From organbarry@gmail.com Fri Jun 04 03:46:09 2010
Subject:Re: Human Leslie Speaker - really!

Yes! That's it! I remember the name!!! Thanks!!

Nipper wrote:
>
> Hi, Barry,
>
> I believe you're writing about George Oliver and his band from
> Toronto. They went under the moniker of "Rock Show of the Yeoman."
> Oliver sang and played organ, (an M3 at first and then a B3, as the
> band's popularity brought in the bucks.)
>
> The climax of their show was as you've described it, but in live
> performance this swinging of the horns was done under flashing
> strobes! I saw them, many times as a kid, and always enjoyed the
> strenuous workout the guitarist and bassist were put through; served
> 'em right for not playing a Hammond.
>
> In the event, it was all about the visuals because it didn't sound
> anything like a Leslie, just a slow, annoying doppler effect was created.
>
> George went on to sing with Mandala and Natural Gas before venturing
> out under his own name. He was also a manic dancer and used to end
> shows by writhing about, a la James Brown. I had the experience of
> sidemanning with him, on B3, Clav and Pianet after he became solely a
> "front man."
>
> George still lives in Toronto and has been known to still play the odd
> gig.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Mik
>
> --- In CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com
> , Barry wrote:
> >
> > Through 1967 and '68 there was a Canadian Rock and Roll TV show called
> > 'Let's Go' every afternoon with lots of live bands. Each day of the
> > week was from a different city: Monday from Halifax, Tuesday from
> > Montreal, etc. Thursday, from Winnipeg, featured the Guess Who before
> > they became famous. Anyways, all us band guys would rush home from
> > school to watch. The weirdest thing I remember seeing was a band with
> > an organ player in the middle with a guitar and bass player on either
> > side. The organ was playing through a couple of what looked like PA
> > speaker horns (like the old Banshee Horns). Anyways, at the climax of
> > their act, the guitar guys dropped their instruments and each grabbed a
> > horn. Then, while the drummer and organ guy played, the guitar guys
> > swung the horns around in intricate patterns, becoming, in effect, a
> > Human Leslie Speaker. This band was on a few times, but I can't
> > remember from which city. Anybody else ever seen such a thing? I
> > figured if anyone would know, someone from one of these groups might.
> >
>
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