The world may remember him as one of the linchpins of the James Brown Orchestra in the 1960s as well as with other icons such as Van Morrison and the JB Horns but what I remember most vividly was seeing him live at Sage Gateshead with a band called Pork Chop and a few years later at Hoochie Coochie with the strangely titled Federation of the Disco Pimp. That was quite a night to remember - one of Hoochie's best which is high praise indeed.
A big man with a big sound who will leave a big gap in soul circles.
Sadly missed - Lance
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Saw him when he joined fellow former JB Maceo (Parker) at the Gala in Durham; he'd been teaching in Bishop Auckland - small world. He also did a History of Funk thing at the Sage, probably only a couple of years back, featuring trombonist Dennis Rollins amongst others.
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