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Phil Mulford's 'Thunderthumbs'
606 Club90 Lots Road
Thu 3 Sept · 20:00 · £20
About this event
Join us to celebrate the great Soul and Funk songs from the likes of George Benson, George Duke and Michael Jackson with “Thunderthumbs”, the 10-piece band led by bassist Phil Mulford . Inspired by the great US bassist Louis Johnson’s work the set runs from Louis’ time with Billy Preston in 1972 through to his own band The Brothers Johnson and the Quincy Jones-produced hits on which he played. The gig features three brilliant singers, Jacqui Hicks & Debbie Bracknell (Shakatak) & Simon Foster (Flying Pickets), a deeply grooving rhythm section and powerhouse horns. And for this performance the programme will feature music from three extraordinary albums, all produced by Quincy: "The Dude", Quincy Jones (1981), "Off the Wall", Michael Jackson (1979) and "Give Me The Night" George Benson (1980). In the lexicon of jazz, funk and soul, all three recordings are absolutely essential, not just selling a massive number of units and saturating the radio airwaves, but winning numerous awards as well. Epic! "Jacqui Hicks is…one of the most soulful singers in Britain” MU Magazine
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