1915 Billie Holiday*
1919 Jimmy Nelson*
1932 Louis Bo Collins*
1943 Mick Abrahams*
1948 Dallas Woodrow Taylor Jr.*
1949 Charles Pitts*
1950 Darrell Mansfield*
1994 Lee Brilleaux+
2009 Michael "Dr. Mike" James+
2014 Tim Kaihatsu+
Reynhard Boegl*
Happy Birthday
Billie Holiday *07.04.1915
Billie Holiday (* 7. April 1915 in Philadelphia[1]; † 17. Juli 1959 in New York; geboren als Elinore Harris[2]) zählt mit Ella Fitzgerald und Sarah Vaughan zu den bedeutendsten Jazzsängerinnen.
weiter: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billie_Holiday
Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Fagan;[1][2] April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959)[3] was an American jazz singer and songwriter.
Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and musical partner Lester Young, Holiday had a seminal influence on jazz and pop singing. Her vocal style, strongly inspired by jazz instrumentalists, pioneered a new way of manipulating phrasing and tempo.
Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and musical partner Lester Young, Holiday had a seminal influence on jazz and pop singing. Her vocal style, strongly inspired by jazz instrumentalists, pioneered a new way of manipulating phrasing and tempo.
Jimmy Nelson *07.04.1919
Jimmy "Mr. T99" Nelson (* 17. April 1919 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; † 29. Juli 2007 in Houston, Texas) war ein US-amerikanischer Bluessänger und Komponist, dessen musikalische Karriere über ein halbes Jahrhundert umfasste.
1941 sah Nelson in Oakland, Kalifornien, einen Auftritt von Big Joe Turner, woraufhin er ebenfalls Bluessänger werden wollte.[2] Big Joe gab ihm die ersten Lektionen, und Nelson übernahm den Stil seines Mentors.
Zwischen 1951 und 1961 veröffentlichte Nelson acht Singles bei verschiedenen Tochterlabels von Modern Records. Die erfolgreichste war der "T-99 Blues" (1951), ein Stück über den texanischen Highway 99; nach diesem Hit bekam Nelson seinen Spitznamen.
Nelson ging u. a. mit Joe Liggins und Roy Milton auf Tour und spielte in so bekannten Musiktheatern wie dem Apollo und dem Howard Theatre. Er brachte Singles bei verschiedenen Plattenfirmen heraus.
1955 heiratete Nelson und ließ sich in Houston in Texas nieder. Er schrieb weiterhin Songs und spielte bei verschiedenen Bands, allerdings nur noch als Nebenjob.
1981 erschien bei Ace Records (UK) ein Album mit seinen früheren Singles und bescherte Nelson ein Comeback. Er ging wieder auf Tour und machte neue Aufnahmen. Sein Album Rockin' and Shoutin' the Blues (1999) wurde für zwei Handy Awards nominiert.[3]
Jimmy Nelson starb 2007 in Houston an Krebs.
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Nelson
http://www.pastblues.com/view-action-89.html?en=Louis+%22Mr.+Bo%22+Collins
Blues guitarist Tim Kaihatsu dropped by the Gibson Showroom in San Francisco and when he picked up the ES-359 and jammed with it, he truly couldn't put it down.
Tim has played guitar on over 25 albums with the likes of Buddy Guy, John Lee Hooker, Gospel Hummingbirds, Charlie Musselwhite and Jackie Payne, and he was with the Grammy-winning Robert Cray Band for many years. In addition, he teaches music at Berkeley High School.
Jimmy "T99" Nelson (April 7, 1919 – July 29, 2007)[2] was an American jump blues and rhythm and blues shouter and songwriter.[1] With a recording career that spanned over 50 years, Jimmy "T99" Nelson became a distinguished elder statesman of American music. His best known recordings are "T-99 Blues" and "Meet Me With Your Black Dress On". Nelson notably worked with Duke Robillard and Otis Grand.[2]
Career
Nelson got his start singing in church. In 1941, he saw a performance by Big Joe Turner while he was visiting Oakland, California, and realized he wanted to sing the blues.[3] Turner taught Nelson about singing, performance and the music business. Nelson, in turn, absorbed the shouting style of his mentor.
