Henry McCullough - Cut

Henry McCullough - Cut - 1987

Henry McCullough was one of the busier guitarists in England during the 1970s, and has played alongside such stars and superstars as Joe Cocker and Paul McCartney. Born in Portstewart, Northern Ireland in 1943, he took up the guitar as a boy and was playing in the Irish show band the Skyrockets in the mid-'60s. After a few years of playing dancehalls, he decided to move his career to the next phase -- he'd met three other players, Ernie Graham (guitar/vocals), Chris Stewart (bass), and Dave Lutton (drums), from a show band called Gene & the Gents, and together they formed the People, later renamed Eire Apparent. Their sound was a mix of blues, pop, and psychedelia, with a commercial and virtuoso edge to the playing and singing. They jumped into the big time after a move to London and being signed by Chas Chandler and Mike Jeffery, the managers of Jimi Hendrix -- from obscurity, they were suddenly thrust into Hendrix's orbit, touring England and then America in support of the legendary guitarist.

01. Gone With Another
02. Same Damn Thing    
03. All Shook Up
04. John Henry
05. Shining Star
06. Am I To Be The One
07. If I Could Write A Book
08. Rock Me Woman
09. Mandolin Song
10. I Wouldn't Treat A Dog The Way
11. Dead Flowers
12. Can't Help Falling In Love (With You)
13. The Flea    
14. It Don't Really Matter
15. Can't Help Falling In Love (With You)

NB: Nesse mês de fevereiro, quando o blog completará tenros 2 anos, somente haverão posts de guitarristas que tenham tocado com Paul McCartney. E por quê? Por nada, pois uma coisa nada tem relacionada a outra. :)

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