Dion- "King of the New York Streets"

1990. With Steve Cropper . The bass player is the fabulous Steve Chen - he's right on the nail. One of the coolest bass lines I have ever heard, I think.

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[johnhareuk]

Am I right in thinking that Dion shared this gig with Dave Edmunds and Graham Parker, back in the late eighties or early nineties. It was shown on UK's Channel 4.

[incongra]

@johnhareuk I think you are certainly right. Unfortunately I threw out Mr. Parker's contribution when I was clearing out my VHS tapes.

[doowop1942]

Does anyone know what Bass Steve Chen is playing....

[incongra]

@doowop1942 Isn't it just a standard jazz bass, but one of the good ones- Like Pastorius used?

[doowop1942]

This is where the real rock and roll was supposed to go. Not where it went, that heavy metal crap

[Choogler1]

I was an Italian-American kid growing up on New York's lower east side, so I ALWAY'S respected and looked up to DION DiMUCCI.Not onl;y for hios talents and abilities and great tunes,but because of WHO AND WHAT he is !!The HONESTY in this song only proves why he is THE MAN !!

[mrdap1313]

This was my favorite song on Yo, Frankie. Not that the rest weren't great but this one really grabbed my attention. I like using the line "cocaine lies" when I'm doing counseling at the halfway house I work at.

[skontch1]

dion is, and always will be, as cool as the other side of the pillow..

[PCCOLIN]

luv this

[mikeystrafford]

Was There!!! What an amazing, life changing gig it was. Dave Edmunds, Steve Cropper, Phil Chen, DION and Graham Parker. Actually this album (Yo! FRankie) was a milestone in my life. AMAZING

Mikey

 xx

[Hister333]

@doowop1942 Well, it could've gone that way, if your hero Dion hadn't gotten hooked on the junk.  So all the accolades went to the fellow Doo-Wop singer Ronnie James Dio.

[archiefury]

Phil is playing a 1961 Fender Jazz Bass. This is one of the first Fender Jazz basses produced and it had stack knob controls. Phil's bass had a rare surf green finish. A lovely bass that would cost silly money today!

[xz4q18]

Not forgetting Welsh legend Terry Williams on drums. Ex-Man the greatest band on the planet