THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD
1,351) John Dummer’s Famous Music Band — “Fine Looking Woman”
John Dummer’s [maybe not so] Famous Music Band gives us some fine British blues rock. No relation to Norman Greenbaum’s “Good Lookin’ Woman” (see #46)!
Michael Limnios: tells us:
John Dummer is one of the most exciting drummers of British blues boom of 60s. The John Dummer Band also known as John Dummer’s Blues Band, John Dummer’s Famous Music Band, John Dummer’s Oobleedooblee Band and The John Dummer Band was a British blues band, of the 1960s and 1970s, was noted for its extensive roster of members, including Graham Bond, Dave Kelly, Jo Ann Kelly, Tony McPhee Bob Hall, John O’Leary and Pick Withers, and for supporting US bluesmen such as Howlin’ Wolf and John Lee Hooker on UK tours. He formed Lester Square and the G.T’s in 1963 and toured the UK and Germany for two years. Dummer formed the John Dummer Blues Band in 1965. Dummer became a promotion manager; spending three years at MCA Records and a year at Elektra Records, before joining A&M Records. In 1977 he became the drummer with Darts, with former Dummer Band members “Thump” Thomson and guitarist George Currie, who had earlier re-formed with Dave Kelly to play the London pub scene as The John Dummer Band. Dummer then played drums, toured and recorded with Lowell Fulson and Eddie C. Campbell. His next group, True Life Confessions, featured his wife Helen April. They issued several records on A&M, but none charted. Dummer and his wife also performed as a duo, and peaked at number 54 in the UK Singles Chart with their cover version of “Blues Skies”, and were also known for “Own Up If You’re Over 25”. . . .
Dummer recalls:
We were trying to imitate our heroes and the nearest we could get to what they sounded like the better we liked it. In the 60’s we began to put a band together to play regularly in a club in London, the Studio 51 Club in the West End. It had been a jazz club and we played there every Sunday afternoon. We had some talented young musicians who developed into great players. . . . It was a great atmosphere and we encouraged musicians to sit in. . . . I certainly think the most interesting period of my life was when we backed the great Howlin’ Wolf on his UK tour. He travelled with us in the van and we got to know him well. He was a lovely man. I think the worst moment of my career was when I heard Graham Bond had thrown himself under an underground train. I had got to know him well not long before this and had played and recorded with him. He was always a musical hero for me . . . . I think my most important experiences have been playing with American blues musicians like Howlin’ Wolf, John Lee Hooker, Lowell Fulson and Champion Jack Dupree. They were all so kind and encouraging to us young white English musicians and this was a unique period. We were so lucky.
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