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YAZOO SKIFFLE Co.

BLACK HORSE MUSIC FESTIVAL Telham Nr: Battle.

L-R  Paul (e-guitar), Pete (washboard), John J. (guitar & vocal), Mark (bass), Russ (mandolin).

YAZOO SKIFFLE CO.  (No.1)

TWO SAYERS PUB, Pett Level, Sussex

 SUMMER NIGHT BLUES. No:2

 Germany

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'YAZOO BROTHERS'

John J. & Paul Gambeau.

Hastings.Sussex. UK

'YAZOO SKIFFLE Co.'

HASTINGS BLUES FESTIVAL

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JOHN J.

LONDON. Circa 1974

BLIND GARY DAVIS. (Brighton)

I was homoured to have played an hour session in a back room in Brighton with Blind Gary Davis. An amazing guitarist. That same evening later, when he was back in London, I was told somebody had stolen his guitar (a Gibson J200). This sadly, was not the first time, and, both times were in England. The one he was playing here was a fairly new one because somebody else had stolen the one before this.

JOHN LEE HOOKER.  (Brighton. Winter Gardens)

I was the support act for a John Lee Hooker concert at the Brighton Aquarium Winter Garden. Somewhere around 1962 when he toured in England. Before I started we were in the back room together and he was sitting with a half bottle of whiskey. He said, "Here boy you have this." and gave me the bottle. When I looked up at him he said, " Don't worry I got another." I prosume he had drunk the half of the one he gave me and was about to start the new one. When I went on to the stage to play I'd left the bottle in the changing room and, half way through playing something John Lee came out with the half bottle and put it down in front of me as I was playing. As far as I remember he played the same guitar riff for an hour behind a selection of songs or words.

Boogie chillun'