Champion Jack Dupree

Champion Jack Dupree

Live At Rockpalast – Cologne 1980

In 1959, former boxing Champion Jack Dupree bid his farewell to the US and settled in Europe where he toured and recorded constantly. One of the highlights in Dupree’s career was his appearance at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1971. His live shows were a mixture of barrelhouse blues and boogie, stories and jokes changing with very emotional, often autobiographical slow blues tunes. This Rockpalast DVD presents all facets of this great barrelhouse piano player and singer. It is fun to watch, offers musical pleasures and makes you realize that there are hardly any true characters left in the blues who would dare asking for another beer in a TV studio. In 1992, the Champ lost his last fight against cancer in his adopted hometown of Hanover.

Tracklist:

DVD       

1. Intro 00:51
2. I Don’t Know 07:02
3. One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer 05:32
4. Schooldays 08:25
5. Ain’t That A Shame / Swanee River Hop /
   On Blueberry Hill 09:40
6. Drinkin’ Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee 07:43
7. Marriage(Talk) 08:25
8. Bring Me Flowers (While I’m Living) 09:32
9. Jack’s Pinetop Boogie  06:40
10. You Can Make It If You Try 08:28
11. Baby, Don’t Go 07:28
12. Bad Luck 09:02
13. Rockin’ The Boogie 07:12
14. Salt Pork, West Virginia 06:16
15. Down By The Riverside 02:30
16. The Saints 05:52
17. Mean Old Frisco 04:53
18. It’s Now Or Never 04:14

Total:  120:16

CD1        

1. Intro 00:51
2. I Don’t Know 07:02
3. One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer 05:32
4. Schooldays 08:25
5. Ain’t That A Shame / Swanee River Hop /
   On Blueberry Hill 09:40
6. Drinkin’ Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee 07:43
7. Marriage(Talk) 08:25
8. Bring Me Flowers (While I’m Living) 09:32

Total:  57:10

CD2

1. Jack’s Pinetop Boogie  06:40
2. You Can Make It If You Try 08:28
3. Baby, Don’t Go 07:28
4. Bad Luck 09:02
5. Rockin’ The Boogie 07:12
6. Salt Pork, West Virginia 06:16
7. Down By The Riverside 02:30
8. The Saints 05:52
9. Mean Old Frisco 04:53
10. It’s Now Or Never 04:14

Total:  62:35

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 Photos:

Photos by Manfred Becker