From 1951 through 1961, Jimmy Nelson and the Peter Rabbit Trio released eight singles with the Bihari Brothers' Modern/RPM label. The biggest of these was "T-99 Blues" (which referred to the old Texas Highway #99), which debuted in June 1951. It stayed on the US Billboard R&B chart for twenty-one weeks and reached number 1. In 1952, Nelson had another RPM hit with "Meet Me With Your Black Dress On."
Nelson began touring, performing with bands led by Joe Liggins and Roy Milton, and playing venues including the Apollo and Howard theaters. He cut singles for a number of labels including Kent, Music City, Paradise and All Boy, and Chess (including for them the 1955 "Free and Easy Mind").
In 1955, Nelson met and married his Nettie (who is now deceased) and adopted Houston, Texas as his hometown. For the next 20 years, Nelson settled down and took a job working construction, though he continued to write songs and sit in with bands.
In the 1980s, Nelson came to the wider attention of blues fans when Ace issued ten of his sides on an album. Sweet Sugar Daddy a compilation album from the Japanese P-Vine Records, which mainly consisted of unreleased studio recordings from the 1960s and 1970s, was also released in 1988.
Nelson resumed touring and in 1999, released a comeback album Rockin' and Shoutin' the Blues from the Bullseye Blues & Jazz label. This album was nominated in two categories of the W.C. Handy Awards the following year.[4] Two more newly recorded albums followed on his own Nettie Marie label prior to his death, both featuring an all-star back-up band including Duke Robillard. In 2004, Ace released Cry Hard Luck, featuring re-issues of Nelson's Kent & RPM recordings from 1951-1961.
Nelson died of cancer at a nursing home in Houston on July 29, 2007.
Career
Nelson got his start singing in church. In 1941, he saw a performance by Big Joe Turner while he was visiting Oakland, California, and realized he wanted to sing the blues.[3] Turner taught Nelson about singing, performance and the music business. Nelson, in turn, absorbed the shouting style of his mentor.
From 1951 through 1961, Jimmy Nelson and the Peter Rabbit Trio released eight singles with the Bihari Brothers' Modern/RPM label. The biggest of these was "T-99 Blues" (which referred to the old Texas Highway #99), which debuted in June 1951. It stayed on the US Billboard R&B chart for twenty-one weeks and reached number 1. In 1952, Nelson had another RPM hit with "Meet Me With Your Black Dress On."
Nelson began touring, performing with bands led by Joe Liggins and Roy Milton, and playing venues including the Apollo and Howard theaters. He cut singles for a number of labels including Kent, Music City, Paradise and All Boy, and Chess (including for them the 1955 "Free and Easy Mind").
In 1955, Nelson met and married his Nettie (who is now deceased) and adopted Houston, Texas as his hometown. For the next 20 years, Nelson settled down and took a job working construction, though he continued to write songs and sit in with bands.
In the 1980s, Nelson came to the wider attention of blues fans when Ace issued ten of his sides on an album. Sweet Sugar Daddy a compilation album from the Japanese P-Vine Records, which mainly consisted of unreleased studio recordings from the 1960s and 1970s, was also released in 1988.
Nelson resumed touring and in 1999, released a comeback album Rockin' and Shoutin' the Blues from the Bullseye Blues & Jazz label. This album was nominated in two categories of the W.C. Handy Awards the following year.[4] Two more newly recorded albums followed on his own Nettie Marie label prior to his death, both featuring an all-star back-up band including Duke Robillard. In 2004, Ace released Cry Hard Luck, featuring re-issues of Nelson's Kent & RPM recordings from 1951-1961.
Nelson died of cancer at a nursing home in Houston on July 29, 2007.
Louis "Mr. Bo" Collins - Born In The Country
sound samples "2 became 1" - Harpattack
HARPATTACK - acoustic blues & other related stuff
Fritz Glatzl - guitar, vocals
Reynhard Boegl - harmonica, vocals
Fritz Glatzl - guitar, vocals
Reynhard Boegl - harmonica, vocals
Darrell Mansfield with Union of Saints "Born to be Wild"
Darrell Mansfield "People Get Ready"
Skip & Elmo (view in high quality)
Dallas Woodrow Taylor Jr. *07.04.1948
Dallas
Taylor, der ehemalige Drummer von Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young ist
im Alter von 66 Jahren in einem Krankenhaus in Los Angeles gestorben,
wie das Musikmagazin „Uncut“ unter Berufung auf die Ehefrau des Musikers
berichtet.
