Jackie Lynton is one of the grand old men of Rock’n’Roll, claiming Ritchie Blackmore, Rick Parfitt,Chas Hodges, and Chris Farlowe among his personal friends. As a performer his career spans seven decades! A young silver suited crooner with a quiff cut his teeth in the clubs of Hamburg in the late 1950s before transforming into the vocalist with The Savoy Brown Blues Band in the nineteen sixties. By the seventies Jack was writing songs with Rick Parfitt for Status Quo, and in the eighties he was fronting Diesel – a band formed with John Coghlan, Status Quo’s original drummer. In the nineties Jack dabbled in acting – regularly appearing as an “extra” on Eastenders while at the same time he was forming his current band, which features some faces with great music histories of their own. Bass Guitarist Colin Pattenden was a founder member of Manfred Mann’s Earth Band; while the two lead guitars are Chris Bryant who played with Arthur Brown and Mike Windus, one of Britains best session musicians; the combo is driven by the drumming of Spud Metcalf, of The Nashville Teens. Look forward to an amazing evening of Rock’n’Roll, Blues and the occasional rude joke. Oh, and did I mention that Jack also writes poetry and Childrens stories ?? A man of huge talent, and a born entertainer. (Jackie Lynton´s Facebook entry)
And here´s his third LP and it´s a real fine example of the Pub Rock Scene in those days … and Jackie Lynton is indeed a very unique musician, who can write pretty good ballads , too (listen to the last two songs of this album).
Another sentimental trip … emjoy the glory days of Pub Rock in good old England …
Personnel:
Dave Clem Clempson (guitar)
Graham Cooper (guitar)
Damon (keyboards)
Mick Fitzpatrick (bass)
Chas Hodges (piano)
Paul King (harmonica)
Tony Leach (synthesizer)
Jackie Lynton (vocals)
Drew McCulloch (guitar, vocals, percussion)
Rick Parfitt (guitar)
Colin Pattenden (bass)
Dave Peacock (bass, fiddle, banjo)
Keith Purnell (guitar)
Jeff Rich (drums)
Chris Slade (drums)
Grahame White (guitar, vocals)
Tracklist:
01. Learning How To Rock’n Roll (McCulloch) 3.36
02. The Chance (Adams/Lynton) 4.58
03. Nevertheless I’m In Love With You (Kalmar) 4.08
04. Dirty Train (Adams/Lynton) 5.25
05. Peppercorn Poke (Adams/Lynton) 3.30
06. Sad Business (Lynton) 6.21
07. Honkytonk White (Lynton) 3.48
08. Don’t Try To Make Me Love You Tonight (Adams/Lynton) 2.34
09. My Hero (lynton) 2.55
10. I’ll Love Ya (Lynton) 5.33
Jackie Lynton: still alive and well !!!
The twenty second festival possibly had a more attractive lineup than 1981, at least if one was a heavy rock devotee. The inclusion of hard rock guitar stalwarts Gary Moore, Randy California, southern rockers Blackfoot and erstwhile pub rockers Dave Edmunds and Wilko Johnson gave the lineup spine that was missing from the previous year.
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