(Ghost) Riders In The Sky - The Scorpions at The Old Oak Meadvale - Redhill & Reigate Live 2010

The original 60s Parlophone recording band The Scorpions - Ted Barber (guitar), Ivor Knight (drums), John Barber (Guitar) along with more recent band member Keith Strickland (Bass) reformed for a fund-raising event - The Redhill & Reigate Live Festival 2010.

This year's event involved 20 simultaneous gigs on Friday 4th June 2010, in the Redhill & Reigate area. The festival was organised to promote our local bands and pubs and raise money for the Children's Trust in Tadworth, Surrey.

The Scorpions hadn't played together for over three years and despite not having a single rehearsal, played a great set of standard rock classics, along with some of their original recordings of the 60s.

It turned out to be a great evening. The weather was perfect, the audience were fantastic and the landlords of The Old Oak, Pauline & Colin Batt, were marvellous hosts.

Enjoy watching these videos which capture the unique sound of The Scorpions and the mood of this special evening.

Many thanks to Ray Liffen who recorded all the videos and who kindly gave permission for them to be reproduced.

© The Scorpions 2010

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• Telstar
• Joe Meek
• Scorpions
• Scorpio
• Parlophone
• Ted Barber
• John Barber
• keith Strickland
• ivor Knight
• The Old Oak
• Redhill
• Meadvale
• Rock Music
• Crossroads
• Cream
• Rider InThe Sky
• White Room
• Eric Clapton
• jack Bruce
• Ginger Baker

[SIGUESIGUESTAR]

Excellent guitar playing and tone! The whole band sounds impressive. Ciao!

[BlokeFromBattersea]

Hi SIGUESIGUESTAR

Thanks!

John

[flamingodiaboliko]

hey guys ! are you the original The Scorpions?

[BlokeFromBattersea]

Hi flamingodiaboliko

The Original Scorpions as recorded on Parlaphone in 1961

Cheers

John

[OriginalTeeBar]

That's how I was trying to play it all those years ago John. Still! there's a year to the next Redhill and Reigate Live so who knows???

[BlokeFromBattersea]

I think you played it well bro, all those years ago, init. This was but a pale impersonation by comparison.

[tonsjukur]

@BlokeFromBattersea Finally I found the Parlophone record from 1961 with this song but the album is missing.Need to find that now

[BlokeFromBattersea]

Hi TheDiddlysquat

Thanks for your comment.

Cheers

John