Bill Wyman - bass, vocals
Beverley Skeete - vocals, percussion
Terry Taylor - guitar, vocals
Graham Broad - drums , backgr voc
Nick Payn - saxophone, flute, harmonica , backgr voc
Frank Mead - saxophone, harmonica, percussion, vocals
Geraint Watkins - keyboards, vocals
Georgie Fame - Hammond organ, vocals
Special guest:
Mary Wilson (of the Supremes) - vocals
My brief review:
The gig at Hotel Krone in Aarberg/Switzerland closed the Rhythm Kings' Autumn Tour 2012. The host Christoph Mueller had some warm welcoming words - an introduction wasn't necessary as RKs became regular guests at this special venue over the years, and then Georgie Fame opened the show with I GOT A WOMAN. Again, a brilliant performance to an enthusiastic audience. Beverley Skeete deserves a special mention having improved her stage presence to the maximum, her velvet voice is something to give you goosebumps.
Mary Wilson again looked different - this time with black (!) curls and a different outfit. The horn section was outstanding, always is, but this time it seemed as if everybody wanted to give more than 100 %. There was a lot of fun and banter going on between the band members onstage.
Finally, when Bill stepped to the centre of the stage to do HONKY TONK WOMEN, no one remained seated but jumped to their feet and danced away. Mary Wilson came on for the encore and they alltogether brought the house down. The band members were presented some gifts by the owner's son, flowers for the ladies and bottles of fruit brandy - sort of, as far as I could take it from the labels.
Good to meet up with our Swiss friend Roland, thanks for sending us the link to a Berne TV station, which gave a brief review - from 12 min.19 until 15 Min.15 (no longer available on the web).
zu verschiedenen Zeiten.
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Vorschau/Preview: Berner Zeitung (BZ):
