The Sergeant Wilko Rhythm & Blues Band: General Info
Member Since
4/30/2007
Band Members
Lead Vocals & Bass Guitar Dave (Down at the Doctors) Richmond.
Lead Guitar & Backing Vocals Graham (Wilko) Dixon.
Harmonica & Rhythm Guitar Ian (I,ll Have a Pint) Crabtree.
Drums The Slim Figure.
Influences
The Boys From Canvey Island, Dr Feelgood.
Wilko Johnson,
Norman Watt Roy,
The Pirates,
Nine Below Zero,
Donald (Duck) Dunn.
And just about anybody who can knock out a good Tune
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Sounds Like
Some may say Shite! But hopefully something like Early Dr FEELGOOD. The Wilko & Brilleaux era
Formed 5 years ago, By Dave & Graham, after going to see the current line up of Dr feelgood in Bradford, Graham had a guitar lesson after the gig, by Steve Walwyn, The Feelgoods Guitar player on how to play the opening to Roxette, so we got this and a couple more songs off, and started going down to the Local Jam night, the Feelgood stuff went down a storm as nobodyelse was playing it. After a lot of encouragement we finally decided to get a Drummer and Gob Iron player. We found Dave our drummer in a skip just outside Penistone, and then Crabbers, who has played Harmonica for years with various bands, including the Famous (in Brighouse) Cosmic Egg and aptly named Blood Sweat And Beers came on board. We play mainly in Pubs (Preferably Real Ale) In Yorkshire. We have Played the Burnley Blues Festival for the last 4 Years. We dont take ourselves too seriously, It started out as a bit of fun and we want to keep it that way. We go out to enjoy ourselves have our own personal Mid life crisis and play Fun Music, or as we like to describe it Rhythm & Blues with BALLS!
May I presume to bung a plug for HOWDEN RiBFEST II on to your comments please?
Its Friday, Saturday and Sunday October 9th, 10th & 11th with free stuff and paying stuff and drinking stuff and eating stuff and errrmmmm....other stuff.
Find the link to the Howden Live website on me myspace......I thank you.
Greetings Gentlemen! If we can motivate our lazy arses we'll be gigging more next year so hopefully we'll catch you guys somewhere. See you in the morning, down by the jetty.... BF&I xx
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