| On November 1, 1997, at Yoshi's nightclub in Oakland
California I was fortunate to witness a memorable evening of blues. Snooky Pryor, Hubert
Sumlin, Henry Gray, Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, Calvin "Fuzz" Jones, and
John Brim were the scheduled artists. I would have been satisfied to see a set by as great
of a lineup as that, but as luck would have it, there was more. Our first hint came when
my friend "Lawrence" noticed Joe Louis Walker standing outside the club. |
| "Lawrence" AKA
"Blue Larry" |
| Joe Louis Walker, Hubert Sumlin and Calvin
Jones playing some real blues. Muddy Waters' drummer Francis Clay is seated second from
the left. Wavy Gravy can be seen to the right, and former Jimmy Rogers band keyboardist
Dave Krull can be seen to Wavy's left. Krull played on a number of tunes throughout the
night. |
| Later in the evening Elvin Bishop joined
Snooky Pryor, John Brim and Calvin Jones on some numbers. |
| Elvin Bishop and Snooky Pryor. |
| Elvin, Hubert Sumlin and
Calvin Jones. |
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