Alex Bevan WNCX Morning Show

[ClevelandHost]

Good question on the Bassette vids...never checked here at YouTube

[jazzand]

Any videos of John Bassett around? I miss those guys. I remember opening for him at the Yippie Smoke-In and Annual Mayor Ralph Perk Memorial Indecency Day! (back around '75 I think). Alex probably played there too.

~ Rick Stone

[ttmilbr]

Sounds great! What is the deal with that chick doing her makeup? It is a radio show.

[LRooster4Prez]

@ttmilbr I'd rather watch her than the "Not so Skinny boy"

When is he going to put a record out of his Greatest Hit

[ClevelandHost]

Jimmy Ley's band was the Coosa River Band....

Alan Greene on guitar,

John Daubensback on bass,

Jay Allen on drums.....

[VinnyVanYiffy]

Come to think of it, Alex isn't a skinny little boy anymore. also skrew you.

[ornracing]

The name of the band before Alex changed it was the Coosa River Band.

[VinnyVanYiffy]

Someone we Cleavelanders can really be proud of. That and Lebron of course, he's a superhero.

[hoof32]

nevermind that bitch doing her makeup behind him.

[jujubileee]

Thanks for the tribute and warm memories.

[ICame2PlayWithU]

Does anybody remember what the name of the band Alex was in before he took over and called it Alex Bevan band? Knew this guy, he was a fantastic person! Dated his brother bob for some time!

[captvid56]

I moved to Houston in 2005 and it was great to see and hear Alex again. In tribute to Alex I named my Labrador puppy Jazzbo. A perfect name and song for a Labrador.

[Billabromitis]

skinny little boy from cleveland, OH

[piratesfriend]

funny how ephemeral the moments are, yet the way magic lasts. a man, a mentor, a song, an acoustic guitar... what no one has said is that john bassette paved the way for doing it yourself -- and that was long before punk went DIY.

a sweet gentleman, often in a velvet hood, john bassette understood drawing people close -- and alex bevan obviously served the tradition with the same warmth + joy, a pleasure in the chill of losing the "here be dragons"/"weed + wine" troubadour.

[hoof32]

agh! i meant big "thumbs up!" sorry!

help me out here, please.

[woahhitsnoah]

That Acoustic gets a warm tone.

[FolknetLarry]

A full band recording of Alex doing this song is on the tribute CD, The Songs of John Bassette: Been Through So Much Together, found at JohnBassette-dot-org

[mikegerski]

Bevan and Bassette, my first ever concert 1975! So great to see Alex is still so great. Now if only we could find some John Bassette video around here...

[dmgil96]

If you do find some John Bassette video, please let us know.

[wmd66]

I love how that fat pig Kim Mihelevek is putting on eye liner/make up next to him while this guy is playing.

[sdeorio]

I was saddened to hear of John's passing this past November. He was a great musician and a good man. He will be missed. He (and Alex) made my time in Cleveland in the late seventies and early eighties quite tolerable and contributed to a great music scene. Thanks guys! Hey Alex, plan a trip out to Colorado, the Little Bear in Evergreen would be a great venue for you to play!