The next Music Night at Sunbury Cricket Club falls on Friday 26th September, when the Club is delighted to welcome back one the great supporters and pioneers of our Music Nights, Paul Cox with his band The Proof. Paul was one of the first artists to appear at the Club when we started and he has been spreading the word among the artist community ever since, as well as appearing at the Club in different guises.
Paul is a great showman and one of the very best blues, soul and rock singers on the circuit – as has been noted before, Paul Jones of Radio 2 and The Blues Band has gone on record as describing Paul as one of Europe’s top vocalists, and he always delivers a dynamic and thoroughly entertaining show.
All the band members have backgrounds in big name bands. Keyboard player Roger Cotton is well known to us as a member of Buddy Whittington’s Band – he was with Clockwork Orange and Peter Green’s Splinter Group in the’70s and ‘80s, and has toured or recorded with John Mayall, Carlos Santana and Dr. Feelgood, among many others. Guitarist Mike Summerland has played over the years with Blodwyn Pig, Georgie Fame, Doris Troy, Graham Lyle and The Marvelettes. Bass player Nigel Hardy has toured with Mick Jagger and Bryan Adams, and was with Paul Jones in earlier years, and drummer Pete Stroud was with top ‘70s rock band Sassafras and more recently, by way of a contrast, was with Bjorn Again.
They recently headlined on the main outdoor stage at the Rye International Jazz & Blues Festival over the Bank Holiday weekend, and after they play our gig they are off to France for festival appearances in October. We can look forward to a fine night of up-front blues, soul and rock, so the Club hopes to see another excellent turn-out to welcome back Paul and the band.
