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Bill Wyman�s Rhythm Kings concert Oslo Konserthus May 7th 2001. Started playing 20.25. Set list.

1. Let the Good Times Roll
2. Hi Hi Flick ? written for Quincy Jones
3. Jitterburg Boogie (Gary Brooker)
4. Jump, Jive and Wail (Albert Lee) -good swing
5. Melody (Beverly Skeete & Gorgie Fame) - Like a new song in this version something else than the Rolling Stones
6. Love Letters (Beverly Skeete) Terry Taylor played the slide guitar
7. Lead Me To The Water (Gary Brooker) ,,Biblical lyrics" Frank Mead did brilliant sax solo one this one
8. Anyway The Wind Blows (Gorgie Fame) Bill lit his fag. This was a thrilling version of the song.
9. I Wrote My Mama A Letter ? or See You Later Baby? (Janice Hoyt)
10. I Put A Spell On You (Beverly Skeete) Martin Taylor did a nice guitar solo on this one and Frank Mead a good sax solo.
11. Tell Me A Secret (Gary Booker) This song turned out to be a wonderful guitar boogie.
12. I�m Ready (Albert Lee) A strong version af the song with nice guitar solo from Terry Taylor.
13. Mystery Train (Gorgie Fame & Gary Brooker) Albert Lee played great guitar and Nick Payn played the harmonica beutifully.
14. Braking Up The House (Gary Brooker)
15. Hit The Road Jack (Gary Brooker & Beverly Skeete)
16. Caledona (Albert Lee) Albert Lee played wonderful guitar solo and the he and Martin started exchanging solos and finished by Martin playing Alberts guitar with him.
    Encore and then Beverly, Gorgie and Martin Taylor came on stage and did...
17. Making Whoopee
    When the song finished Bill came on again and introduced the band members and the band finished with...
18. Saturday Night? Boogie song sung by Gary Brooker and left the stage at 22:20 almost two hours after they started.

This set list was compiled by Olafur Helgi Kjartansson.

The band was tight and the atmosphere was one of cameradie. Bill smiled a lot and apperantly enjoyed himself a lot. So did the other Rhythm Kings. The band is smoking or as a refernece to Mystery Train, the train runs smoothly and at the same time on full throttle. This concert was my first ever in Norway and certainly worth attending thanks to Bj�rnulf Vik and his IORR magazine.

An outstanding factor of Rhythm Kings is that every member is as a great player and/or singer. I had not heard Janice sing solo before. She is almost as excellent as Beverly and that is great comment, because Beverly tackles her songs explicitly.

Bill Wyman himself is not the expressionless Stone face he used to be. He was cracking jokes, smiling and having fun like everebody else in Konserthuset that night. His idea behind the Rhythm Kings works fully and pays homeage to the music that laid the groundwork for the Rolling Stones.

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Selected pages related to Bill Wyman on IORR.org:

• Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings Notodden Norway 2014 and more reports
• Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings live at The Glastonbury Festival 2013
• Bill Wyman tour 2007 of Norway and Scandinavia
• The Rhythm Kings - Royal Festival Hall - 7th October 2004
• Bill Wyman & The Rhythm Kings - Tour Dates Europe 2001
• Bill Wyman & The Rhythm Kings - Oslo, Norway, May 7, 2001
• Bill Wyman Rolling With the Stones
• Groovin' - and many other Bill Wyman articles by IORR
• Why Bill Wyman left The Rolling Stones

These are just a handful of old and new pages by IORR related to Bill Wyman and his projects. If you have information or suggestions related to more info about Bill and his projects please contact IORR by e-mail at [email protected] - Thanks!

Links:

• BillWyman.com : The official Bill Wyman web site

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