Back in 1986 I recorded a program called “Bluessurvivors”. It was broadcasted by a German TV station called WDR and the host of the show was a favorite bluesman of mine in those days: Nick Gravenites. Also footage of legendary “Quicksilver” guitarist John Cipollina and original bluesman John Lee Hooker playing some mean guitar. But the song that really struck me was the Willie Murphy song. It swings like hell, and the complete horn-section disappeared in the public… Willie Murphy is most prominently known for leading Willie and the Bees, a classic, swaggering, horn-heavy outfit that regaled sweaty hordes on the Midwest bar circuit with smoking R&B, jazz, blues, and rock throughout the 1970s and early ’80s. More than 25 years old it still is worth looking at. Unfortunately the audio has lost a lot of it’s quality but i hope you will like it anyway; dance away!
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Willie Murphy and the Bees