Der in Denver geborene Schlagzeuger erlangte zwar Zeit seines Lebens keine große Berühmtheit, prägte aber die Karriere der inzwischen legendären Band mit großer Kunstfertigkeit mit: Taylor spielte er nicht nur das furiose Debüt von Crosby, Stills & Nash mit ein, sondern blieb auch, als Neil Young der Gruppe beitrat. So entstand gemeinsam die inzwischen zum Klassiker gewordene Platte „Déjà-vu“ (1970).
Auch bei ihrem Auftritt in Woodstock war Taylor auf der Bühne. Kooperationen mit Van Morrison und Paul Butterfield gehörten genauso zu seinen Karrierehöhepunkten wie die erste Solo-LP von Stephen Stills. Dazu spielte er in der von Stills gegründeten Supergroup Manassas mit.
Probleme mit Alkohol und eine schwere Drogenabhängigkeit zwangen Taylor dazu, seine Laufbahn als Musiker frühzeitig zu beenden. Als Suchtberater, der sich darauf spezialisierte, trockene Alkoholiker zu behandeln, die kurz vor einem Rückfall standen, fand er spät in seinem Leben eine neue Berufung.
Der in Denver geborene Schlagzeuger erlangte zwar Zeit seines Lebens keine große Berühmtheit, prägte aber die Karriere der inzwischen legendären Band mit großer Kunstfertigkeit mit: Taylor spielte er nicht nur das furiose Debüt von Crosby, Stills & Nash mit ein, sondern blieb auch, als Neil Young der Gruppe beitrat. So entstand gemeinsam die inzwischen zum Klassiker gewordene Platte „Déjà-vu“ (1970).
Auch bei ihrem Auftritt in Woodstock war Taylor auf der Bühne. Kooperationen mit Van Morrison und Paul Butterfield gehörten genauso zu seinen Karrierehöhepunkten wie die erste Solo-LP von Stephen Stills. Dazu spielte er in der von Stills gegründeten Supergroup Manassas mit.
Probleme mit Alkohol und eine schwere Drogenabhängigkeit zwangen Taylor dazu, seine Laufbahn als Musiker frühzeitig zu beenden. Als Suchtberater, der sich darauf spezialisierte, trockene Alkoholiker zu behandeln, die kurz vor einem Rückfall standen, fand er spät in seinem Leben eine neue Berufung.
Dallas
Woodrow Taylor Jr. (April 7, 1948 – January 18, 2015) was an American
session drummer who played on several rock records of the 1960s and
1970s. He achieved some success first with 1960s band Clear Light,[1]
but is best known as the drummer on Crosby, Stills and Nash's debut
album, Crosby, Stills & Nash (1969) and their follow-up with Neil
Young, Déjà Vu (1970) and was given a front-sleeve credit along with
Motown bassist Greg Reeves.
As well as appearing on Stills' eponymous first solo album in 1970, Taylor was the drummer for Stills' group Manassas[2] in 1972 and 1973. He also played with Van Morrison at the 1974 Montreux Jazz Festival, in a quartet along with keyboardist Pete Wingfield and bassist Jerome Rimson, a performance issued on the 2006 DVD, Live at Montreux 1980/1974. He briefly appeared again in the mid 1970s, drumming for Paul Butterfield's touring band.
In 1970, Dallas sat in with The Doors accompanying John Densmore on drums. Jim Morrison acknowledges him on The Doors Live at Felt Forum Second Show CD
Taylor died on January 18, 2015 of complications from viral pneumonia and kidney disease, aged 66.
As well as appearing on Stills' eponymous first solo album in 1970, Taylor was the drummer for Stills' group Manassas[2] in 1972 and 1973. He also played with Van Morrison at the 1974 Montreux Jazz Festival, in a quartet along with keyboardist Pete Wingfield and bassist Jerome Rimson, a performance issued on the 2006 DVD, Live at Montreux 1980/1974. He briefly appeared again in the mid 1970s, drumming for Paul Butterfield's touring band.
In 1970, Dallas sat in with The Doors accompanying John Densmore on drums. Jim Morrison acknowledges him on The Doors Live at Felt Forum Second Show CD
Taylor died on January 18, 2015 of complications from viral pneumonia and kidney disease, aged 66.
Dallas Taylor of CSNY RIP Dead at 66 - Country Girl
Tim Kaihatsu +07.04.2014
Blues guitarist Tim Kaihatsu dropped by the Gibson Showroom in San Francisco and when he picked up the ES-359 and jammed with it, he truly couldn't put it down.
