John Dickie was featured on �surfboard�, I mean mandolin, on a particularly enchanting country-flavoured ballad, whose title I missed, and ex-Powerhouser Glenn Higgins, recently gone solo, provided essential saxophone work. The climax was a still-exciting �Oh, What a Feeling (What a Rush)�, their ever-popular funky heart-stopper, which was immediately followed by a stunning recording of Richard Newell singing �Lord, pity us all�, which brought tears to many audience members.
In order to pump up the bursary coffer, there was a wide array of CDs, T-shirts and other memorabilia for sale, but the nicest touch was the carefully preserved pictorial exhibition of King Biscuit Boy�s musical life, placed at the entrance of the room. Mr. Newell may not have been a saint to everyone, but the hundreds in attendance here sure thought so.
For more information on Richard Newell (a.k.a. King Biscuit Boy), visit Guitar Mikey's KBB website:
www.kingbiscuitboy.com. |
