roger eagle along with guy stevens did some very important things for r&b in the uk..Post the story rr&p.

As a Blues player myself the Stones were important in getting me into the originals when I was a nipper - so I owe them (bet that means a lot to them!). But once I'd heard Muddy and the Wolf, that was it... I can understand where Mr Eagle was coming from, though the Stones said it themselves - "Why listen to us playing King Bee, when you can listen to Slim Harpo?". Once I was on that trail, jazz was a small step away. But I still play and love the blues and I'll quite happily listen to Miles one minute and slap on Skip James the next.

Did you know Miles Davies once met John Lee Hooker - that's a conversation I would have liked to hear. Miles told him "You sound like you're singing up to your neck in mud" That was meant as a compliment.....

Also, my musical hero, Little Walter, was a big Miles Davies fan by all accounts. Makes sense - he was one of the jazziest of harp players.

Good man! That's a Bluesman right there -"There may be snow on the mountain, but there's still fire down under the hill".

A lot of old Northern boys I know know nothing about Roger Eagle.  These were sometimes the pillheads with whom he became disillusioned, who latched onto Wigan long after it had peaked and the originals had moved on.  It's a bit of a parody now IMO.  They often won't listen to anything else at all, still haul around their Incontinence pants bags (even though they're only going a few miles in the car): back flips and beer bellies!  Just try, as Eagle did, getting them to listen to Ray Charles.

That's right, Yuca.  Is the Silver Arcade still going?  We ought to blitz Nottingham together.

Last edited by Yuca (2010-07-17 07:44:01)