gigged with Frankie (“Sea Cruise”)
Ford, a great pianist and singer with a great stage presence , and
also Jerry Lee’s sister, Linda Gail Lewis.
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| Dave,
Trevor Cajaio,Beeft La Slap,Narvel and Bubba |
Narvel Felts, Dave and Narvels son Bubba |
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Dave, Bubba, Narvel
and Beefy |
Dave
and Ray Campi |
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| Dave
and Wayne Hopkins Hemsby-UK |
Dave,Pete,Liam, Jimmy with Solomon Burke |
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On
a blues gig in London with Tony Barkers band a few years ago, I
noticed a familiar face at the bar. During our break I invited him
to join us onstage for a number, 10 minutes later we were jamming
Wilson Pickett’s “ In the Midnight Hour” with Mr. Tom Jones!,Wow
what a buzz, we made the national newspapers the next day. |
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In Norway this year
on a gig with Scotty, I met original “Fleetwood Mac” slide guitarist
and singer, Jeremy Spencer. I saw the band play 4 or 5 times
in the 60’s, I was a fan. We got on well, amazing us with his
knowledge of roots American music, including all the Sun label
rockabilly. A couple of weeks later I found myself strumming an
accoustic guitar, backing him up on a recording for a DVD to be
released soon. He is a great player and singer, and I;m sure this
DVD will surprise many people after his many years in the
wilderness.
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Jeremy Spencer and
Dave in Norway 2005 |
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Tutorial DVD “Rockin; and Rollin” was published earlier this year.
click here |
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