Tim has played guitar on over 25 albums with the likes of Buddy Guy, John Lee Hooker, Gospel Hummingbirds, Charlie Musselwhite and Jackie Payne, and he was with the Grammy-winning Robert Cray Band for many years. In addition, he teaches music at Berkeley High School.
Timothy Graham Kaihatsu
b. December 23, 1945 d. April 7, 2014
Affectionately known as Muddy Fong, Mr. K, and Uncle Timmy, Tim passed away unexpectedly of natural causes at home on April 7, 2014. Tim was born in St. Paul, Minnesota to second generation Japanese-American parents, Arthur and Lillian Kaihatsu. Shortly thereafter the family moved to San Diego, California. Tim was preceded in death by his father. He is survived by his mother Lillian Kaihatsu and sister Lynn Kaihatsu both of San Diego, by his chosen nephew Taylor C. Gibbons and his kitty cat Tito as well as aunts and uncles Marian Muto, Elsie Sogo, Katherine Kumamoto (Junji), Martha Kaihatsu and Frank Kaihatsu (Cathy), cousins John, Barbara, Laura, Jeff, Steve, Lisa, Don, Carol, Andy, Paul, Don, Jane, Ed, Ann and Chris. His many close and loving friends and legions of fans are bereft at his passing.
Tim developed an early interest in music, wanting a guitar but told by his dad to start on the ukulele. After excelling on that instrument he chose a banjo while he and his sister took accordion lessons. In high school he got serious with the guitar and started picking up gigs at local coffee houses in San Diego. In 1961 while a junior at Clairemont High School Tim was one of ten students in the U.S. chosen by Pomfret School in Pomfret, Connecticut to travel to South America. For two months the group toured and studied the developing economies of Venezuela and Colombia. Lifelong friendships were formed. Tim graduated from Clairemont H.S. in 1962.
Tim entered Cal Berkeley in the fall of 1962 and his musical world began to expand. Fellow students recall him playing constantly. Again lifelong friendships were formed. Tim graduated Cal Berkeley in 1967 with a BA in History and a teaching degree in 1968.
In 1967 Tim and some close pals attended a Steve Miller Blues Band concert on Telegraph Hill. He was totally sold and his segue into blues music began. During a trip to Chicago that summer Tim observed and sat in with some major blues performers. All the practice, practice, practice had paid off and Tim came back a bonafide Bluesman. Not long afterward Tim recorded on Vanguard Records, toured with Charlie Musselwhite and did a live recording with Buddy Guy. He had honed his craft and fulfilled his personal goal to be a professional guitar player and play with the best of his peers. During the 70's Tim toured with singer, songwriter and actress Ronee Blakeley. Tim often referred to his "Hollywood" days and the stories were legendary.
For most of the 1980's Tim was the booking agent at Larry Blake's in Berkeley a major venue stop on the West Coast for most blues music acts including John Lee Hooker, Etta James, Charlie Musselwhite, Tracy Nelson, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Otis Rush and countless others. Concurrently, he led the house band known as The Rat Band backing up many of the headliners. A frequent performer was Robert Cray who Tim recognized as a tremendous talent. Subsequently Tim was added to strengthen the Robert Cray Band - a band that won Gold Records and Grammies. During his tenure with Cray, Tim appeared on national TV in a dozen countries including Johnny Carson Show, Jay Leno Show, Austin City Limits, Arsenio Hall Show and the Today Show. He traveled to 40 countries on 5 continents and played in 35 of them (including the Soviet Union) and toured the 50 states and played gigs in 48 of them. In 1992 Tim played on the Grammy nominated gospel album "Steppin' Out" by the Oakland based Gospel Hummingbirds. They recorded Tim's song "Measure for Measure" in 1995.
Tim was a substitute teacher in Oakland school district for many years. In 1998 he began teaching as a career at Piedmont's Millennium High School, hired he said by a guy who was a fan of his guitar riffs. Known to his students as Mr. K, Tim taught US History and Economics. Despite the glamour of his rock star days in the music world, Tim found the passion and resulting fulfillment through his teaching of young minds. Tim was relentless in his desire to prepare his students for the real world they would be entering. He left his mark on countless past and present students.
