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This is the fourth episode of our new series, spotlighting legendary rhythm sections that have shaped the heartbeat of music history.
Our latest episode delves into the dynamic pairings of John Deacon & Roger Taylor (Queen), Trevor Bolder & Woody Woodmansey (David Bowie), Leyland Sklar & Russ Kunkel (James Taylor), Nick Oliveri & Dave Grohl (Queens of the Stone Age), Paul McCartney & Ringo Star (who are these guys??) and last but certainly not least David Hungate and Jeff Porcaro (TOTO).
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As a bonus, we have included the lost video of David Bowie and the Spiders from Mars performing The Jean Genie on Top of the Pops and TOTO performing Rosana, featuring all three Porcaro brothers from the 1991 Montreux Jazz Festival and with the incredible Simon Phillips and Nathan East on drums and bass respectively in 2013.
Enjoy
Suzy & Simon
Immense what songs I haven't been familiar with.
I mean you can't know it all -
but you two have something going!
Thanks George!!!
Thoroughly enjoyed that ep, folks -- good to hear Bolder&Woodmansey get some rhythm section love because the legacy, sadly, seems to be more about the Spiders being a (great) backing band for Bowie (they were so much more) or the stature of the brilliant Mick Ronson as Bowie's right-hand-man during that period. Trevor & Woody seem to be too easily forgotten as the rock (and roll) solid rythym section they were.
Further, Trevor, for me, was one of THE great British rock bassists; related, how the **** Bolder & Lee Kerslake were never cited as one of THE great rock rythym sections in their time/s with Uriah Heep is a travesty of classic rock justice.
Oh, and the TOTO 1991 Montreux show (one of the best shows they ever put on) features Jeff and Mike Porcaro, not all three Porcaro brothers (Steve left the band in 1987 but continued to contribute in the studio; he returned to touring with the band in 2010).
And thanks for playing 'Rosanna' (the most infectious groove'd song in rock or pop? Could be) whereby guaranteeing I immediately got up (with no doubt hundreds of others) and air drum shuffled, air guitared, sung out of key and finger-clicked and side-stepped around the room like a loon...