Steve Winwood

[Binney on acid]

Is anyone else fron NSC going to see him on Wed 21st March at The Concorde 2? Has he ever played in Brighton before?

 

[¡Cereal Killer!]

I dont know who he is so I guess I am not

 

[Long Saulty Seagull]

I dont know who he is so I guess I am not

Kids today.

 

[Deano's Right Foot]

Will Muff be there?

 

[Frutos]

I dont know who he is so I guess I am not

You know that Eric Prydz song "Call On Me"?

That's basically a rip-off (or 'sample' as they call it) of Steve Winwood's hit "Valerie".

 

[NMH]

I am. Got a ticket on Tuesday, over the phone

I hope he does some of the old stuff

 

[Binney on acid]

I still want to know, has he ever played in Brighton before? Granted that my teen years were mostly spent in an alcoholic stupour, but I have no recollection of Traffic playing in Brighton from 1970 onwards. Perhaps they did that place in Manchester Street, Jimmy's? or Sussex Uni prior to that.

 

[The Large One]

I still want to know, has he ever played in Brighton before? Granted that my teen years were mostly spent in an alcoholic stupour, but I have no recollection of Traffic playing in Brighton from 1970 onwards. Perhaps they did that place in Manchester Street, Jimmy's? or Sussex Uni prior to that.

Probably because by 1970, Traffic (with Stevie Winwood) had split up. He went on to form Blind Faith with Eric Clapton, ensuring that there were was so much talent with so many egos and agendas that it was automatic that they split with six months.

No Face, No Name, No Number, incidentally, is an AWESOME track.

 

[NMH]

Did they never play The Dome, in their 'Low Spark' period?

What about that 'Arc Of A Diver' time, didn't he do a tour that included Brighton area back in the early 80's?

 

[Jam The Man]

Spencer Davis Group anyone?

 

[Wozza]

My dad is going.

 

[Scotty Mac]

I dont know who he is so I guess I am not

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBTd2azAqKM

 

[NMH]

Spencer Davis Group anyone?

He joined them as a teen prodigy, and I heard he occasionally had problems when playing places where the occupants had to be over 18.

He and Muff were, like Ray and Dave Davies, brothers in a famous band.

Bloody talented lad, played guitar, keyboards, and sang - it's a bit of a wonder that Spencer Davis even got mentioned, let alone the band named for him!
John Mayall also attained fame through the musicians in his band(s). To my ears his singing is awful and his keyboard and harp playing average at best - but he somehow attracted Eric Clapton, Peter Green, Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Aynsley Dunbar, Koko Montoya, Harvey Mandel, Mick Taylor, Jack Bruce, John Hiseman, Dick Heckstall Smith, Colin Allen to name a few.
Right place, right time. Mayall championed the blues and made the efforts to meet and jam with blues legends whenever he could. Alexis Korner was before him in doing this, but Mayall caught the wave down from Manchester to London in 1964 and rode it farther and wider. From Alexis Korner's bands and friends, came The Rolling Stones, The Graham Bond Organization, Long John Baldry (and therefore Rod Stewart), The Pretty Things, Pentangle, Paul Jones (Manfred Mann) Robert Plant, Bruce and Baker (Cream) and others.

 

[NMH]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDy2V1hEImo

Irresistable! A funky rhythm with a Motown style - fingerpopping and tough stuff in 1965.

Want more? This place is hot...... (great organ sound!) So glad they made it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxA3atHD2QM&mode=related&search=

Then there was psychedelia, and this (pretty awful) video (great tune though, with decent sound of course)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHm1eVy4mqM

At Concorde 2, he might look and sound 'something' like this;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27GdlFSvn74&mode=related&search=

 

[NMH]

He was absolutely brilliant last night - great songs, excellent band, outstanding entertainment!!

Stevie Winwood's light blue denim with greying hair army! :guitar: :yahoo:

 

[Man of Harveys]

What songs did he do? I'm A Man, Gimme Some Lovin'?

 

[Trufflehound]

Gimme Some Lovin'?

Presumably that's now been renamed Gimme Some Horlicks?

 

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Call on meeeeeeeeeeeee, call on me

 

[Stinkers Bridge]

Interesting Fact No 23.
Steve Winwood never played a woodwind instrument in a school orchestra.

 

[NMH]

What songs did he do? I'm A Man, Gimme Some Lovin'?

Yes, and yes. He started off with I'm a Man, did Gimme Some Lovin', Keep on Running, Dear Mr Fantasy, Can't Find My Way Home, Back in The High Life Again, Empty Pages, Higher Love, Rainmaker (brilliant!), Why Can't We Live Together, and Crossroads.

Fantastic, and a really good gig.