The Cricket Club has just been able to confirm a last-minute addition to their Music Night schedule with a gig by the great Texan blues star Buddy Whittington. Apparently, a planned show as part of his European tour was cancelled and Friday 25th April became available – when the tour was first being booked there were no Fridays available for us to stake a claim. However, through the Club's connection with Buddy’s drummer Darby Todd via his father Brett who has brought us some great gigs, they were offered the date, and of course, jumped at the opportunity.
Buddy was lead guitarist with John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers for fifteen years – John Mayall is a demanding taskmaster and you don’t hold down that job for so long without being a very special performer. He is touring with his usual line-up of Darby Todd on drums and Pete Stroud on bass, and we can look forward to another evening of top-class contemporary blues. He is a great entertainer and a lovely guy, always happy to have a chat with everyone as he signs his CDs, and it’s a real treat to be able to welcome him back to the Club.
