Pee Wee Ellis Funk Ensemble
Event 6 • Friday 6 August 2010, 9pm • Venue: Christ College Stage
Known as ‘The Man Who Invented Funk’, Pee Wee studied saxophone with Sonny Rollins and joined the James Brown Revue in 1965. Becoming band-leader within six months, Pee Wee soon began writing with Mr Brown and co-wrote Funk’s first hit Cold Sweat in 1967. Sure to be an outstanding performance from the old-school funk legend.
Pee Wee Ellis – tenor saxophone
Jeff Spencer – bass
Jerry Crozier-Cole – guitar
Dan Moore – keys
Andy Tween – drums
Duration 90 minutes.
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