Saturday, March 31, 2007

Waylon Jennings - Trouble Man

This is great--Waylon Jennings singing "Trouble Man" backed by the Memphis Boys. The video is from the Highwaymen tour (Waylon, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, and Kris Kristofferson). You can see Gene on drums and Bobby W. and E. on keyboards at about 2:00 minutes into the video--Reggie Y. is seen throughout. I believe that's Mike Leech standing to the left of Gene--but he's hard to identify.

Sunday, March 25, 2007

Johnny Cash -- The Man in Black

Here's a wonderful site from Peter Lewry that pays tribute to Johnny Cash. Features interviews with numerous people who worked with him over the years -- including Reggie Young.

http://www.johnnycashfanzine.com/reggieyoung.html

Tuesday, March 20, 2007

Planet Hollywood (Paris, France)

Info on the Planet Hollywood concert in Paris, France (April 1, 2007) is here:

http://www.elvismyhappiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=857&Itemid=64

Link to the Stadthalle (Soest, Germany)

Here's a link to the Stadthalle in Soest, Germany -- where the Memphis Boys are playing on March 31, 2007.

http://www.stadthallesoest.de

Memphis Boys European Tour Dates

The Memphis Boys are playing two shows in Europe on March 31st and April 1st, 2007.

On Saturday, March 31st, they play in Soest, Germany (near the city of Dortmund) at the "Stadthalle", Dasselwall 1, Soest, Germany. Doors open at 6:00 PM and the show is at 8:00 PM.

On Sunday, April 1st, they play in Paris, France at the "Planet Hollywood" venue on the Champs Elysees. Doors open at 1:30 PM and the show is at 3:30 PM.

Stay tuned for more -- and thanks to Gene C. for the info!

Tuesday, March 06, 2007

I Wish I Knew -- Solomon Burke



You've got to go here and listen to this sound file.
This is from Red Kelly's blog and he's posting about the fabulous Solomon Burke (who's still singing great!). There's a link to a sound file of "Save It" (just underneath the image of the 45), which was recorded at American (in 1968) and included on the album "I Wish I Knew."

I love the way Gene's drumming propels the whole track and keeps the intensity level high. But Gene does that on a daily basis.

Just listen and see for yourself!