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100 club shots
Little Gary and T-Bone Morgan swing that thing! 100 CLUB Feb 11th 2001 T-Bone and Mike try a little �Datebait� CKs L-R Gary Paul Ray Mike Bernie Gary The mighty �One-eyed rhythm kings� Listen to that FAT sound! GP and Steve Whibley. RBF*, photographer *(real blues fan, that is!)
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Who's who
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Bookings
Bookings: BLUES & ROCK EVENTS UK & General enquiries Flathead Management 17 Groombridge Road London E9 7DP 020 8985 4930 mail@cadillackings.co.uk Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg Linda Boulanger Blues & Rock Events Vanderstichelenstraat, 324 8400 Ostend Belgium 0032 59 50 27 92 blues.rock.events@skynet.be Norway...
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elwoodspeaks
And finally a message from Elwood. Click on the picture to hear some very wise words. Keep the faith. Go see a LIVE band. Keep music LIVE! HOME
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Gary at 100club
Gary (and Louis) at the 100 club.
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Chevvy
Gary taking his chevvy to the levee, just before he hit a tree. Moral: Don�t look for tone and traffic lights at the same time.
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Gary Harp
GARY POTTS: HARP and VOCALS Paul became Gary�s mentor and introduced him to the likes of George Smith, Walter Horton and in particular the modern West Coast harp players William Clarke, Rod Piazza, Mark Hummel and James Harman. Gary is a hugely committed player with enormous enthusiasm and a great feel on both...
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Mike Adcock
Piano/ Cajun & Zydeco Accordeon: Mike Adcock The Cadillac Kings� keyboard duties are now being comfortably maintained by Mike Adcock, a hugely experienced pianist & virtuoso New Orleans stylist. Mike�s fondness for all things Louisiana extends to the accordion, of which he is, without doubt, one of the top �Zydeco�...
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Gigs
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Guestbook
Sign My Guestbook View My Guestbook Say Hello, we�d love to hear from you! A big hi from RJ, Gary and Michael! Harmonica Heaven! Three top players! Gary at the 100 Club with RJ Mischo and Michael Arlt of the great German band BB & The Blues Shacks.
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Hermit pix
The Cadillac Kings at the Hermit Club, Brentwood, Essex Saturday 10/02/01 (all photographs used courtesy of Bob Bones) Gary delivers �Icepick�s Confession� Mike �I�m Gone� Thomas and Danny Lectro Gary H about to show us how to �Jump Children� The great Sugar Ray Marquis and one of his fans Either this is a flamenco...
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Home
Reviews Gigs Updated CDs Links Updated What�s new Bookings Guestbook Who WE dig And finally Courtesy of Saint Kevin Email us WELCOME TO THE HOME OF THE CADILLAC KINGS! We play blues, swing, boogie, jive & Rock �n� Roll with simple intentions (the way it used to be) - we want everybody to have as much fun on the...
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Backstagepix
Backstage at the Jive Class gig with Ann & Scott, good friends and our number one supporters! Kid Howard, keyboards and security, ejects BB Bass for a bum note. NB note the army training! Sugar Ray psychs himself up pre-gig The sign says it all. Watch out all you suckers (and blowers!)
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Links
Favourite links (in no particular order!) Red Lick Records (world�s best mail order blues) cheesecake #1 cheesecake #2 Big Boy Bloater & The Southside Stompers. Wynonie lives! BB & The Blues Shacks: Germany�s finest. Gary Primich: Fine US harp-player & songwriter James Harman: The Daddy - we are not worthy etc...
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Links
We hope you can find the time to visit some of our favourite sites! (Extra special faves in RED) Blueprint: The UK�s most faithful advocate for blues music! The Great British R&B Festival, Colne Gary Primich: Great US harp-player Joe�s Virtual Music Store: Great people to do business with, plus it�s run by a harp-player!...
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Mike vocals
MIKE THOMAS: Vocals and Slide Guitar �An absolutely cracking vocalist� Phil Wight, Blues & Rhythm magazine. Mike�s career dates back to solo folk and blues gigs in the �70�s around his native North West, followed by stints in various London R&B bands. A change of direction in the early �80�s led to Mike co-founding...