In addition to music and teaching Tim wrote for various music publications over the years including Guitar Player Magazine, Rolling Stone and Musicians' Industry. One highlight was his profile of B.B. King in M.I. in 1981. He was a raconteur and chronicled his surroundings and friends in story and in film.
Tim was a resident of Oakland for the past 30 years and an avid supporter of the Oakland A's.
Tim had a voracious appetite for life, music, knowledge, teaching, family and friends. He touched so many people during his life in different ways. He was son and brother, rock star, teacher, writer, photographer, storyteller, loyal friend, or just "Uncle Timmy". Whatever hat he wore he wore it well and with class and dignity. He was our "Renaissance Man".
b. December 23, 1945 d. April 7, 2014
Affectionately known as Muddy Fong, Mr. K, and Uncle Timmy, Tim passed away unexpectedly of natural causes at home on April 7, 2014. Tim was born in St. Paul, Minnesota to second generation Japanese-American parents, Arthur and Lillian Kaihatsu. Shortly thereafter the family moved to San Diego, California. Tim was preceded in death by his father. He is survived by his mother Lillian Kaihatsu and sister Lynn Kaihatsu both of San Diego, by his chosen nephew Taylor C. Gibbons and his kitty cat Tito as well as aunts and uncles Marian Muto, Elsie Sogo, Katherine Kumamoto (Junji), Martha Kaihatsu and Frank Kaihatsu (Cathy), cousins John, Barbara, Laura, Jeff, Steve, Lisa, Don, Carol, Andy, Paul, Don, Jane, Ed, Ann and Chris. His many close and loving friends and legions of fans are bereft at his passing.
Tim developed an early interest in music, wanting a guitar but told by his dad to start on the ukulele. After excelling on that instrument he chose a banjo while he and his sister took accordion lessons. In high school he got serious with the guitar and started picking up gigs at local coffee houses in San Diego. In 1961 while a junior at Clairemont High School Tim was one of ten students in the U.S. chosen by Pomfret School in Pomfret, Connecticut to travel to South America. For two months the group toured and studied the developing economies of Venezuela and Colombia. Lifelong friendships were formed. Tim graduated from Clairemont H.S. in 1962.
Tim entered Cal Berkeley in the fall of 1962 and his musical world began to expand. Fellow students recall him playing constantly. Again lifelong friendships were formed. Tim graduated Cal Berkeley in 1967 with a BA in History and a teaching degree in 1968.
In 1967 Tim and some close pals attended a Steve Miller Blues Band concert on Telegraph Hill. He was totally sold and his segue into blues music began. During a trip to Chicago that summer Tim observed and sat in with some major blues performers. All the practice, practice, practice had paid off and Tim came back a bonafide Bluesman. Not long afterward Tim recorded on Vanguard Records, toured with Charlie Musselwhite and did a live recording with Buddy Guy. He had honed his craft and fulfilled his personal goal to be a professional guitar player and play with the best of his peers. During the 70's Tim toured with singer, songwriter and actress Ronee Blakeley. Tim often referred to his "Hollywood" days and the stories were legendary.
For most of the 1980's Tim was the booking agent at Larry Blake's in Berkeley a major venue stop on the West Coast for most blues music acts including John Lee Hooker, Etta James, Charlie Musselwhite, Tracy Nelson, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Otis Rush and countless others. Concurrently, he led the house band known as The Rat Band backing up many of the headliners. A frequent performer was Robert Cray who Tim recognized as a tremendous talent. Subsequently Tim was added to strengthen the Robert Cray Band - a band that won Gold Records and Grammies. During his tenure with Cray, Tim appeared on national TV in a dozen countries including Johnny Carson Show, Jay Leno Show, Austin City Limits, Arsenio Hall Show and the Today Show. He traveled to 40 countries on 5 continents and played in 35 of them (including the Soviet Union) and toured the 50 states and played gigs in 48 of them. In 1992 Tim played on the Grammy nominated gospel album "Steppin' Out" by the Oakland based Gospel Hummingbirds. They recorded Tim's song "Measure for Measure" in 1995.
Tim was a substitute teacher in Oakland school district for many years. In 1998 he began teaching as a career at Piedmont's Millennium High School, hired he said by a guy who was a fan of his guitar riffs. Known to his students as Mr. K, Tim taught US History and Economics. Despite the glamour of his rock star days in the music world, Tim found the passion and resulting fulfillment through his teaching of young minds. Tim was relentless in his desire to prepare his students for the real world they would be entering. He left his mark on countless past and present students.
