Sunbury Cricket Club has had an enforced change of plan for the next Music Night on Friday 23rd January, as unfortunately The Nashville Teens have had to pull out – singer Ray Phillips has had a knee operation, and his recovery is going a bit slower than hoped, so he is not sure he is going to be fit for the show, and decided to cancel sooner rather than later, so the Club could be sure of getting a replacement; and hope to re-schedule the Nashville Teens show for the last Music Night of the winter.
In their place the Club has been fortunate to secure the services of the great blues singer and guitarist Papa George, playing at the Club once again with his own band. He did a rousing show with the same band line-up to a packed house about 18 months ago, so this is one not to be missed
Papa George is one of the great British blues troubadours, who has been a fixture on the club and festival circuit since the 1970s, and is sufficiently renowned to have been inducted into the Blues Hall Of Fame in the USA. He will be appearing with bass player Pete Stroud, well-known at the club from his appearances with Bad Influence, and, extraordinarily, a drummer also called Pete Stroud, formerly with Sassafras, who has played at the Club with Paul Cox, and is also a member of The Foundations.
Muddy Waters’ guitarist Bob Margolin called George “A powerful deep blues player….a spectacular blues artist. He’s got power and nuance as a master entertainer”. Broadcaster Bob Harris says George plays “electric blues at its very best”. There’s more information at www.papageorge.co.uk.
Hot food, prepared by our resident caterers Surplus To Supper, will be available as usual from about 6.30pm, with the band on stage around 8.30 pm or soon after, so we hope you can make it. We look forward to seeing you there.
