On 26 September 2011 Harry "Cuby" Muskee, singer of Cuby + Blizzards died at the age of 70, bringing to a close the history of the leading Dutch bluesband Cuby + Blizzards (C+B) who had emerged in 1966. This was their 7th single, released when the band had just broken up for the first time. Pianist Herman Brood (who started a successful solo career in 1976) had just been incarcerated for the possession of drugs during a musicians party, a drugs bust affecting four Dutch top groups at the time: apart from C+B The Motions (Gerard Romeijn and Jan Vennik), Q'65 (Jay Baar) and After Tea (Polle Eduard).Singer Harry Muskee and guitarist Eelco Gelling had a falling out and decided to continue with separate bands. The A-side was a great original that remained in C+B setlist right up to the end. The B-side was covered from Buddy Guy and showcased Eelco Gelling's incredible guitar work, leading to interest from such luminaries as John Mayall and Van Morrison for this virtuoso guitarist. But Eelco tried to form his own group with bass player Jaap van Eik and the pair was coaxed into a reformed C+B when the band was awarded an Edison music award (like a Dutch Grammy) and Herman Brood was released from prison. Thus there are clips of C+B plugging this single with Dick Beekman replacing Hans Waterman (who's on the single) and Jaap van Eik standing in for original Blizzard Willy Middel on bass.
Rating: *****
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