Steve Gibbons – Ein Musiker, den man kennen sollte
Concerts in the home country The year 2009 again brought many gigs with the Steve Gibbons Band and the Dylan Project. A gig with Gibbons own band in May at the Pacific Road Arts Centre, Birkenhead, is documented on You Tube, but in dubious sound and picture quality. In his hometown of Birmingham he performed... Continue Reading →
Im Jahr 2003 erscheint mit "Brum Rocked On!" der Nachfolgeband des erfolgreichen Buches "Brum Rocked!" von Laurie Hornsby. Im Fokus: 1963 bis 1969 Während die erste Band die Frühzeit der Birmingham Musikszene von der Mitte der 1950er bis zur Mitte der 1960er dokumentiert, erzählt dieses Buch in neun Kapiteln die Entwicklung in den Jahren 1963... Continue Reading →
In 2003 "Brum Rocked On!", the follow-up to the successful book "Brum Rocked!" by Laurie Hornsby, was released. In focus: 1963 to 1969 While the first volume documents the early period of the Birmingham music scene from the mid-1950s to the mid-1960s, this book tells in nine chapters the development in the period 1963 to... Continue Reading →
In 1999 a book was published in which Steve Gibbons plays an important role: It's called "Brum Rocked" by Laurie Hornsby, and it describes the early days of rock and beat music in Birmingham. The volume contains a sometimes unsystematic, but pleasant to read review of the music scene of the 1950s and 1960s in... Continue Reading →
Four songs for Steve Gibbons, but Ringo Starr and Ozzy Osborne are turned Scotty Moore, the legendary guitarist of Elvis, was to be honoured in 2004 with an exclusive concert at Abbey Road Studios. Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits had agreed to attend, as had David Gilmour of Pink Floyd, Eric Clapton, the Fairport Convention... Continue Reading →
Vier Songs für Steve Gibbons, aber ein Korb für Ringo Starr und Ozzy Osborne Scotty Moore, der legendäre Gitarrist von Elvis, solle 2004 durch ein exklusives Konzert in den Abbey Road Studios geehrt werden. Mark Knopfler von Dire Straits hatte ebenso zugesagt wie David Gilmour von Pink Floyd, Eric Clapton, die Fairport Convention und Bill... Continue Reading →
Photo above by Tim Freeman, "The Old Lockup", see also the acknowledgement at the end of the article The Dylan-Project: The beginnings A nocturnal decision with consequences Sometimes very long-term projects arise from rather casual conversations. In this group is a conversation between Steve Gibbons and his former bandmate Dave Pegg, just before Christmas 1997.... Continue Reading →
The Dylan-Project: Die Anfänge Ein nächtlicher Entschluss mit Folgen Manchmal entstehen aus eher beiläufigen Unterhaltungen sehr langfristige Projekte. In diese Gruppe gehört ein Gespräch zwischen Steve Gibbons und seinem früheren Bandkollegen Dave Pegg, das beide kurz vor Weihnachten 1997 nach einem Konzert (nach der Autobiographie von Dave Pegg war es ein Fairport Convention- Konzert nach... Continue Reading →
Lots of followers remember the Steve Gibbons Band from harder-edged R&B-times when they got cooking as The Who´s support, and stunned European audiences with their Rockpalast appearance of 1981 (their legendary gig at Berlin´s “Metropol” got a belated, welcome release on CD and DVD 30 years after the event). Later on, a relaxed, JJ-Calesque swing... Continue Reading →
Two albums with reference to Germany At the turn of the 1980s and 1990s, two new releases (LP and CD) of the Steve Gibbons Band were released, each on a German label: "Maintaining Radio Silence", the first studio LP in eight years, recorded in 1988, was released by Episode, based in Frankfurt am Main. The... Continue Reading →
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