NRBQ Interviewed by Connie Chung - Part 1

Late 1980s Connie Chung interview of NRBQ. Note Terry's prophetic comment around the one minute time stamp "We can never change members because ... I don't know ... whole thing wouldn't work." When Johnny Spampinato (an excellent guitarist) replaced Al Anderson it was the beginning of the end of NRBQ, as predicted by Terry.

Also, check out the comments from Al around the one minute, thirty second time stamp that found their way into the lyrics of "It Came From the South", an original composition about the roots of music, that appears on Al's solo recording "Pay Before You Pump."

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• NRBQ
• Terry
• Adams
• Al
• Anderson
• Tom
• Ardolino
• Joey
• Spampinato
• Connie
• Chung
• New
• Rhythm
• and
• Blues
• Quartet

[bobbiejaeger]

thanks for posting this! RIP Tommy. So young.....what a loss to the music world. BUT....What a tremendous Rythym Quartet they were. Terry carries the name NRBQ on, playing live at the STATE Theatre, Falls Church on Jan 15th.

[transparentape]

Terry eats a Pop Tart!

[jaymusseato]

>one of the greatest bands ever...period.

[pjw73nhgmail]

I played in an R&B band out that way and we opened for them many times. A great bunch of folks....

[pjw73nhgmail]

NRBQ was the best bar band E_V_E_R. Set your watch by Tommy Ardolino. He's a human metronome. And somebody said it before. Terry is a nut job. Al??? What a terrific guitarist/songwriter/vocalist. But the energy they concoct when they're playing is like no other band. It sends chills up and down my spine. Joey and Johnny... Well, they're great no dispute. I REALLY liked it when they had Keith and Don on the horns. I saw the band mostly in western Mass during the late 70's.

[drumminman58]

I agree with teamsmc...

[xrcjpx]

Big Al... I remember him in the Connecticut band the Wildweeds....great thanx

[hihats]

one big taco bell...beautiful

[MrRippedRocks]

The Spampinato Bothers still carry the torch!

[chinacat]

A real band making real music.