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Post by edafan on Jul 16, 2005 21:44:24 GMT -5
Funk Brothers performing
WEHM 92.9, The Stephen Talkhouse, and Martha Clara Vineyards present
A benefit for soldiers who were severely wounded serving in the current conflicts
Featuring: The Funk Brothers with Joan Osborne, MARY WILSON of the SUPREMES and Various Special Guests
Opening:The Nancy Atlas Project
At the:Martha Clara Vineyards, 6025 Sound Ave, Riverhead, NY 11901
When: July 24th, 2005 4 - 8PM: Call: 631-267-3142 for Tickets and more information or buy online using the ticket link below
$50 all tickets / $150 VIP available by calling the number above only
Corporate sponsorship packages are available by calling the number above
The Funk Brothers gigs ( no info on singers)
also B.B.Kings Funk Bros. 8/6 8:00 pm 10:30 pm
8/7 Alexandria VA Birchmere
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Post by edafan on Aug 6, 2005 13:30:01 GMT -5
tomorrow night 8/7
Birchmere Alexandria VA 7:30 pm
edafan
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Post by Cadeho on Aug 6, 2005 17:05:54 GMT -5
I'm saddened I can't go to the Birchmere to see them this time. I wish I had known earlier. I'd go again. I see they rebuilt the Birchmere after the Funks tore it down last year!
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Post by edafan on Aug 8, 2005 9:43:11 GMT -5
A tremendous gig
great tight man tight
see this group if you can
They are going out west next.
Uriel, Bob, Spider, Ray Monette, Eddie Willis, 3 great vocalists.
Edafan
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Post by Coey on Aug 8, 2005 20:10:01 GMT -5
A tremendous gig great tight man tight see this group if you can They are going out west next. Uriel, Bob, Spider, Ray Monette, Eddie Willis, 3 great vocalists. Edafan hey edafan.. nice to see ya!! out west huh?? like Seattle? *S* I missed them when when they were at the winery out here.. Im not gonna make that mistake again.. *S* thanks for the info.. if you see anything for Seattle, I'd appreciate it.. |
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Post by edafan on Aug 9, 2005 14:55:13 GMT -5
The Funk Brothers, Motown's once unheralded but now internationally acclaimed
house band, kept the hits coming at the Birchmere on Sunday night. "Get Ready,"
"Heat Wave," "My Girl," "Dancing in the Street," "What's Goin' On?," "Ain't No
Mountain High Enough" -- one chart-topper followed another and another until
nearly everyone in the packed house was standing and cheering. Folks couldn't
resist dancing in the aisles during the final blast of "Shotgun."
Since the release of the 2002 film "Standing in the Shadows of Motown," the
Funk Brothers are no longer faceless and unappreciated: Autograph seekers queued
up before and after the show. Only three of the surviving six members are
currently touring -- bassist Bob Babbitt, guitarist Eddie Willis and drummer
Uriel Jones -- but that was enough to spark a 90-minute Motown party. With
plenty of help from their seven tour mates, including R&B vets Ray Monette on
guitar and Spider Webb on the additional drum kit, the Brothers celebrated their
remarkable legacy with a mixture of pride, gratitude and fidelity. Most of the
arrangements echoed the original recordings, complete with conga beats, woven
guitar and bass lines, and signature drum intros, though Jack Ashford's
trademark tambourine was conspicuously absent from the mix.
The challenge of performing songs indelibly stamped by Marvin Gaye, Smokey
Robinson, Diana Ross and Martha Reeves, among other giants, fell to Delbert
Nelson, Marcia Ware and Donna Curtain. Each responded with enough vocal power
and showmanship to thoroughly delight the crowd with an unbroken hit parade.
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