Long considered one of the best Blues-Rock guitarists in the business here on mainland Europe, Elsewhere, in Britain and the States, you are most likely to be greeted with a ‘Julian who?’ even from the Blues-Rock community. With ‘Bound to Roll’ his eighth studio CD, Julian Sas may well be about to change all that .
The new CD has taken more than two years to complete, but not because ideas were lacking. “I was writing constantly, but a lot of that went straight into the bin” as he describes the ideas that came and went. What came and stayed however is undeniably the best songwriting of his career to date.
Quite simply THE Blues Band
Many years ago Keith Richards and Brian Jones asked Paul Jones to sing in a group they were forming. The rest, as they say, is history. He turned them down. In retrospect a wise decision career-wise, try as I might I can’t imagine Jones writing ‘Satisfaction’ and unlike Mick J’s, the pouting lips of Paul J are generally put to better musical use on the Blues Harp. Which they were at the Harmonie this week when premier British R&B purveyors The Blues Band came to Town.
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We Want More Girls with Guitars
Following the Blues Caravan show almost a year ago to the day here at the Harmonie the question was – ‘Is Bonn ready for ‚More Girls with Guitars’?‘ The packed house that turned out was an emphatic YES! And Dani Wilde, Sam Fish and Victoria Smith, aided by drummer Denis Palatin, rewarded them with an explosive set of hard hitting music on high heels.
Jimmy Bowskill Interview
A hot tip for concert goers this year is the Dr Feelgood/Jimmy Bowskill show at the Harmonie on 5 February. As a taster, here is an interview I did with Jimmy Bowskill after his show at the Museumsplatz in 2010 supporting Joe Bonamassa and Jeff Beck.
Nine Below Zero are still Hot
In 1979 Dennis Greaves and Mark Feltham first hit the concert road as as ‘Stan’s Blues Band’. 33 years later, and under the Sonny Boy Williamson monicker, Nine Below Zero that road brought them to Endenich and the Harmonie. There can’t be many bands who have survived so long without the golden parachute of a hit record, so how did they do it? Indeed why do they still do it? Maybe even, can they still do it?
Victoria Smith – New Girl with Guitar
New girl Victoria Smith (centre)
Victoria Smith is from Leicestershire and she plays bass guitar. 3SongsBonn thought that wasn’t much information about the new girl on the upcoming Blues Caravan ‘More Girls With Guitars’ Tour though, so we asked her about herself.
New Year New Site!
A New Year and a slightly new look to 3SongsBonn.
I hope readers like the new site Logo. This site will continue to bring you musical events of interest to people in the Bonn area of course, but there’s lots happening outside of Bonn too (surprise, surprise!) so I hope you will find the new ‘Music News’ feed direct from ‘Rolling Stone’ that’s now available on the left hand margin both useful and informative. Again, thanks for visiting and please come back again soon.
R.I.P. Etta James
The legendary Blues/Soul singer Etta James has died. She was diagnosed with Leukaemia last year and had been undergoing treatment.
Her best known song ‘I Would rather go Blind’ is a favourite on the set-list of many a female singer. Last year alone I remember hearing versions sung here in Bonn by Dana Fuchs, Layla Zoe and Jean Shy.
Obituary on the BBC
LINK TO FUNERAL REPORT FROM BBC
<a href=”http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16779206″>LINK TO FUNERAL REPORT FROM BBC</a>
Here though is the original (and best) version: