I never knew that Brian never played solos except for slide. I have been listening to the pre Jimmy Miller stuff for the last 2 weeks and I have now developed a new admiration for Keith's playing. I always thought that it was Brian on Down the Road Apiece,Heart of Stone, It's All Over Now,It's not Easy etc.. I would be interestd to learn about who played what parts on songs like Cry to Me, I've Been Loving You Too Long,Pan in My Heart and some of the other soul stuff.
Boy, I guess drinking and drugs really took their toll on Keith.He could have been absolutely brilliant without that stuff........but then again, we probably all could have been
BTW: Picked up Solomon Burke's new Disc....great stuff!
Keith of course is completely straight