Sadly the Main Man is no longer alive so the title should change but he still lives on in my head. Many of the great musicians leave the world too early,
This was written as a practice piece to develop reality into fantasy, I post this now as I am lucky enough to be going to see Roy Ayes perform in Bristol in July Please enjoy and I hope you get the references if you are a fan of any of these musicians.
If I could have fitted Earth Wind and Fire and Lonnie Liston Smith into this poem I would have. to make the dream complete.
All I need is a musician and maybe there is a song here! ...in my dreams
Living Legends @ Soulsville
My friend said I'll introduce you to someone I know you'll
like
he took me backstage and to my delight
Standing some way away at the back of the room
The man he described was looking at me
We chatted for a while and then said our goodbyes
I thought that will
be that but the look in his eyes
said we part to meet again as I left the room
I knew he was looking
at me
I got an invite to a gig on the other side of town
The hippest chicest place for many miles around
I walked up to the bar and ordered a drink
When I turned he was looking at me
He was sat at the piano this time with a beard
I have a thing for
them I was shafted I feared
He caught my attention with a nod and a smile
Then stayed looking
at me
Filling the room with his vibraphone smooth
The man Roy Ayres the crowd in his groove
The soul man played with him relaxed and on track
But always looking at me
Nile Rogers appeared
all in white and took up his guitar
Fender in his hands the coolest shoes by far
But Mr Hayes still kept his gaze
Locked on and looking at me
In the heat of the night the crowd in the mood
Mercury rising Jazz
trumpeting Dude
Quincy Jones brought it right home
Isaac was looked at
me
The greatest love of all completed the masquerade
After hours Mr George
Benson came on stage
And all the time this genius played
The man with the beard was looking at me
The gods of funk of Jazz and of Superfly
Injecting the audiences with their rhythmical highs
End their performance
then start to play
Isaac Hayes was looking at me |
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