The now-legendary Brum Beat - Live at The Barrel Organ was released in 1980 and, most prominent in the 13 featured bands were the hotly-tipped Willy & The Poorboys. It didn't work at that way, with The Quads, Swans Way and T Pau going on to have hit records. Nevertheless, Willy & The Poorboys went on to build an impressive reputation with their rocking, bar-room blues before they went their separate ways.
Some 44 years later, Willy & The Poorboys are set to begin their comeback - amazingly with their original line-up: Roger Bromley and Dave Pritchard, guitars and vocals, Phil Tree, bass guitar and vocals and Dave Griffiths, drums.
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| Willy & The Poorboys |
Willy & The Poorboys are set to share the stage at Henry's Blueshouse with The Nitecrawlers at O Bar on Broad Street on Tuesday 26th March - free admission, door 7pm, the first band hits at 8pm.
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| The Nitecrawlers |
Back in 1980, Mike Davies wrote for Brum Beat monthly rock magazine:
If there really is to be an R&B revival in this country then I reckon that Willy & The Poorboys must spearhead it.
A full raunchy set played with guts and gusto and generating enough sweat to float a liner on, Willy & The Poorboys had the walls glowing with a punching succession of body blows John Conteh would have envied. Their versions of 'Out Go The Lights', 'My Babe', and 'Born To Run' were solid action to the bone, while originals like 'Queen' proved they can write as authentically as they can play.
Glories of the set must have been 'Hoy Hoy Hoy' and a vein-busting version of 'Route 66' - but the whole thing lieft me reeling and rocking till the break of dawn.
Mike Davies
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