Gospel Blues continues to deliver high quality Sunday lunchtime music in Pizza Express Holborn.
Every time we go to see a Gospel Blues show, we wonder whether the latest line-up can deliver a show as good as its predecessors and every time they deliver. The latest line-up was Daniel Thomas, Beverley Skeete and Yolanda Greaves. In previous reviews I have probably not given Daniel as much credit as he deserves, he is the one constant vocalist and he leads the show and helps create the wonderful chemistry which makes the shows so special. With Daniel around many of the songs do not finish when they are expected to he adds pieces of improvisation to the end (or as he call them re-mixes), many of which show his great sense of humour. As an example yesterday after Beverley sang ‘Rainy Night in Georgia’ he conjured up an image of Beverley standing soaking wet at the bus stop with her Oyster as he stops in his car to pick her up. Daniel has a powerful voice well suited to Gospel music and his versions of ‘Go Down Moses’, ‘Going Up Yonder’ and ‘Grandma’s Hands’ were outstanding.
Beverley and Yolanda were in good form too. Beverley always sings an amazing ‘I Put a Spell On You’ and Yolanda a great ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’ but it is the chemistry and camaraderie of the singers that gives these shows an extra edge.
There are two more shows before Christmas on December 9th and 23rd, I would recommend anybody who loves Gospel music or the Blues try to get a ticket.
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