[JPL] Reney blog: Worcester's Jazz History Database - history of Sir Morgan's Cove

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I was lucky enough to be in the crowd for that Stones show. They were in Western Mass recording at the time. My friend Fletcher was working with them and he got me access. I can't remember which disc it was they were working on. An amazing show, Sir Morgan's was not a large room. I also saw George Benson there with Earl Klugh. That would have been maybe 74 - 75 ? I lived on Pleasant Street in 73 and early 74. Funky neighborhood. Shootings in the bar next door and the hookers across the street. Great fun despite it all. 

Jeff 


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From: "Tom Reney" <tr at wfcr.org> 
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Louis, 

Keep this Worcester buzz going! Worcester's streets were really mean in 
my youth, even my tree-lined neighborhood of New England colonials, but 
notwithstanding your nephew's 
tough scrape, it could be a soulful place with chitlin' circuit clubs 
like the Kitty Kat and Hottentotte Lounge featuring soul bands every 
weekend and jazz jams on Thursdays and Sundays. Sir Morgan's wasn't 
much of a jazz room, but it was probably the last small room the Stones 
ever played, and in 1971 Muddy Waters spent a week there with his great 
band featuring Mojo Buford, Sammy Lawhorn, Pee Wee Madison, Pinetop 
Perkins, Fuzz Jones and Willie Smith. Damn, that was 41 years ago, but 
unforgettable still. 

Tom 



On 1/6/2012 10:46 AM, Louis Erlanger wrote: 
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> I forwarded this to my relative who lived in Worcester and he sent me 
> back this great, interesting and funny link: 
> 
> http://www.luckydogmusic.com/history.html 
> 
> It's a history of Sir Morgan's Cove, a club in Worcester where many 
> great jazz, blues and R&B groups played. 
> 
> -----Original Message----- From: Tom Reney 
> Sent: Friday, January 06, 2012 12:03 AM 
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