Subj : Live at the Regal
To   : Bill Riley
From : Stephen Jones
Date : Tue Jul 18 2000 03:45 am

Bill Riley wrote in a message to Martin Ridgley:


 MR> Reminds me of Count Basie, who could sit at the piano conducting

 BR> I'm always amazed that the people who don't get B.B. miss that. 
 BR> But I think it's mostly people who have only heard him as an old
 BR> man, after he started singing more and playing less.

I hadn't made that connection, but I can see it. He can make Lucille cry big 
ol' tears. 

  
Stephen
   
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