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Topic: Henry McCullough - RIP |
Roger Rettig
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Posted 15 Jun 2016 5:59 am |
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Sad news - Henry passed away Tuesday after a long illness.
He was an interesting stylist, playing in Joe Cocker's Grease Band and later with Wings. His solo on 'My Love' is particularly memorable.
I was fortunate enough to play with Henry a few times; once, notably, with him and Joe Cocker. (Joe seemed to enjoy the steel guitar!)
I once asked Henry why he'd left McCartney's band - good money, high-profile gig, etc, etc - and he replied: "There was one band member I just couldn't get along with - I won't mention any names but it was a woman."
Rest in peace, Henry - you were an original.
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Billy Murdoch
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Glasgow, Scotland, U.K.
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Posted 19 Jun 2016 1:45 am
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| I met Henry at a pedal steel convention in Ireland a few years ago.He was a very nice man indeed.R.I.P.Henry |
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Joachim Kettner
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Germany
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John Norris
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Peterson Strobe Tuners, Illinois, USA
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Posted 17 Aug 2019 2:24 pm
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A touching tribute to the late, great Henry McCullough has just been released by an All-Star line-up of Gary Brooker (vocals), Albert Lee (guitar), Don Mescall (acoustic guitar), Chris Stainton (keyboards), Paul McCartney (bass), Nick Mason (drums) with Paul Carrack, Paul Brady & The London Community Gospel Choir (backing vocals):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIFMkHpE74o
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Jim Cohen
From:
Philadelphia, PA
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Posted 17 Aug 2019 7:36 pm
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I remember him from my first exposure to Joe Cocker, a concert at Madison Square Garden, probably in the late '60s. Also had King Crimson on the bill. I was never quite the same after that.
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Skip Edwards
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LA,CA
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Posted 17 Aug 2019 9:48 pm
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I'm with you, Jim. I saw JC with the Grease Band summer of 69, a week or so before Woodstock. Great band...I think with the exception of Chris Stainton, they're all gone now. I hope I'm wrong about that.
Seeing that band then was a major moment for me, as well.
Here's to Henry... a true rock n roll guy who lived it to the max. |
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Stu Schulman
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Ulster Park New Yawk (deceased)
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Posted 18 Aug 2019 12:12 am
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Oh how sad,I wore out the "Grease band L.P. when I was a kid "Sandpaper Cadillac"
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Joachim Kettner
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Germany
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Posted 18 Aug 2019 12:14 am
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I always loved his solo on My Love:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmjN1O1ejS4
Thanks for the link John Norris!
Skip, besides Stainton Neil Hubbard is still alive and playing wiht the revived band Kokomo (on the red Gibson):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20Srw3ibPTA
The guitarist on the right is Jim Mullen, he told me once that his former bandmate Allan Spenner, who was also in the Grease Band took his own life a few years ago.
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Joachim Kettner
From:
Germany
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Posted 19 Aug 2019 10:35 am
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In the summer of '68 I only caught the last minutes of their set:
The picture comes from here:
http://www.ukrockfestivals.com/sunburymenu.html
No monitors in front of them, so it must have been very loud for them.
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