Enthusiastic to the end

The late great George Melly encourages Ramblin' Jack Elliot and Wizz Jones backstage at The Borderline Club in London. Video courtesy of Patrick Ferryn (director of the Derroll Adams documentary "The Man With The Banjo"

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• Elliot
• Wizz
• Jones
• George
• Melly

[Darentski]

Great song! What's the song title?

[wizzjones]

Hi its just called "Sugar For Sugar" and its on my HUX records CD "Lucky The Man"

thanks

Wizz

[zkafel]

The song is actually called James Alley Blues and is on Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music

[Darentski]

you can't beat a good jam. You couldn't have asked anyone better than Jack Elliot to jam with.

[sunsetjohnson]

Diz Disley was an awesome guitarist - and such a funny man on stage. Breaks my heart to see him clutching his walking stick and looking fondly on where once he, and George, would have been equal partners in the jam. But it shines through in their faces how much they enjoyed this lovely performance.

[MuNkYBizNess]

Awesome, almost too much talent in one room :)

[pnomis]

Standing to the left of Rambling Jack, you can see a brief glimpse of Diz Dizley (Jazz Guitar)and Hylda Sims (Skiffler and poet).

[shame69]

'Sugar for sugar, salt for salt' was 'borrowed' by Bob Dylan for his Basement Tape classic 'Crash On The Levee (Down In The Flood)'.

[Tubee2TOO]

Really enjoyed this! Thanks for sharing it. This is "The James Alley Blues" Did some googling and found that this was originally recorded by Richard (Rabbit) Brown in New Orleans, LA, on March 5, 1927.

[storekeeper80]

I remember Wizz back in the early '60s in London, along with John Baldry!

[Darentski]

Thank you very much for your reply.Much appreciated.

Daren