For tickets: http://www.wegottickets.com/event/239564
We are ever so proud and excited to present without doubt
the biggest ever Jukebox Jam event yet. And the reason it’s the biggest is the
exact same reason that we’re so proud – we will be joined by the legendary YOUNG
JESSIE, flying in direct from Atlanta, US, performing a very rare and very
special live show. Performing his classic R&B recordings of the 50s and 60s
– ‘I Smell A Rat’, ‘Hit Git And Split’, ‘Mary Lou’, ‘Brown Eyes’, ‘You Were
Meant For Me’ and more - this is a very rare opportunity to see one of
the legends of the era and music that we all love, in person.
Born Obediah Jessie in Dallas, Texas in December 1936,
Jessie was born into a musical family, and begun to get involved himself in
high school in Los Angeles, where he counted Johnny Watson and Richard Berry
amongst his classmates and peers. With Berry he formed vocal group The
Debonaires, who were then renamed as the Flairs. Obie signed as a solo artist
with Modern Records in 1954, debuting with ‘I Smell A Rat’ (with vocal backing
from the Flairs), and went on to release seminal mid-50s R&B sides such as
‘Hit Git & Split’, ‘Oochie Coochie’ and ‘Mary Lou’, before moving briefly
to Atlantic where he cut more hits such as ‘Shuffle In The Gravel’. Young
Jessie’s next major deal was with Mercury records, where he released a raft of
high quality early soul / R&B sides like ‘Teacher Gimme Back’ and ‘You Were
Meant For Me’. Just after that, he released the long-time Juke Jam favourite
‘Brown Eyes’. In fact it’s not an exaggeration to say that just about all of
Young Jessie’s records are amongst our favourites, which is why we are so
excited about this show.
Backed by the finest R&B players on these shores in a
band led by one of our own legends, Big Boy Bloater, this is a set
which will surely be remembered for a long time…
The night will also feature a support act TBC and the
customary late night disc session, where we’re joined by guest DJ MIK
PARRY. A resident at Sheffield’s celebrated POW WOW club, Mik is without a
doubt one of the most influential spinners on the R&B scene, having given
exposure to dozens of hard, minor key R&B dancers over the past decade or
so. Alongside Mik will be myself JAZZMAN GERALD, plus the
traditional JukeJam triumvirate of LIAM LARGE (me!), MICHAEL
JEMMESON and SNAKESTER. All spinning the best R&B, JUMP,
ROCK & ROLL, SOUL, LATIN, SKA, EXOTICA selections for the dance floor.
Oh yes, and a little about the album itself. Following on
from the original Jukebox Jam LP, released in 2011, another set of 23 R&B juggernauts!
Featuring wild sounds ranging from the late ’40s through on to the mid ’60s,
each and every one of them sounding as fresh as the day they were first cut…
Available on 2LP and CD from November 11th. The album will also be available
for sale on the night.
And… I almost forgot, Jukebox Jam is now 6 years old, as if
we needed anything else to celebrate…
The venue is the NEW EMPOWERING CHURCH, where we
held the Jukebox Mambo launch almost exactly a year ago in November 2012. A
spacious converted warehouse space in old East London.
1a Westgate Street
London
E8 3RL
London
E8 3RL
9pm til 3am. Note – the live music will start early!
Tickets are £15 advance and available now from http://www.wegottickets.com/event/239564
