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THE
MANNISH BOYS (Live Show)
Source: Biscuits and Blues Club
(San Francisco)
Date:
Writer:
The
Mannish Boys is a new project that features some of
Southern California's best blues musicians with the
cast fluctuating depending upon other commitments of
the players. For instance, Leon Blue, who is the regular
pianist, is now on tour with B. B. King and the exceptional
guitarist, Kirk Fletcher, was unavailable for the show
at Biscuits & Blues and their performance the next
day at the San Francisco Blues Festival.
Taking
over the guitar position, Frank Goldwasser, aka Paris
Slim, cranked it up on the tune "Help Me"
behind the harmonica playing of Randy Chortkoff .
The show-stoppers were the vocalists. Johnny Dyer
caressed the microphone while delivering a bluesy
vocal on "Everything's Gonna Be All Right"
and Finis Tasby's take on "Mean Old World"
was repleat with his soulful phrasing. But Mickey
Champion stole the show! This lady, now in her seventies,
has been wowing Southern California audiences for
over fifty years but is relatively unknown otherwise
due to her fear of flying. On this evening, Champion's
sequin outfit was effectively fashionable along with
her comfortable bedroom slippers - she is the real
deal. Her version of "Dr. Feelgood" revealed
a bluesy raspy vocal style that boomed through the
room when she roamed through the audience without
the aid of a microphone. The audience could not get
enough and hopefully we will get the opportunity to
see this gritty, pull-no-punches blues veteran again
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