I only heard of Southside Johnny and La Bamba’s gig at Conan’s Late Night in New York City, when it was already four weeks old news. Ever since, I have been spending hours deep into GOOGLE and searching YOUTUBE for a proof that it has really been happening. Not that I wouldn’t trust Joe – but there are things you need to see to believe ‘em… And after just 4 month worth of searchin’, it just needed one link to Sherry’s fine blog at Livejournal to find this wonderful video on the Dailymotion website.
SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY & LA BAMBA’s BIG BAND – LATE NIGHT WITH CONAN O’BRIEN – September 18th, 2008.
WHAT A DUET! Sherry said: “OMG – it just doesn’t get any better than this!” And she’s been more than right on the point with that statement! LaBamba shines so much in his various roles as a bandleader, trombonist and singer (!!!)… I truly and deeply love the album duet by Johnny & his Waitsness himself. But here, the song gets into a whole new dimension… I only wish I could get more of that one day on a stage in Europe…
And the South? He seems to have the fun of his life… truly wonderful stuff!
sly – I didn’t even know your blog! Forgive me my ignorance! All you out there probably know Sherry from her famous JUKESLEGS project… and only the very, very few and lucky of you know her by her famous cakes… ;-)
