Next to a small band who were setting up, bass, keyboard, sax and drums. Band ask for any songs from audience, I threw in one which they thought had too many changes (probably difficult for audience....Birdland by Weather Report) so said do a Beatles medly.
Anyway, they were very good indeed...too good infact for the location.
They did about six or seven numbers and stopped for a break. The drummer who I had been having the conversation with over songs came over to our table and a very friendly chat ensued, really nice genuine guy. We mentioned we were from Oxford which he replied he had played back in the 70s as drummer for The Supremes!
No wonder they were good. So now back home good old internet hrows up this piece of information.
Top Bloke!
Quentin Dennard Sr. is a virtual musical chameleon, making his moves with ease from straight-ahead jazz to R&B; from low-down blues to fusion; from polka to pop. I've seen Quentin play with such Motown-greats as legendary saxophonist, Teddy Edwards, jazz & blues recording artist, Barbara Morrison, bassist and former Detroiter, Thomas Gargano, the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin and Freda Payne. Without blinking, he put tasty R&B licks behind the silky, smooth vocals of Eddie Kendricks and was the percussionist who pumped up the band for The Temptations and The Supremes. Quentin Sr. also toured with Edwin Starr and later became a driving force at Invictus Records. When Holland, Dozier and Holland were just giving their fledgling record company wings, it was Quentin's flying drum sticks that backed up the hit group Honeycomb, as well as Chairman of the Board.
Full Dee Dee Mac interview
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