tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890708154880054256.post3587140199304837140..comments2024-03-27T22:41:44.357+00:00Comments on bebop spoken here: Happy Birthday John McLaughlin.Lancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04494856116843281101noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890708154880054256.post-53766982033741942622020-02-24T20:18:28.829+00:002020-02-24T20:18:28.829+00:00Puff - apparently Richard Starkey is a neighbour.
...Puff - apparently Richard Starkey is a neighbour.<br /> Steve Tnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890708154880054256.post-2776153274080816832020-01-04T20:24:27.023+00:002020-01-04T20:24:27.023+00:00Some memorable McLaughlin occasions...
As Steve m...Some memorable McLaughlin occasions...<br /><br />As Steve mentioned - Mahavishnu Orchestra at Newcastle City Hall.<br /><br />The band's BBC Television 'in concert' performance. Folklore has it BBC technicians threatened to down tools and walk out of the soundcheck...it was rather loud! For those who missed it first time round it's readily available on the internet.<br /><br />Russellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890708154880054256.post-219161527890344362020-01-04T11:32:08.013+00:002020-01-04T11:32:08.013+00:00He often sat in with local trad bands at the New O...He often sat in with local trad bands at the New Orleans Club as well as the jam session at the Wheatsheaf in New York (not the NY in America).Lancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04494856116843281101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890708154880054256.post-5160583775001651662020-01-04T11:23:55.246+00:002020-01-04T11:23:55.246+00:00Steve
Many thanks for your timely piece: a fittin...Steve<br /><br />Many thanks for your timely piece: a fitting tribute to a great musician (beyond genre, but certainly embracing jazz).<br /><br />I've just read the (too detailed!) "Bathed in lightning" bio of JM, and a couple of new things came up:<br /><br />1. I knew he he hailed from Yorks, but was brought up in Whitley Bay!<br /><br />2. You rightly extol his virtuosity, and Chris Kilsbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662401219091411717noreply@blogger.com