In addition to music and teaching Tim wrote for various music publications over the years including Guitar Player Magazine, Rolling Stone and Musicians' Industry. One highlight was his profile of B.B. King in M.I. in 1981. He was a raconteur and chronicled his surroundings and friends in story and in film.
Tim was a resident of Oakland for the past 30 years and an avid supporter of the Oakland A's.
Tim had a voracious appetite for life, music, knowledge, teaching, family and friends. He touched so many people during his life in different ways. He was son and brother, rock star, teacher, writer, photographer, storyteller, loyal friend, or just "Uncle Timmy". Whatever hat he wore he wore it well and with class and dignity. He was our "Renaissance Man".
Robert Cray Band - The Forecast (Calls For Pain) Live 1990
From Austin City Limits, 1 december 1990, good quality
Robert Cray Band:
Robert Cray: Vocals, Guitar
Tim Kaihatsu: Guitar
Jim Pugh: Keyboards, Organ
Richard Cousins: Bass
Kevin Hayes: Drums
John Murray: Percussion
Andrew Love: Tenor-Saxophone
Wayne Jackson: Trumpet
Robert Cray Band:
Robert Cray: Vocals, Guitar
Tim Kaihatsu: Guitar
Jim Pugh: Keyboards, Organ
Richard Cousins: Bass
Kevin Hayes: Drums
John Murray: Percussion
Andrew Love: Tenor-Saxophone
Wayne Jackson: Trumpet
Michael "Dr. Mike" James +07.04.2009
http://www.deltabluesmuseum.org/news-michael_james.asp
Dr. Mike
Michael James "Dr. Mike" learned to play guitar seventeen years ago
under the tutelage of Mr. Johnnie in his garage classroom and soon
graduated into full-time performance as a young virtuosos. Like many
blues musicians, he began his career playing gospel music in church. He
has been the lead guitar player with the Wesley Jefferson Band for
fifteen years, and plays session with Big Jack Johnson, Frank Frost, Sam
Carr, Arthneice Jones, and many others. Dr. Mike now conducts his own
class every afternoon of the week as teacher for the Delta Blues
Museum's "Arts & Education Program."
Lee Brilleaux +07.04.1994
Lee
Brilleaux (eigentlich Lee Collinson, * 5. Oktober 1952 in Durban,
Südafrika; † 7. April 1994 in Leigh on Sea, England) war ein Sänger,
Mundharmonikaspieler und Mitbegründer der englischen Pub-Rock- und
Rhythm-and-Blues-Band Dr. Feelgood.
Leben
Brilleaux kehrte 1955
mit seinen englischen Eltern nach Ealing, West London, von deren
Arbeitsstelle in Südafrika zurück. 1965 zog die Familie nach Canvey
Island, Essex. Nachdem er 1968 Anstellung bei einer Anwaltskanzlei
gefunden hatte, spielte Brilleaux in ersten Bands, unter anderem bei der
Gruppe Wild Bunch.
Im Jahr 1972 gründete Brilleaux zusammen mit
Wilko Johnson (E-Gitarre, Gesang), John B. Sparks (E-Bass) und John „The
Big Figure“ Martin (Schlagzeug) in Canvey Island die Band Dr. Feelgood.
Zahlreiche Auftritte in Londoner Pubs weckten die Aufmerksamkeit der
lokalen Musikpresse; das Resultat war der erste Plattenvertrag der Band
im Jahr 1975 mit dem in Mono abgemischten Album Down by the Jetty. Noch
im selben Jahr folgte das zweite Album Malpractice. Bekanntestes Lied
Dr. Feelgoods neben Roxette vom Debütalbum, das dem gleichnamigen
schwedischen Popduo als Namensgeber diente, ist das Stück Milk and
Alcohol aus dem Jahr 1978. Bis zu seinem Krebstod am 7. April 1994 blieb
Brilleaux Sänger und Kopf der Band Dr. Feelgood, die mit ihrem Rhythm
‘n’ Blues einige andere Bands beeinflusste.
Lee Brilleaux hatte an
den Kompositionen der Band kaum Anteil, einzig die Single She’s a wind
up aus dem Jahr 1977 weist ihn als Miturheber aus. Die raue Singstimme
des Kettenrauchers wurde jedoch zum Markenzeichen der Band.
