Derek
is an author, Buddhist, cook, music lover, photographer &
traveller
AUTOGRAPHS
Autographs of (left) Matt Murphy, Lonnie Johnson,
Otis Spann, Big Joe Williams and (right)
Sonny Boy Williamson, Muddy Waters, Willie Dixon and Memphis Slim. The
above were obtained on the same night at the 1963 American Folk Blues
Festival at the Fairfields Hall, Croydon, Surrey, England. After the
concert, I went round to the Stage Door and found the tour bus waiting,
with various of the performers seated and others arriving. The
above all politely signed the reverse of cards advertising Guy Steven's
Monday night Rhythm and Blues Record Session at The Scene, London, Big
Joe Williams carefully inscribing his three crosses, to some
embarassment on my behalf. I was politely shooed off the bus
before I could
complete the set with Victoria Spivey.
Autograph of guitarist
Hubert Sumlin. This
was obtained at the 1964 American Folk Blues Festival, where he was
playing with Howling Wolf.
Autograph
of "The King Solomon Burke", obtained in a slightly muddy field after
Solomon had performed his set in a tent, wearing a shiny silvery suit, to an audience of dozens.
Autographs
of John Lewis, Milt Jackson, Connie Kay and Percy Heath. This was
obtained in 1969, when I had a lodger during my undergraduate years who
was the Secretary of the Entertainments Committee at the University of
Southampton. He was a great fan of the MJQ and pulled a real coup
under the noses of bigger promoters getting a double performance at the
University refectory on a Saturday night. The gig had to be seated by
the MJQ's contract, and the venue wasn't very big. So, with the
necessity to hire and bring down and return a concert tuned Steinway
grand piano from London for the gig, it wasn't exactly profitable.
He wasn't re-elected for the next term.
From the sublime to the wonderfully ridiculous, Aylesbury's "Really Free" John Otway. The autograph was obtained at The Joiners Arms in Southampton in the early 1980s, a venue he played quite frequently during that period.
Autographs of Allen Toussaint and his elder brother Vincent on the cover of their joint CD. These were obtained at Good Rockin' in New Orleans LA on 26 April 2005, after Allen had entertained the packed, small store for an hour singing and playing solo a selection from his many hit songs.
For Gene Vincent & Blue Caps autographs see Photographs & Autographs section at Micropublisher website
From the sublime to the wonderfully ridiculous, Aylesbury's "Really Free" John Otway. The autograph was obtained at The Joiners Arms in Southampton in the early 1980s, a venue he played quite frequently during that period.
Autographs of Allen Toussaint and his elder brother Vincent on the cover of their joint CD. These were obtained at Good Rockin' in New Orleans LA on 26 April 2005, after Allen had entertained the packed, small store for an hour singing and playing solo a selection from his many hit songs.
For Gene Vincent & Blue Caps autographs see Photographs & Autographs section at Micropublisher website
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