Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings - A Review from Birmingham
By: Birmingham mail.net
Gig at Birmingham Town Hall - 07 Nov 2011
Gig at Birmingham Town Hall - 07 Nov 2011
Review: Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings - Town Hall, Birmingham
A WISE man once said that after Armageddon the only survivors would be the cockroaches and Keith Richards.
Maybe he got the wrong Stone, because Bill Wyman, at75, shows little sign of decline. His Rhythm Kings, with the likes of Georgie Fame, former Everlys sidekick Albert Lee and ex-Supreme Mary Wilson, simply keep on rocking.
This was a glorious journey though nearly 100 years of great music, from 1920s jazz through to Chuck Berry, Gene Vincent, Motown, the Coasters, Howlin’ Wolf and others.
Bassman Wyman, who quit the Stones nearly 20 years ago, was as impassive as ever, while Rhythm Queen Beverley Skeete and saxmen Frank Mead and Nick Payn boast 64-carat gold stage presence.
The Creedence classic Green River and the Stones’ Honky Tonk Women got the five-star rhythm treatment while Dancing In The Street sent everybody home with a broad grin.
VERDICT: HHHHI
JON GRIFFIN
