At
9:30pm, Jay Bee and the Routine started their first funky set, but I didn't
arrive until 10:00pm. The band did one funk song where Jellybean Johnson (of
The Time) played a sizzling lead guitar solo!!! (Damn......I didn't know that
Jellybean had it like that!) The next song, I believe it was called
"Circles", featured some tasty rhythm guitar riffs by Jellybean, a
tight bass solo and very good vocals by James Brown (not *that* James
Brown.....a different one)!! The cover ofthe Isley Brothers's "It's Your Thing"
was funky, but the percussion was too much.....too much in the way of the
groove! "What You Won't Do For Love" featured the percussionist on
lead vocals and Jay Bee on percussion. The keyboard solo was nice. The cover of
Stevie Wonder's "Superstition" featured some good drums and funky
guitars.....also it featured a snippet of Stevie Wonder's "As"!! The
first set ended at 10:30pm.
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