One Bourbon Scotch Beer Three Tales Of John Lee Hooker (MR) image The UK Jazz Funk scene

The UK Jazz Funk scene began for me in earnest in 1978 when I moved from the Blackpool Mecca to Manchester's Rafters nightclub on Oxford Street

as well as on college radio stations

despite or maybe because of the pandemic challenges

After Los Campesinos

' 'California Sun' (a hit for the Rivieras in the '60s) and of course the controversial 'Carbona Not Glue'

One Bourbon Scotch Beer Three Tales Of John Lee Hooker (MR) image The UK Jazz Funk sceneLegendary bluesman John Lee Hooker lived more life in one of his songs than the collective lifetimes of many. Spanning several decades of the American experience, One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer tells three tales of Hooker's storied life through the perspective of those who lived within his massive orbit, weaving textured and interpretative stories that rise to the lofty creative heights of his music and fall to the gritty reality of trying to