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Micky Moody Blues Band - Saturday 22nd October @ The Cluny |
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Tickets £12.50 Doors 7.30pm No Support There are still tickets available for this gig, but please call 07760 400 226 If the answer machine is on, please leave your name and number and we will call you back.
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Micky
Moody is best known for his role in
the definitive Whitesnake
line-up, though his vast and varied career was
spawned out of a sixties school band which also
included another future star, Free
and Bad Company
singer Paul Rodgers.
Micky quickly graduated to the recording studios
via the R&B combo Tramline before
touring Britain and Europe with some of the
country’s top soul musicians. Joining the highly acclaimed Juicy Lucy was a large step towards rock stardom, and major tours of Britain, Europe and the USA accompanied a regular output of recorded works. After Juicy Lucy split, Micky co-founded Snafu, combining his rock-style guitar with down-home stateside grooves, and became a major contributor on the songwriting front. Snafu recorded three albums and toured extensively before the individual members headed off to pursue their different ventures. Micky then became engrossed in session work as his reputation as a versatile performer spread. Soon a phone call from David Coverdale assured Micky of a vital place in his future plans, starting with the guitar slot and co-writing position on his forthcoming solo albums, ‘Whitesnake’ and ‘Northwinds’. This led to the formation of the classic Whitesnake line-up during which time Micky toured worldwide, acquiring many gold discs and much wider recognition. He even found time to record an album and a Levi jeans commercial with Status Quo lyricist Bob Young. The pair also put together a band featuring Lemmie, Cozy Powell and the Nolan Sisters to record a top sixty single! As a sideman, Micky has featured alongside such classic British singers as Graham Bonnet, Frankie Miller, Chris Farlowe, Sheena Easton, Roger Chapman, Elkie Brookes and Eric Burdon. Visitors from the states such as Meat Loaf, Matt ‘guitar’ Murphy, Ben E. King and Walter Trout have all employed his talents to enhance their performances. Micky’s session work has included many TV. commercials and some film scores. As a writer or co-writer his credits are numerous and include many of the classic Whitesnake favourites. With the Moody Marsden band, he and his guitar sparring partner Bernie Marsden toured extensively and released four albums before continuing their Whitesnake legacy with the Snakes and the Company of Snakes. The line-up also featured former Whitesnake bass player Neil Murray. This ultimately led to the current line-up of M3-Classic Whitesnake featuring ex-Black Sabbath singer Tony martin, Magnum keyboard player Mark Stanway, and ace sessioneer and former Paul Rodgers band, Tears for Fears and Go West drummer, Jimmy Copley. In 2000 Micky finally released his first solo album ‘I Eat Them For Breakfast’ on Armadillo records. Soon after, he teamed up with former Juicy Lucy singer Paul Williams to celebrate the music of Howlin’ Wolf, Elmore James and Muddy Waters with ‘Smokestacks, Broomdusters and Hoochie Coochie Men’, also on Armadillo. He is currently recording a selection of original acoustic instrumentals and plans to record a new solo album in the new year. Micky Moody - ‘I Eat Them For Breakfast’ - (Armadillo) ARMD00006 © 2000 Micky Moody & Paul Williams - ‘Smokestacks, Broom Dusters & Hoochie Coochie Men’ - (Armadillo) ARMD00014 © 2002 Quotes: ‘I Eat Them For Breakfast’ Moody might surprise listeners who know him only from his past (Whitesnake!) by sharp, genre-appropriate playing from ’14-string rag’ (guitar and mandolin) to the via-Freddie King cover of ‘Me and My Guitar’. Blues Revue 2000 ‘Smokestacks, Broom Dusters & Hoochie Coochie Men’ "Moody effectively integrates electric textures; his tones and to-the-point playing are far more blues than rock, matching the arrangements. Williams' assured delivery makes Smokestacks, Broom Dusters & Hoochie Coochie Men all the more enjoyable." Tom Hyslop - Blues Revue 82 ‘Smokestacks, Broom Dusters & Hoochie Coochie Men’ is one of the best programmes of country blues I have heard in a long time. Moody’s guitar work is mind-blowing, whether it be acoustic, electric or National steel-bodied, and his mandolin picking is just, well, great. Pete Smith - Sounds Country If you like vintage blues this is one for your collection. Steve Lally Blues Matters Williams has a fine, powerful Blues voice and this compliments Moody’s superb guitar work to great effect, a highly enjoyable testimonial to the original Bluesmen. Steve Ward - Rock Society 125 Another surprisingly successful CD is ‘Smokestacks, Broom Dusters & Hoochie Coochie Men’ from veteran Rock and Blues- Rock Guitarist Micky Moody and associated vocalist Paul Williams. This is one of the best British releases of this millennium (so far!). Norman Darwen - Blues News Finland This is a tight and foot-tapping set of tracks performed with love, understanding and passion, while giving these historic titles a personal touch of their own, completely respecting the original material. Bob Tilling - Blues in Britain Excellent versions of classic blues. David Blue - Net Rhythms Here they embrace their own unique brand of blues drawing on all the experience and influences absorbed from the past 30 years to great effect. Recommended. Roger Newell Guitarist |
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