I interrupt scheduled snaking to bring a plea from me Dad (Alan): Last Saturday I went to the Barn Social Witton , to see Brum Rocked with Bev Bevan, Trevor Burton, Raymond Froggatt, Danny King, plus three other superb musicians. I saw a similar show last year at Sutton Town Hall ,with Laurie Hornsby, and that was the first time I had really heard of Danny King . During the the show at the Barn, Bev Bevan and Trevor Burton praised Danny, for the part he played in the Birmingham rock scene and how he gave some of our top Brummie stars their chance by having them in his various bands. The show itself was great , lots of rock, Move numbers and also Froggie, but Danny— probably because of his age — took my eye. Here was a man who way back in the late 1950s, was the top man in Brum rock and roll, here in 2009 still rocking, and doing it superbly. I have since gone back to my books to learn more about those times, and reading the Laurie Hornsby books Brum Rocked and Brum Rocked on, both excellent books might I add. Danny is...
