User:Nigel James Wilson

'CHAMPION JACK DUPREE'

Walking into the kitchen last night(3/11/05)I was surprised to hear a familiar sounding song emminating from the radio; on the radio 2 blues programme about 9pm. Surprised because I'd almost given up on hearing someone original, given the British media's narrow-mined, biased and brain-washing culture. Only now, in spite of themselves, owing to the competition from sky channels and no doubt The "Television" of the future, Yes you are looking at it! Are we finding, seeing and hearing long lost treasures that have been lapping at our shores since the invention of the writen word! The rest of the World is finally seeping through the BBC's and the British Establishment's grip and hold over this Island's population.

Then I recalled the voice of the singer to be that of Jack Dupree. The first time in my life that I've heard Jack singing "live" so to speak in this country, having had a couple of albums by him handed down to me by my father, Jim Wilson, who backed Jack on the Hammond organ when he toured the UK from Jack's home in Bradford, eventually appearing on German t.v. (in Hanover?)

To never have seen someone like Jack Dupree on British television is a crime when you think of the talentless tripe they have on hour after hour on our terrestrial t.v. O.K.they have rubbish on television all over the World it's true, but usually they have a number of alternatives to change channels to, to find something that you want to watch.

At the age of 39 I've listened to these albums intermitantly for the best part of 35 years, and songs of the same ilk for perhaps longer as Jim used to sing the blues downstairs playing his Hammond in our bike shop home in Sheffield which helped lull me to sleep upstairs when I was a todddler.

Even at a very young age the main thing I remember about Jack's music which still sticks with me today is its natural good humour and love, a kind of charisma that only a few people such as Muhammid Ali possess. Mentioning this happiness and charm in Jack's music to my mother Olive she said that, Yes she remembers Jack saying that his music was "Coming Out Of the Blues" Which for me hit the nail right on the head and shows a deep magnaminity of soul after such a up bringing.

 To Be Continued

As I'm just starting to write this page other related pages to this can be found on www.wilsoncycles.co.uk Go Points of View, find True Stories and click on Lemonade and Turnips. Thank You. Nigel Wilson