Rick deVito Band/The Frog ft. Eddie Taylor - Papa Was A Rolling Stone
On June 26th my friend, our friend, Rick deVito passed away at the age of 64. We had already decided that we wanted to honour him with a In Memoriam Tribute Concert, performed by musicians who played with him during his impressive career. This concert was held on October 24th at the beautiful venue Lantaren Venster in Rotterdam. Only 10 minutes before the show would end one of Rickey's daughters told me that their song with their father is Papa Was A Rolling Stone. It was not on the setlist....so I asked Eddie taylor: Eddie, could you do Papa.. acappella, please,.... YES, I can.!!! Right! So after the first encore I announced that Rio and Romy , the daughteers, and Diana, Rickey's sister, wanted tot share this song with the audience. Becuaes this night was theri farewell ceremony tot their fther. They couldn't attend the funeral ceremony in Spain, Ibiza, on July 7th, when Rickey's ashes were strewn in the Mediterrean Sea, according to his last wish, by sister Diana and Rickey's wife Heleen. With this video, shot by my buddy Frank Wiesman, I want to share this very emotional moment with everybody. Due to a technical matter there is a blanc at 17 seconds before the end, sorry. Rickey, this one's for you. Take care in heaven, your soulmate Ton.
About Eddie Taylor
Blues singer and guitarist, born January 29, 1923 in Benoit, Mississippi, died December 25, 1985 in Chicago. Taylor moved to Chicago in 1949, and recorded frequently with Jimmy Reed 1953-1967, contributing greatly to the Jimmy Reed sound. He made his first recordings under his own name for Vee-Jay in 1955. later recording albums for a.o. Testament in 1966, Advent in 1972, P-Vine in Japan 1977, and Antone's in 1985. He is father of blues guitarist [a722020], blues drummer [a4483858], singer Brend...
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