Paddie, along with Frank and Dyan, moved from Liverpool to London in the 60s, leading to the formation of Arrival, who had a top ten hit with Friends in 1970. This trio, along with Tony O'Malley, formed the nucleus of the London sessions that led to the formation of Kokomo.As Arrival departed, Kokomo arrived
When, much to the surprise of the musicians who’d been playing ad hoc gigs at the venue, when the KOKOMO sign went up outside The Pheasantry on the King’s Road …
Record Collector review: Hot Stuff from an ultra cool band
Review of “To Be Cool: The Rehearsal Sessions” from Record Collector magazine.
Hot stuff from an ultra cool band
Four stars
Half Moon, October 2016
A few numbers from the first of two great nights at the Half Moon, October 2016
The Half Moon, Putney – 14-15th October 2016
By general agreement, these were the best gigs since the 2014 re-union – two sold-out nights with crowds in the weekend mood helped. For the record, Mel Collins was back on sax (“Bet …
Lonely Town, Lonely Street
From the the first of two sold-out nights at Half Moon, 14 October 2016
The Robert Elms Soul Night at Boisdale, Canary Wharf, 8th April 2016
Boisdale is a up-scale ‘restaurant in Canary Wharf that has live jazz, blues and soul music every day. Robert Elms hosts an occasional Friday ‘soul night’ there, often with tribute …