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The
line up, at the event organised by Marlborough and district Rotary
club, was impressive - Davy Graham from the Tornados (remember
Telstar in 1962), Andy Thunderclap Newman (Something in the
air) and top of the bill Craig Douglas.
They
were all complemented by a very strong, tight backing band called
The Myx - made up of musicians who have worked with greats like
Paul McCartney, Nine Simone and Jools Holland.
Following
on from my introduction as compere, the evening started with a warm
up set from the band including session singer Jade Storm
who went down a storm belting out a raft of soul classics.
Davy
Graham then entered from stage left to support her. He
then performed more sixties covers on his own - songs everyone would
recognise and remember and they did.
The
first half of the evening culminated with Andy Thunderclap Newman
singing his one hit wonder with the accompaniment of grand piano
and the voice of Davy Graham. There
was also an added guitar rift which never appeared on the original
1969 hit. Suffice
to say he was well received.
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| Andy
Thunderclap Newman |
Following
the interval of drinks and food the small but eager audience whooped
and cheered as the big star of the show Craig Douglas took to the
stage to perform all his well known hits: Teenager in Love,
A Hundred Pounds of Clay and the biggy, the one everyone
was waiting for, Only Sixteen.
He
joked easily with the band and the audience in between the songs
making everyone feel at home - in fact his easy delivery made you
feel like he was personally singing to you.
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| Craig
Douglas and Mark Jones |
The
evening climaxed with Craig singing Bobby Darin's Lazy River
- a good choice - the audience knew it and it left everyone on a
high.
I wrapped
the night up reminding everyone that all the proceeds would go towards
the development of an outside rest area for patients and their families
at the soon to be built new Savernake hospital.
Then,
an unusual thing for a radio presenter, I decided to shut up and
we all went home happy with those well known classics buzzing around
in our heads. Oh what a night!
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