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Re: gadfrey lewis backing band

Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 8:56 am
by jahadambom
Noel "scully" Simms on Percussion....who else? Anybody?
ADambom
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Re: gadfrey lewis backing band

Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 5:13 am
by IrieMystic
drums - carl ayton and devon richards
bass - leebert morrison (gitty) and willy lindo

Re: gadfrey lewis backing band

Posted: Sun Dec 24, 2006 9:08 pm
by fadel diagne
carl ayton has been israel vib as part of roots radics band until his death
devon richardson has been playing for lloyd parks and the people band for more than 27 years now
leebert"gybby morrison has been muta's bass player and guitarist on most of his 80's records
willie lindo is aveteran session guitarist and none the less father to young kashief lindo.i love his licks on"samba pati,as well as his partner and none the less talented and most overlooked guitarist lennox gordon who played on the congoes"thief in the vineyard"
robbie"tights"llyn has been part of now generation band and keyboardist for the revolutionnaries and "word sound and power"peter tosh backing band
harold butler has been responsible for writing the theme from the movie"babylon".his a very talented keyboardist and brother to leslie butler
alvin haughton played percussion on many classics jamaican lps like"unconquered people"by israel vibration""face the music"by cedric myton"many of the freedom sounds"label releases alongside soul syndicate and was mostly reknowned for beeing percussionist for burning spear's burning band in the 80's
noel simms is none other than reknowned kete specialist scully
evrald is everald gayle trombonist;david madden is a trumpeter and mickey hansen is also a trumpeteer
so you see most of them are not unknown to those in the know
blessings
fadel

Re: gadfrey lewis backing band

Posted: Sun Dec 24, 2006 9:13 pm
by fadel diagne
hi
willie lindo has got nothing to do with wya who used to play with bob
fadel

Re: gadfrey lewis backing band

Posted: Mon Dec 25, 2006 10:20 am
by jahadambom
Just a note: Willie Lindo did play the guitar on the "tribute to Bob Marley" track on this LP. aDam
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