Do you remember where you were the day Martin Luther King Jr was assasinated? Here’s what Clyde was doing.
Check out this awesome video concert footage from on the day MLK Jr died. I love this guy like a brother and I get to play with the man every week!!!
This site, “You Tube“, has a lot of cool old footage of funk, R&B and soul performers. I recommend checking it out.
More Clips I Found of Clyde…
I was just laying on the couch reading a book Thursday night when Roscoe called me and asked if I was interested in going to the grand opening of a new club downtown dedicated to supporting latin music and culture. The Palace Latin Club replaces the venerable Luther’s Blues that closed it’s doors last year. How often does world famous jazz saxophonist call to invite you to go out? I couldn’t refuse and I made the right decision.
The main attraction for us was the ten piece latin band that was headlining the evening, El Grupo Candela. They were terrific, well rehearsed and tight as could be. Everything at the club was a little over the top with the security, required drivers license scan, loud DJ music, spinning lights and such, but the crowd was really into the groove. I’ve never seen so many couples doing great salsa dance moves. I tell ya what, if you’re a guy and you’re a good lead at salsa dancing, there aren’t many ladies who will be able to resist your charm. I don’t have any moves on the dance floor, but it was a lot fun watching the room in action.
Best of wishes to the Palace Latin Club and El Grupo Candela. May you have a good run!
Madison is hardly a city large enough to support many full time music careers. Serious folks like Roscoe Mitchell and Clyde Stubblefield depend heavily on high profile gigs elsewhere in the country or outside the United States. Such obligations for some provide subsequent opportunities for others. In my case, I got the call to fill in for Bob Corbit and his trio for a two Thursday nights in a row. It’s a decent paying gig and it’s always terrific to play with Major Hamberlin (keyboard) and Rick Flowers (drums). Add special guest, the fantastic guitarist Bobby Bryan to the trio and it’s a great night of playing.
For the record, I invited Roscoe to come down last week, but he was heading to Paris for a long weekend of gigs. I guess somebody has to entertain the locals while the big dawgs are on their international tours of duty.
