My Yellow Pages

mos Milburn played brilliant piano and wrote many drinking songs - a driven man, a favourite of mine and a Texan to boot!

ooker T. Jones, just the finest Hammond organist, along with Billy Preston, my two favourirtes, and Buddy Holly's grave, a red pick-up, a fall from grace and a $900 bar bill.... read the

ellos and Curtis Mayfield. Curtis was a brilliant singer and songwriter best known for 'People Get Ready', but check out "When Seasons Change" and "So In Love" from his brilliant 1975 album 'There's No Place Like America Today' on Curtom.

onny Hathaway 'Live', which was where I first heard the great "Willie Weeks y'all"

verly Brothers soulful country singing, and every day it rains, it rains... In Manchester and Seattle.

act... or fiction? We may never find out if blood was transfused, if stomachs were pumped, or if gerbils were passed across grand pianos like ready-rolled joints, but as sure as eggs is eggs, someone out there is stretching the truth. Whether Errol Flynn's willy was larger than others, and what Elvis digested before his final dump doesn't interest me in the slightest. As to Bill Clinton's business in the Oval Office, well, it's none of mine. And not to forget the band that refuses to reunite, no matter how often they try. . . .

eorgie Fame. The English King of the B3.

ank Williams & Howlin' Wolf. Two of the greatest blues singers ever, and Henry Butler, the brilliant pianist from New Orleans.

ndian food... Sadly average in Austin, Texas, but best in Bradford.

ohnnie Johnson, the rockingest piano man and Jackie Mittoo, the great Jamaican Hammond B3 man! Check out his 2 CD tribute set on ACE RECORDS. And Jon Cleary, originally from London, a first class New Orleans pianist, and comfortable in all the old traditions.

im Maryse Elizabeth Patricia McLagan. No words can describe how much she means to me.

adysmith Black Mambazo. 'Hello My Baby' is one of the sweetest love songs ever written. I got to meet Joseph Shabalala when they played the Universal Amphitheatre some years ago and he's as sweet as the song.

uddy Waters. The High Priest. He's the best! Maniac Records, where all of Ian McLagan & the Bump Band recordings can be heard and purchased.

icky Hopkins, the rock'n'rollingest piano player from the UK. NRBQ, the greatest band that ever walked onto a stage. And while I'm on the subject, neither Nicky nor NRBQ are in the rock'n'roll hall of fame.... Next door neighbours I've driven mad. Too many to mention!

tis Spann. Muddy's unbeatable piano player, and the reason I opened the lid of the piano in the first place. Unsurpassable.

reston, Billy. My other influence on the Hammond. The first being Booker T. Jones. They're both brilliant. And Patty Griffin, so soulful.

uality of life is living in Austin, Texas, where the rain is as warm as the people, and when it rains it comes down like the flu.

onnie Lane. My old mate from Small Faces and Faces. "I could talk all night, we could drink a few, I got stories to tell, but I wanna know about you." Check out his CD 'Just For A Moment' and the DVD 'The Passing Show'. You really should.

mall Faces. We've had a resurgence in the past few years, no small thanks to Paul Weller, Oasis, Blur and other English rockers. Check out my page, and don't forget to read my

hree coins in a fountain. Splash! Splash! Splash! T-Model Ford's 'Bad Man', and Texas!

p The Wooden Hills To Bedfordshire. It's what Ronnie Lane's Dad used to say as he carried him up the stairs to bed, and became the title to one of my songs.

iolence, very bad. Violins, very good.

hat am I doing now? I play most Thursdays at the LUCKY LOUNGE on 5th Street in Austin, Texas from 6 pm - 8 pm. Check the page and COME ON DOWN. I'll be glad to see you and it's free.

traordinary people. Unique individuals like Frank Gallagher are the spice of my life.... Great to see you again Frank. God Bless, now read my book.

? Because it's possible. Everything's possible. Don't believe the naysayers, they know nout!

ilch! Exactly what Steve Marriott and Ronnie Lane got from Decca and Immediate Records - read the