BIG GEORGE AND THE BUSINESS "I'd rather go blind"

[thehotpointdave]

Seen this guy at the runner in Nottingham u.k years ago...just Awesome

[corkie1005]

Takes me back to my youth ............superb

[menziesat62]

Stunning - just brilliant! Regularly saw these guys in the early 90s at the pressy hall as well as a couple of Edinburgh Blues Festival appearances (one Assembly Rooms and one Cavendish Club) and elsewhere...but one of the best surprises was turning up to Buddy Guy at the Barrowlands (92?) and discovering BGB were the support ;-)

[scotsdunc]

youtube just gets better & better.

used to go and see BG @ the preservation hall in edinburgh back around 92/93. glad some video of the band has managed to make it on here. so many bands of the time have long since been forgotten.

anyone know if theyre still playing?

[tartanwolf]

We took guys like George for granted when we could see them in a pub in Glasgow on a Saturday afternoon.........he should have been HUGE....superb!

Steviedoc.

[meandamos1]

takes me back to the burns bar in falkirk seen him every time he played, even got to jam one night ! this is the best version ever of this song, hairs on neck standin up !!

[gcaldw14]

That's right...Stevie was the original drummer with GBL (The Glasgow Blues Legends)...GBL became Big George and the Business and Reverend Docherty and the Congregation and the bass player joined Wildcat who became Glasgow...etc...etc...

[gcaldw14]

Upstairs at the Howff...played there as The Glasgow Blues Legends...Big George and Gary Lathan on guitars, George Caldwell on bass, Stevie Gallagher on drums and the Reverend Doc on harmonica...brilliant stuff!!!

[ironace13]

Fantastic.......I remember a great nite out with George at King Tuts

[gordonmc71]

hello, its plum here. how you old wankers doing.? i want to thank you for letting me play with you for a while. i hope you are all still alive and teaching people how it can be.

all my love always, gordon. xxx

[andysworldoftunes]

I'm sure I saw George and Co. upstairs in the Burns Howf in about 1982. Am I havering or did that really happen.

[superdjaldo]

siting here with big george he says its the first time hes ever seen this.

[superdjaldo]

sitting here with big george watching the video he says its the first time hes ever seen it.

[Thom405L]

..shit....can't believe it's more than 30 years since i first saw wath play in the Amphora in glasgow with qwana....great post

[thumpa5]

What I really meant to say was - superb! Don't do this stuff if you've had a beer!

[thumpa5]

I remember! Platinis, La Taniere, Kings Court. Bottles of Noo'ki Brown, spending the busfare, walking home rather jolly. Then going out the following week, with the same crowd to do it all again. Still have the album. Supberb!

[bigaln1971]

Takes me back to Platini's. My young brother was the singer in a band calld Blue Smoke that used to support BGB. Excellent days, I still play the Alleged Album, remember it took about two years in the makin - worth the wait though.

[lemmy67]

I remember Platini's, great days :(

[neets70]

Wow - blast from the past. Do you also remember Anaconda, Zenith, Jamie Barnes and, of course Billy the barman?

[jennifer150865]

yes i remember them all...

[sdenny]

aye remember shadows on bath street , id watch you play in the afternoon , get pished , then go down to mccormacks to see donald and get some strings and look for any luckies , then do it all again at night and huv tae walk home , ha ha , brilliant !!!

[mrjonthehat]

Magic...any more ?

[billa2804]

fuckin amazing :>)

[flatpicked]

great

[rik1108]

...I was there! Back in my roadie days...ahh the memories.

Where did you get this? I didn't even know it was being filmed

[barefeet777]

my favourite song from my all time favourite scottish band. first band i ever seen live and they punctured my heart.

[Burnham73]

Beautiful stuff lads.

191 Earl st.