Re: [Harp-L] Willie Dixon Concert

[Winslow Yerxa <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx>]

That was a great band, I remember hearing them live in about 1970. 

Before that I'd never known Lafayette Leake by name (though it turns out I'd been hearing him on so many of those great Chess records) and was really knocked out by his playing, along with Big Walter, who was a trip to watch let alone hear (he had two gray tufts streaking back from his forehead, making him look like a goat, and one eye would roll around in his head as the other stayed still while he played). 

I remember Dixon in the dressing room dressed all 1952 with wide lapels and tie and a big fedora in deep, rich browns set off by a floral tie, marching his acoustic bass around with its neck his shoulder - he looked like twins.

Winslow

Winslow Yerxa

Author, Harmonica For Dummies ISBN 978-0-470-33729-5

--- On Tue, 1/26/10, Jessica Lauren <jlauren@xxxxxxx> wrote:

From: Jessica Lauren <jlauren@xxxxxxx>
Subject: [Harp-L] Willie Dixon Concert
To: "Harp L Harp L" <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tuesday, January 26, 2010, 1:43 PM

Just found a performance of the Willie Dixon Band on Wolfgang's Vault; recorded at Ash Grove LA on March 10, 1972, it's not particularly good sound quality as it was recorded on ambient mikes alone, but features the great Lafayette Leake on piano and Walter Horton on harp, the latter featured heavily throughout. Well worth a listen...

http://www.wolfgangsvault.com/willie-dixon/concerts/ash-grove-march-10-1972.html

Jessica
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