Blow, jump, swing and groove
Jump blues harmonica + jazzy swing guitar = Chicago relocated in L.A. = William Clarke & John "Marx" Markowski live. As simple as that. Four times WC Handy-awarded Clarke blows his rasping blues harp so hard, bending notes and making it growl and scream with so much energy that it's a miracle if he didn't ruin his lips. Not surprising that the show opens with the up-beat "Blowin' Like Hell" ! But the man had years of experience and training behind him. And when not blowing, to catch back his breath, he sings ! And very soulfully too, with a voice as hoarse as his harmonica.
Unfortunately this explosion of energy plus extensive exhausting touring, with all that this implies generally (stress, lack of sleep, bad food and booze and/or other stuff to hold on) damaged his health badly, leading to his death in the autumn of 1996 after a performance in his native California. What kind of medicine had he consumed to keep the pace, if he did, only the coroner knows...
Unfortunately this explosion of energy plus extensive exhausting touring, with all that this implies generally (stress, lack of sleep, bad food and booze and/or other stuff to hold on) damaged his health badly, leading to his death in the autumn of 1996 after a performance in his native California. What kind of medicine had he consumed to keep the pace, if he did, only the coroner knows...