About Bourgeois Tagg/Uncle Rainbow Reunion Concert
Bourgeois Tagg and its precursor band, Uncle Rainbow, are reuniting for the first time on June 3rd, 2008, at the Crest Theatre in Sacramento, Ca., for a concert to benefit former Uncle Rainbow lead singer Richard Oates. Richard is desperately in need of a liver transplant and over forty musicians and technical crew have answered the call to offer their services to aid their friend.
Also appearing that evening will be longtime friends Charlie Peacock, Roger Smith, and the 77s. Tickets are $30 general admission and $100 special donor seating (reception and goodies included) and are available at Tickets.com. This will never happen again (God willing) so this is a once-in-a-generation event. If you are unable to make the concert, but would like to contribute to Richard's fund please visit this website: The Oates Fund (www.cindyandrich.com).
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After the breakup of Uncle Rainbow, Brent Bourgeois and Larry Tagg moved to Sacramento and formed Bourgeois Tagg with guitarist Lyle Workman, drummer Michael Urbano, and keyboardist Scott Moon. Bourgeois played keyboards, Tagg played bass, and the two shared lead vocals.
The first Bourgeois Tagg album spawned two singles: "Mutual Surrender (What a Wonderful World)", and "The Perfect Life". In 1987, the band recorded their second album, Yoyo, with esteemed producer Todd Rundgren. When it was released in the autumn of that year, the band had their biggest hit with its first single, "I Don't Mind At All", a shimmering, melancholy ballad of resignation whose catchy melody, offbeat rhythm, and dramatic use of strings is reminiscent of classic Beatles songs, such as "Yesterday". It was on billboard's top singles chart and was a bigger world-wide hit, fueled at least in part by an innovative video that got heavy airplay on MTV.
For those of you old enough to remember the Funk/Rock/Jazz fusion scene in Dallas Texas, and Northern Californa, in the late 70s and early 80s, you might remember Uncle Rainbow. When Michael Hossack, drummer of the Doobie Brothers offered them a production contract on a handshake, and an all expenses paid move to the San Francisco Bay Area, they jumped ship, and rapidly became the hottest thing going in Northern California. With sold out shows 6 nights a week, from Monterey to Sacramento, a record deal with Rod Stewart's Riva Records seemed like the golden ticket. The sound was greatly influenced by the funk of Sly Stone, the Jazz of Herbie Hancock, the cool production excellence of Steely Dan, and the swampy syncopation of Little Feat. The band simply blew away the fans with flawless 5 part harmony, with a rhythm section that had the groove of doom. With great writers, Brent Bourgeois, John Lee Sanders and Larry Tagg, the material was fresh and innovative. The soaring and powerful voice of Richard Oates took the tracks to the next level, and the combination was magical.
When the record deal with Riva Records fell through, the band was picked up by Grammy producer of the year, Narada Michael Walden, who saw great potential and sucess with the band.
Uncle Rainbow played their last gig in September 1981, and have individually gained much sucess through solo and group projects throughout the world.
Go to Uncle Rainbow's website (www.unclerainbow.com) for more info, music, pictures and video!
Also also wic.... Charlie Peacock
Adrian Bourgeois
All appearing at..
Please visit www.cindyandrich.com for how you can donate to help Richard
Greetings from the UK! Thanks very much for the friends add. I wish I could be there at the concert, but I'm too far away across the world. I hope all goes well on the night! All the best and best wishes to you all,:-) Vensel