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Gallery 2002
Photo Gallery: click on the thumbnails to see enlargements or sets of photographs Belgium Spring 2002 Norway Summer 2002 Read tour diary here! Festival diary here!
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Steve's pix
The mighty Colin Hartshorn prepares to solo at the 100 club watched by his minder. The amazing Ryan�s Bar in Gravesend, so small Ray has to set his kit up in the street outside! Guitar buffs please note Paul�s guitar, amp, and trousers, all unchanged since the �50�s. What are they talkin� about? Keys, bum notes,...
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Whatsnew2
What�s New (more) Thanks go out to Mary at Jagz for making us so welcome. There�s a real continental feel to this venue, ie a warm welcome, fresh coffee on arrival and a decent changing room with a shower! More�s the pity that we didn�t pull much of a crowd. Mary�s doing a sterling job booking top class acts every...
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CDs
�Lou Ann� the brand new CD from the Cadillac Kings is out now! On Flathead Records FRCD V8. Featuring 13 tracks of rockin� blues and swing including 10 band originals. See below for sound samples, and details of how to buy. �This is a brilliant new CD, and a very polished release, but above all great fun! I particularly...
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more reviews
This is a real revelation -a British band that has captured the feel of 1950�s West Coast blues and can sound convincing whilst doing it. And they are great fun as well! The material has that �authentic� feel about it but ten out of the thirteen tracks are selfpenned from within the band, which is great to be...
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March what's new
What�s new March: We had a ball at our debut gig at Nottingham�s Running Horse. Great crowd & a great guvnor who loves live music. Everyone said we topped off their Rockabilly / Blues Weekend in style. We�re definitely looking forward to the next one there. (Thanks again to Ray Bartrip for depping on piano. What...
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gallery 5
Basingstoke Blues Club 1/12/01 (pix courtesy of Phil Aldridge) Pam�s Bar 8/02/02 (Pix courtesy of Ashwyn Smyth) Basingstoke Blues Club 1/12/01 (Pix courtesy of Chris Brown of Sharpedge Engineering)
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more reviews2
THE CADILLAC KINGS: Live at The Basingstoke Blues Club, 1st December 2001. A double first here, as I�d not seen the band or been to the club before and I was not disappointed in either of them. The Cadillac Kings, with deputising bass player and drummer, played two swinging sets to the appreciative crowd assembled....
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Latest news
LATEST NEWS SPRING 2002 Lots happenin� at the moment! If you�v e been to any gigs lately you�ll have noticed major changes in our rhythm section. We�ve reluctantly had to say goodbye to Bernie, Ray & Gary H, who�ve found it increasingly difficult to manage the growing number of gigs the band are taking on & the...
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B&R review
Jefferson Blues Magazine (May 2002) Sweden CD Reviews The six strong outfit �The Cadillac Kings� are an English blues/R &B band with a line-up that includes piano, guitar, harp, bass and drums. This is their second CD. The music on it is rooted firmly in the 1940�s & �50�s. Of the thirteen tracks on the CD ten...
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runner
Ray Bartrip on piano Pix from Nottingham�s Running Horse March 2002
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Blauwewolk
After a long long session of booze & blues at the Belgian Club De Blauwe Wolk in Zottegem L-R Mike Adcock, Madame Blauwe Wolk, Gary Potts, Monsieur Blauwe Wolk, Paul Morgan, Chris Barrow (bass), and Roy Webber. Behind the camera: Mike Thomas Later on, after a few more cups of tea, Chris tells the Blauwe Wolk proprietors...
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DuvelRoy
Roy at the Duvel Blues Festival, Belgium May 2002 Roy, Paul & Chris at the Duvel Blues Festival soundcheck
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Romerike
One of the FIVE stages at Oslo�s first Romerike Blues & Roots Festival, June 2002
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Vikings
Paul and our Norwegian Roadie, Knut Roy does his Viking Harry Enfield Gary exposes his shiny helmet Norway June 2002
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Gary, Mike, Roy enjoying the hot sun!! at Eric Malling�s wonderful house and farm. Roy, Orly, Paul & Jonny. Eric is the driving force behind Blue Mood Records and a key player in the superb home-grown blues scene in Norway. Eric Malling�s farmhouse in the hills. The farmyard contained the world�s randiest pot-bellied...
