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Rhythm Kings in Pictures

Bristol, The Colston Hall, 2 July 2000


Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings: Gary Brooker, piano/vocals; Henry Spinetti, drums; Bill Wyman, bass; Georgie Fame, organ / vocals; Albert Lee, lead guitar / vocals; Martin Taylor, lead guitar; Terry Taylor, rhythm guitar; Beverley Skeete, vocals; Janis Hoyte, vocals; Frank Mead, horns; Nick Payn, horns.

Here are lots of photos of this excellent concert … a written report on the surprising events of the whole day will follow … meanwhile …

Bill Wyman / Janice Hoyte

Opening act: Adrian Byron Burns

Two Procolers : Messrs Spinetti and Brooker

Note how Jump Jive and Wail is written down

Nick Payn comes out front to join Albert Lee

Four pictures showing the build-up to the 'two-men-on-one-guitar' act of Martin Taylor and Albert Lee

A star among stars.
And you can just about see the little statue on the piano … is it a fat old Buddha made out of dough …

Georgie Fame takes time out to play some percussion on his Leslie cabinet

Bill Wyman, and Janice Hoyte singing her only lead vocal

Three pictures showing Frank Mead playing a vigorous solo at Beverley Skeete

Note impassive conduct of B Wyman

Mr Brooker pictured with the two versatile reed / flute / harmonica / percussionists

Gary's Roland piano (or 'knitting machine')

Georgie Fame's battered Hammond

Band in full flight

Terry Taylor and Gary Brooker

Above and below: the band leave the stage to a standing ovation

Above and below : farewells …
Fame, Spinetti, Hoyte, Skeete, M Taylor, Wyman, Lee, Brooker, T Taylor / Mead, Payn

 


You can find and order all the Rhythm Kings' CDs (including the May 2000 release, Groovin')
at Amazon USA here

You can find and order all the Rhythm Kings' CDs (including the May 2000 release, Groovin')
at Amazon UK here

More on the Spring 2000 Rhythm Kings' tour here

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