Lee
Brilleaux (born Lee John Collinson, 10 May 1952 – 7 April 1994)[1] was
an English rhythm-and-blues singer and musician with the British band Dr
Feelgood.
Biography
He was born in Durban, South Africa, from English parents,[2] was brought up in Ealing, and moved to Canvey Island with his family when he was 13.[3]
He co-founded Dr Feelgood with Wilko Johnson in 1971 and was the band's lead singer, harmonica player and occasional guitarist. According to one obituary: "Brilleaux and Johnson developed a frantic act, often charismatically dressed in dark suits and loose ties, shabby rather than smart. The rough, and almost ruthless, edge which ran through his vocal and harmonica style reflected the character and philosophy of the band."[3]
In 1976, Brilleaux helped found Stiff Records, one of the driving forces of the "New Wave" of the mid- to late-1970s, with a loan from singer-songwriter John Hiatt.[3]
Johnson left Dr Feelgood in 1977. Brilleaux reformed the band with different musicians in the 80s and early 90s. By 1984 he was the only founder member remaining. In 1986, he recorded the album Brilleaux 86, featuring songs by Johnny Cash. His last performance was in January 1994, at the Dr Feelgood Music Bar in Canvey Island.[3]
He died on 7 April 1994 of lymphoma, at the age of 41, at his home in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex.
Legacy
After a 1 year hiatus Dr. Feelgood appointed Pete Gage as their new vocalist.
In 2011, contemporary artist and Dr. Feelgood fan Scott King announced his intention to commemorate Lee Brilleaux by erecting a 300 ft gold-plated statue of the musician on the foreshore in Southend-on-Sea close to the legendary Kursaal where the band played some of their most important gigs. An e-petition was launched to collect signatures in support of the project.[4]
In 2014, music writer Zoë Howe announced her intention to write Roadrunner, a biography based on Brilleaux's life, including a collection of his life stories and memories, with classic and unseen images. The book reached 100% crowd-funding via Unbound on 18 May 2014, and is due in 2015. Howe is also the co-author of Looking back at me, an autobiography of Wilko Johnson, the original guitarist with Dr. Feelgood.
Biography
He was born in Durban, South Africa, from English parents,[2] was brought up in Ealing, and moved to Canvey Island with his family when he was 13.[3]
He co-founded Dr Feelgood with Wilko Johnson in 1971 and was the band's lead singer, harmonica player and occasional guitarist. According to one obituary: "Brilleaux and Johnson developed a frantic act, often charismatically dressed in dark suits and loose ties, shabby rather than smart. The rough, and almost ruthless, edge which ran through his vocal and harmonica style reflected the character and philosophy of the band."[3]
In 1976, Brilleaux helped found Stiff Records, one of the driving forces of the "New Wave" of the mid- to late-1970s, with a loan from singer-songwriter John Hiatt.[3]
Johnson left Dr Feelgood in 1977. Brilleaux reformed the band with different musicians in the 80s and early 90s. By 1984 he was the only founder member remaining. In 1986, he recorded the album Brilleaux 86, featuring songs by Johnny Cash. His last performance was in January 1994, at the Dr Feelgood Music Bar in Canvey Island.[3]
He died on 7 April 1994 of lymphoma, at the age of 41, at his home in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex.
Legacy
After a 1 year hiatus Dr. Feelgood appointed Pete Gage as their new vocalist.
In 2011, contemporary artist and Dr. Feelgood fan Scott King announced his intention to commemorate Lee Brilleaux by erecting a 300 ft gold-plated statue of the musician on the foreshore in Southend-on-Sea close to the legendary Kursaal where the band played some of their most important gigs. An e-petition was launched to collect signatures in support of the project.[4]
In 2014, music writer Zoë Howe announced her intention to write Roadrunner, a biography based on Brilleaux's life, including a collection of his life stories and memories, with classic and unseen images. The book reached 100% crowd-funding via Unbound on 18 May 2014, and is due in 2015. Howe is also the co-author of Looking back at me, an autobiography of Wilko Johnson, the original guitarist with Dr. Feelgood.
DR Feelgood .Lee Brilleaux 1977. Lucky Seven Live "most of the original line up"
The group's original distinctively British R&B sound was centered on
Wilko Johnson's choppy guitar style. Along with Johnson, the original
band line-up comprised John B. Sparks (bass guitar), John Martin aka The
Big Figure (drummer) and Lee Brilleaux (vocals) R.I.P
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