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Gavin B. · 08-15-2009, 07:43 AM

Three From the Vault

Train Kept A-Rollin'- Yardbirds- 1968 perfomance of the Jimmy Page edition of the Yardbirds, performing their rave up cover of the early rock classic, The Train Kept A-Rolling on French television.

Be Bop A Lula- Gene Vincent It's rockabilly riot time with this Gene Vincent performance of his classic song in Brussels. It's hard to believe that Vincent's performances caused alarm and fear and he was considered too wild for American television when he first appeared. Come to think about it he does seem to be a bit possessed by force of nature during this performance. Note the Blue Caps on the floor for most of the song. The janitor didn't need to dust mop the stage after this performance.

Please, Please, Please- James Brown This was the show stopping finale to every James Brown live show back in 1964 and for the rest of his life. A distraught Godfather of Soul falls to the floor and is given his cape by Maceo Parker to escorted off stage, only to have JB throw off the cape, get on his good foot and bugaloo back to seize the mircophone sing a few more lines. I call it the "Maceo, Bring Me My Cape" routine which I saw JB do a dozen times in concert and it never got old. One night I saw him throw off his cape 15 times and return to the microphone before his entourage finally got him off the stage. In the neighborhood where I grew up, James Brown was bigger than the Beatles or the Stones. Nobody could top James Brown and nobody ever has since.

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Gavin B. Model Worker Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,248	Three From the Vault Train Kept A-Rollin'- Yardbirds- 1968 perfomance of the Jimmy Page edition of the Yardbirds, performing their rave up cover of the early rock classic, The Train Kept A-Rolling on French television. Be Bop A Lula- Gene Vincent It's rockabilly riot time with this Gene Vincent performance of his classic song in Brussels. It's hard to believe that Vincent's performances caused alarm and fear and he was considered too wild for American television when he first appeared. Come to think about it he does seem to be a bit possessed by force of nature during this performance. Note the Blue Caps on the floor for most of the song. The janitor didn't need to dust mop the stage after this performance. Please, Please, Please- James Brown This was the show stopping finale to every James Brown live show back in 1964 and for the rest of his life. A distraught Godfather of Soul falls to the floor and is given his cape by Maceo Parker to escorted off stage, only to have JB throw off the cape, get on his good foot and bugaloo back to seize the mircophone sing a few more lines. I call it the "Maceo, Bring Me My Cape" routine which I saw JB do a dozen times in concert and it never got old. One night I saw him throw off his cape 15 times and return to the microphone before his entourage finally got him off the stage. In the neighborhood where I grew up, James Brown was bigger than the Beatles or the Stones. Nobody could top James Brown and nobody ever has since. Last edited by Gavin B.; 08-15-2009 at 11:36 AM.