How the band got to France and back all on the same day is a story Vernon first told me on our first trip to Palamox, back in 1985. Here’s the story. The band gigged on through January 1965 We gigged on through January 1965 but one cold winter’s night after braving the threats of […]
After being hired by Joe and buying the electric piano without his parents knowing, Vernon has to play with the band on a TV show. As you can imagine, his family and many of the neighbours will be watching… Here is the story: I play quite often in Joe’s band that autumn of 1964. One […]
Vernon is 18 and leaving school. When planning to start training as a music teacher, he meets Joe Cocker, who offers him to play with his new blues band. One year after Vernon’s death, I resume the publication of a selection of his “memoirs”. I cannot promise the frequency, but intend to keep some regularity […]
To all my students Thanks ever so much for your understanding and your trust! Because when the lockdown was extended and the competitive exam postponed you stayed with me. We were able to transition from face-to-face classes to Zoom classes with no much hassle. I think we all enjoyed the “human contact”, even if virtual. […]
