Brunning Sunflower Blues Band – I Wish You Would 1970 (UK, Blues)
John Koutromanos
2025-10-15
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Brunning Sunflower Blues Band – I Wish You Would 1970 (UK, Blues)
'Brunning Sunflower Blues Band' was a band of British blues- rock led by Bob Brunning , former bassist of the ' Fleetwood Mac ' , and blues pianist Bob Hall . Bob Brunning , a stalwart of the British blues scene for five decades , grew up in Bournemouth , where he learned to play the bass . And played with several local groups , including one led by future disc jockey Tony Blackburn on Radio 1 . In 1963 he moved to London to improve as a teacher in colleges St Mark and St John in Chelsea . There, he joined the faculty group , ' Five 's Company ' , which was keyboardist Steve Jones , radio host later. The group recorded three singles , but none were commercially successful . And so they parted . Later , Brunning answered an ad asking for a bassist in ' Melody Maker' , that was until its closure , the oldest newspaper about music existing in the UK . Brunning described later that for this hearing was received by someone who introduced himself as Peter Green , who said : ' You've certainly is appropriate for a blues guitarist name. You know your namesake , who plays the ' Bluesbreakers ' John Mayall ? ' . ' I am that Peter Green , you idiot , " Peter replied . Despite this gaffe , Brunning joined the ' Fleetwood Mac ' . And the band made its debut at the 1967 ' National Jazz and Blues Festival ' in Windsor , after the group took presentations at the Marquee Club in Soho . But Brunning was asked to leave three months later, when Peter Green and drummer Mick Fleetwood John McVie convinced his colleague to leave the band Mayall and join the ' Fleetwood Mac ' . Undaunted, Brunning moved to a rival group , the ' Savoy Brown Blues Band' , later known as ' Savoy Brown ' , which appeared in the ' Nag 's Head , a pub in Battersea , south London . His journey with this band was equally brief . This time , the split was caused by financial discussions . This separation Brunning convinced that he needed a regular and safe to counteract the disadvantages and quirks in the music business jobs . He found one in an elementary school as a teacher and remained in the profession for 30 years , retiring in 1999 as director of the school.
Tracks:
01. I Wish You Would — 0:00
02. On The Road — 2:46
03. Checking On My Baby — 4:56
04. I’m A Star — 9:24
05. Broken Hearted — 11:29
06. Bob’s Boogie — 15:12
07. Mean Old 57 — 17:40
08. Uranus — 20:00
09. Bad Luck — 23:23
10. All Right With Me — 27:30
11. C & W Blues — 30:03
12. Good Golly Miss Kelly — 31:26
Personnel:
Bob Brunning — bass, vocals
Big Sunflower (Bob Hall) — piano, vocals
Dave Kelly — guitar, vocals
John Altman — alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute, clarinet
Mel Wright — drums
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Steve Rye — harmonica, lead vocals (10)
Peter Blue — lead guitar (08)
Joann Kelly — vocals
'Brunning Sunflower Blues Band' was a band of British blues- rock led by Bob Brunning , former bassist of the ' Fleetwood Mac ' , and blues pianist Bob Hall . Bob Brunning , a stalwart of the British blues scene for five decades , grew up in Bournemouth , where he learned to play the bass . And played with several local groups , including one led by future disc jockey Tony Blackburn on Radio 1 . In 1963 he moved to London to improve as a teacher in colleges St Mark and St John in Chelsea . There, he joined the faculty group , ' Five 's Company ' , which was keyboardist Steve Jones , radio host later. The group recorded three singles , but none were commercially successful . And so they parted . Later , Brunning answered an ad asking for a bassist in ' Melody Maker' , that was until its closure , the oldest newspaper about music existing in the UK . Brunning described later that for this hearing was received by someone who introduced himself as Peter Green , who said : ' You've certainly is appropriate for a blues guitarist name. You know your namesake , who plays the ' Bluesbreakers ' John Mayall ? ' . ' I am that Peter Green , you idiot , " Peter replied . Despite this gaffe , Brunning joined the ' Fleetwood Mac ' . And the band made its debut at the 1967 ' National Jazz and Blues Festival ' in Windsor , after the group took presentations at the Marquee Club in Soho . But Brunning was asked to leave three months later, when Peter Green and drummer Mick Fleetwood John McVie convinced his colleague to leave the band Mayall and join the ' Fleetwood Mac ' . Undaunted, Brunning moved to a rival group , the ' Savoy Brown Blues Band' , later known as ' Savoy Brown ' , which appeared in the ' Nag 's Head , a pub in Battersea , south London . His journey with this band was equally brief . This time , the split was caused by financial discussions . This separation Brunning convinced that he needed a regular and safe to counteract the disadvantages and quirks in the music business jobs . He found one in an elementary school as a teacher and remained in the profession for 30 years , retiring in 1999 as director of the school.
Tracks:
01. I Wish You Would — 0:00
02. On The Road — 2:46
03. Checking On My Baby — 4:56
04. I’m A Star — 9:24
05. Broken Hearted — 11:29
06. Bob’s Boogie — 15:12
07. Mean Old 57 — 17:40
08. Uranus — 20:00
09. Bad Luck — 23:23
10. All Right With Me — 27:30
11. C & W Blues — 30:03
12. Good Golly Miss Kelly — 31:26
Personnel:
Bob Brunning — bass, vocals
Big Sunflower (Bob Hall) — piano, vocals
Dave Kelly — guitar, vocals
John Altman — alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute, clarinet
Mel Wright — drums
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Steve Rye — harmonica, lead vocals (10)
Peter Blue — lead guitar (08)
Joann Kelly — vocals
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