Procol Harum
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Thanks to Gary & Diane for getting the programme to us; Gary says that as well as his allotted two Procol Harum numbers he had great fun singing Imagine and Come Together at Blickling Hall, in Paul Young's absence. In a sense, performing this Lennon material completes the cycle of Brooker Beatle-links. |
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28 June |
London |
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2 July |
Devon |
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3 July |
Warwickshire: performance pictures here |
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5 July |
Liverpool |
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7 July |
Manchester |
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9 July |
Hampshire |
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10 July |
Norwich |
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Roger Daltrey ... one of the
most influential performers in rock & roll history ... he is uniquely
credentialed [sic!] to front this first-of-its
kind symphonic tribute to the timeless masterpieces of The Beatles, The
Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and The Who (wot,
no PH?)
One would be hard-pressed to identify a rock band who more successfully meld the elements of recording, concert performance, live theatre and film than The Who. Daltrey's personal contribution to this extraordinary group-profile is inestimable. Prior to Tommy the Show's [sic!] début album, My Generation, was released in 1966 ... |
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| 'Face it,' says the programme note, 'Alice
Cooper brought show business and rock & roll together in ways never
seen before, and rarely seen since - and the shock waves he created are
still shaking the foundations of both.'
'We were into fun, sex, death and money when everybody was into peace and love,' Alice (elsewhere 'The Coop') explains. ' ... we drove a stake right through the heart of the Love Generation.' The road remains Alice's second home ... |
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Paul Young is blessed with one of the most distinctive and expressive voices of his generation; he started out as a semi-pro bassist with Kat Kool and the Kool Kats. His début album in 1983, No Parlez, kicked off his series of great hit records ... five studio albums, two collections: his most recent album, in 1997, was entitled simply Paul Young. | |
| Gary's biographical page is a lot less hyperbolic
than most of the others and the full text may be read here.
His para ends with the address of Shine On, quoted as 'his fan club', and refers readers to an internet address, www.procolharum.com, for further information. No-one else in the programme is quoting a website, we notice! |
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Darlene Love: her 'thunderbolt voice is as embedded in the history of rock-and-roll as Eric Clapton's guitar or Bob Dylan's lyrics' said the New York Times. The past twelve months have seen her inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame; she has published her autobiography, My Name is Love; starred in Grease on Broadway, developed a feature film based on her life-story; completed two albums and released Lethal Weapon 4. In the past she has recorded with the likes of Dionne Warwick(e), the Beach Boys, The Mamas & Papas, Elvis, Tom Jones, the Righteous Brothers and Sonny & Cher. | |
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Musical Director and Conductor,
Keith Levenson (successfully crosses the borders of rock, pop, Broadway
and symphonic music)
The Heart of England Philharmonic (for the last three years they have accompanied Chris de Burgh on his summer picnic concert tours) Voice of Gospel (an ensemble of twenty singers ... on a mission to present music that inspires and changes lives) Alvin Fields and Nikki Lamborn, vocalists Zak Starkey, drums Geoff Whitehorn, electric and acoustic guitars and backing vocals Simon Townshend, acoustic guitars and backing vocals Jaz Lochrie, bass guitar and backing vocals Jimmy Jewell, keyboards |
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