THE BRITISH BLUES ALL STARS
''AT NOTODDEN BLUES FESTIVAL''
AUGUST 28 2007
63:38
1/When It Rains/Kim Simmonds/5:20
2/Mississippi Steamboat/Fenton Robinson/6:14
3/Standing By By Window/Tom Mcguinness/4:55
4/Black Magic Woman/Peter Green/3:30
5/Pine Top's Boogie Woogie/Bob Hall, Smith/6:12
6/Midnight In New Orleans/4:38
7/Shake That Thing/4:33
8/Beehive Blues/Bob Hall/5:50
9/I Got My Eye On YOu/Tom McGuiness/4:20
10/Where Has Your Heart Gone/Kim Simmonds/7:38
11/Everyday I Have The Blues/Chatman/5:45
12/Baldry's Out/Long John Baldry/4:43
Bob Hall/Vocal, Piano
Kim Simmonds/Vocal, Guitar
Tom McGuinness/Vocal, Guitar, Mandolin
Long John Baldry/Vocal, Guitar
Peter Green/Vocal, Guitar, Harmonica
Colin Allen/Drums
Gary Fletcher/Bass
Steve Beighton/Saxophone
Bob Hall was asked by the Notodden Blues Festival to put together an All Star review as part of their tribute to British Blues and so the British Blues All Stars were born. The band was chosen so that as far as possible, every member was a seminal figure in the history of British Blues. The players came from the ranks of Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated, Savoy Brown, Manfred Mann, Fleetwood Mac, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers and the Blues Band - one can hardly do better than that. Lead vocals are shared between Kim Simmonds, Tom McGuinness, Peter Green, Long John Baldry and Bob Hall. After the successful performance at the Notodden Blues Festival, word got around and the British Blues All Stars became a reality. The line-up constantly changes due to the busy schedules of the musicians but never lacks for outstanding star guests to maintain the standard of the original band heard on this excellent release. Sadly Long John Baldry died shortly after making this recording and it is hoped that this album will serve as a fitting tribute to his engaging personality and superb showmanship.
Notodden is a small town (population c. 22.000) situated about 50 miles south-west of Oslo.
The origins of the Notodden Blues Festival (NBF) go back to 1980 when thirteen local blues enthusiasts got together to promote the blues in Norway, and to promote Norway to the blues scene worldwide. The town has since established strong blues cultural links with Clarksdale, Mississippi.
Since its inception the festival's organisers have watched audiences grow from 2.000 to around 25.000. New Yorker, Ed Murphy, has been the festival's artistic director for many years now and American legends such as Hubert Sumlin, Scotty Moore and Jimmy Witherspoon have all appeared there.
In August 2004 the NBF welcomed some British blues legends: that lineup of BBA was Long John Baldry on vocals; guitarists Kim Simmonds, Tom McGuinness and Peter Green (also on harmonica); Bob Hall on piano; bassist Gary Fletcher; saxophonist Steve Beighton, and Colin Allen on drums.
''AT NOTODDEN BLUES FESTIVAL''
AUGUST 28 2007
63:38
1/When It Rains/Kim Simmonds/5:20
2/Mississippi Steamboat/Fenton Robinson/6:14
3/Standing By By Window/Tom Mcguinness/4:55
4/Black Magic Woman/Peter Green/3:30
5/Pine Top's Boogie Woogie/Bob Hall, Smith/6:12
6/Midnight In New Orleans/4:38
7/Shake That Thing/4:33
8/Beehive Blues/Bob Hall/5:50
9/I Got My Eye On YOu/Tom McGuiness/4:20
10/Where Has Your Heart Gone/Kim Simmonds/7:38
11/Everyday I Have The Blues/Chatman/5:45
12/Baldry's Out/Long John Baldry/4:43
Bob Hall/Vocal, Piano
Kim Simmonds/Vocal, Guitar
Tom McGuinness/Vocal, Guitar, Mandolin
Long John Baldry/Vocal, Guitar
Peter Green/Vocal, Guitar, Harmonica
Colin Allen/Drums
Gary Fletcher/Bass
Steve Beighton/Saxophone
Bob Hall was asked by the Notodden Blues Festival to put together an All Star review as part of their tribute to British Blues and so the British Blues All Stars were born. The band was chosen so that as far as possible, every member was a seminal figure in the history of British Blues. The players came from the ranks of Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated, Savoy Brown, Manfred Mann, Fleetwood Mac, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers and the Blues Band - one can hardly do better than that. Lead vocals are shared between Kim Simmonds, Tom McGuinness, Peter Green, Long John Baldry and Bob Hall. After the successful performance at the Notodden Blues Festival, word got around and the British Blues All Stars became a reality. The line-up constantly changes due to the busy schedules of the musicians but never lacks for outstanding star guests to maintain the standard of the original band heard on this excellent release. Sadly Long John Baldry died shortly after making this recording and it is hoped that this album will serve as a fitting tribute to his engaging personality and superb showmanship.
Notodden is a small town (population c. 22.000) situated about 50 miles south-west of Oslo.
The origins of the Notodden Blues Festival (NBF) go back to 1980 when thirteen local blues enthusiasts got together to promote the blues in Norway, and to promote Norway to the blues scene worldwide. The town has since established strong blues cultural links with Clarksdale, Mississippi.
Since its inception the festival's organisers have watched audiences grow from 2.000 to around 25.000. New Yorker, Ed Murphy, has been the festival's artistic director for many years now and American legends such as Hubert Sumlin, Scotty Moore and Jimmy Witherspoon have all appeared there.
In August 2004 the NBF welcomed some British blues legends: that lineup of BBA was Long John Baldry on vocals; guitarists Kim Simmonds, Tom McGuinness and Peter Green (also on harmonica); Bob Hall on piano; bassist Gary Fletcher; saxophonist Steve Beighton, and Colin Allen on drums.
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