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Best Blues In Bangkok - latest update!

Les wrote in to tell us that 'The Reverend' and 'Thodi' have left the Delta Boys and formed a new group called the SOI DOG BLUES BAND http://SoiDog.homestead.com and Trink has given them rave reviews, as they just debuted at the US Embassy ID4 celebration with over 2000 people in attendance. Blues Kats, let it be known...there's a new 'dog' in town... Ciao Maestro!

[Jan 2001]) If you're looking for a good night out in Bangkok, you'd be hard pushed to do better than go to where The Delta Boys are playing. The Delta Boys don't do requests and they sure as hell don't do Eagles songs. Their laid-back attitude belies their talent. They look like they're just there to have a good time;and presumably they do. The audience gets one too. Dr Blues sits there looking so cool, while playing stuff to turn Clapton's head (sorry guys if you're reading this, you're probably not Clapton fans). They're... ach, you don't need me to keep waffling on about them. Have a look at their own website instead. www.deltaboys.freeservers.com

[update: Feb 2002] Sadly it looks as if the Delta Boys are no more. But you can still find out a hell of a lot about blues in Bangkok on their website - and get a link through to Dr Blues's own site too...

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more pop trivia

1. Which record label rejected the Beatles in the belief that "Groups of guitars are on the way out"?
2. The big No.1 single of the summer of 1985 was about the Vietnam War. Name the record and the artist.
3. In which song do the words "Gordon is a moron" appear?
4. Rise by Gabrielle credits a Bob Dylan classic. Which one?
5. Who introduced the chart run-down on BBC radio with the words "Greetings, pop-pickers!"?

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links to others

http://music.zdnet.com - interested in music? Don't miss this site!

www.eartothesound.com dedicated to reviewing the greatest musicians the world has ever known.

www.kissthisguy.com for all those mis-heard lyrics.

www.rolfharris.com is a fun site. Rolf, who's still going strong in his seventies, offers you the lyrics of his hits among other things. There's also a page of photos, so if you've ever wanted to know what Rolf Harris looked like without a beard, then this site is for you! (I thought he looked like Stewart, the young one in Taggart.)

pop trivia - answers

1. Decca.
2. 19 by Paul Hardcastle.
3. Jilted John by Jilted John.
4. Knockin' On Heaven's Door.
5. Alan Freeman. Not 'arf!

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