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As we travel past the splendours of Norway�s fjords and mountains certain members of the band take in the wonderful scenery. Ferry crossing to Bremanger: L-R Goran, Orly, Mike, Roy, Jonny, Gary & Paul The band check out the 1000m drop at the side of the road (Japanese lady tourist stands in for vocalist) Jonny...
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Our accomodation on Bremanger had more hair than Gary! Goran Stensrud, roadmanager & all round good guy demonstrating his phone-sex techniques on mountain hairpins. Tore Nytro (what an apt name) terrific blues fan & friend who proved a real godsend to us & helped us out of a real spot!
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NORWAY TOUR JULY 18-22 At least things got off to a better start than on our first trip to Norway�s Romerike Festival in June when Roy managed to miss our flight & ended up spending the night at Oslo�s downtown bus-station! This time we all took off together including Jonny Henderson our piano-dep for Mike Adcock...
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blues stage
On the blues stage at the Romerike Roots & Blues Festival, Oslo 22/05/02 Photo courtesy of Vidar Pettersen
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Havly
Backstage post gig at Havly/ Bremanger with Rock Klub member �Turid� 21/07/02.
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Backline
BACKLINE / STAGE / P.A. REQUIREMENTS Drums: 1 x Kick Drum 1 x Rack Tom 1 x Floor Tom 1 x Snare Drum 1 x Hi-Hats (pair) + stand 1 x Crash Cymbal + stand 1 x Ride Cymbal + stand 1 x Drum Stool Bass: 1 x Bass amp - Ampeg 400 or Trace Elliot or Fender equivalent (please - no Marshall amps) Piano: 1 x Roland RD 300...
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CK's go for it
No, flares are not on their way back. It�s just the strange �trompe l�oeil� combination of Bernie�s and Gary�s trouser wear!
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Paul guitar
Del Van Dee: guitar After a winter & spring of many great deps (who unfortunately have their own bands � Big Boy Bloater, Dexter Shaw, Phil Jones, Chris Pearson etc) we�ve finally found another one of that rare UK breed - ie a blues guitarist that can swing. Del is the latest recruit to the Cadillac Kings (& the...
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Paul at 100 club
T-Bone Morgan has the 100 club blues
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What they say
�This band have two great assets in harp player Gary Potts, probably one of the best players in the UK, and Paul Morgan supplying great fills and solos, capturing that fat bodied sound and standing alongside any of his American counterparts. There is nothing to stop them becoming one of this country�s top blues...
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Bernie and Ray
Double bass: Orlando �Orly� Shearer Orly�s recent arrival into the band signals the CKs� very serious intention to rock & swing with the best! Orly�s been holding down the bass job in Otis Grand�s Band for the last couple of years. Before that he�s served time with a veritable �who�s who� of UK bluesmen including...
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Third Degree
Before the CK�s was Third Degree. L-R: Mike, Dave Sargent, piano, Ray, Gary, Pete Stone, bass, Paul It�s easy to see how some people got the band mixed up with the Three Degrees, isn�t it? Altogether now...�When will I see you again...�
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What's new
What�s New (Sept/Oct) October: News just in of a couple of gigs well into the future. Boogaloo Promotions are taking a dip into the jive & swing scene with their first �Jump, Jive & Boogie Weekend� at Warner�s Sinah Warren, Hayling Island, Hants, Friday to Monday April 19-22 2002. If it�s anything like as well...
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Who We dig
Who WE dig! Ray Charles: �Ray Charles at Newport�. One of 50 re-releases from Atlantic in 1998 to celebrate their 50th anniversary. This is a 1958 concert with Ray demonstrating to a jazz audience that he is just as much at home there, as in blues and R&B. Great versions of �I got a woman� and �Right time,� plus...
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who WE dig2
Who WE dig! (2) What are you listening to? Leave a message in our guestbook! Previous faves below L-R: Gary Primich Travlin� Mood, �O Brother� Soundtrack, Nick Curran �Fixin� Your Head�, Big Joe & Dynaflows, Flattop Tom & His Jump Cats, James Harman �Takin� Chances�, John Mooney �Against The Wall� �The Definitive...
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