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The Bickershaw Programme: Pacific Gas and Electric.
Pacific
Gas and Electric have been through a few changes since the
band was first formed in L.A back in 1966. Not the least of the differences
is in size. Originally there were five musicians , now there are nine,
the only member of the first group left being singer Charlie
Allen,
In 1966 Tom
Marshall, a self-taught rhythm guitarist much influenced
by Luther Tucker and
Buddy Guy, started the
band off in a blues vein. Freddie King,
one of their idols, commented at the time that " You
donít have to be in chains to sing the blues "
But they didnít really begin to sing the blues until Charlie
Allen , then veteran drummer of numerous East Coast R&
B groups, joined them. They realized he could sing and to release
him from the drums so he could really get into vocals, they asked Frank
Cook , then with Canned
Heat, to join. In this shape they played the Whisky
and Cheetah clubs and
hosted a weekly Blues jam session that had people like T-Bone
Walker and Pee Wee Crayton
dropping in .
Their first album with the
original group " Pacific Gas and Electric
", was released in November 1969 . Charlie Allen
has shortened the name to PG and E
and lengthened the line up of players from five to nine . With the addition
of two new singers, Alfred Gallegos
, tenor and Virgil Gonsalves ,
baritone, plus an organ ,a trumpet, congas and timbales , the sound gets
more punch and weight.
Their latest album PG
& E. released by CBS early last year , was produced by
Charlie Allen and Frank
Cook , with one track " One
More River To Cross" produced by Delaney
Bramlett of Delaney and
Bonnie. The music has that exciting together sound that La
Groups can hammer home top get people moving . Charlie
Allenís perseverance seems to have definitely furthered Pacific
Gas and Electric.
Personnel.
Alfred Galagos - tenor,
Ken Utterback -lead Guitar
Virgil Gonsalves - baritone.
Ron Woods - drums
Jerry Aiello - organ
Joe Lala - conga and timbales.
Stanly Abernathy - trumpet.
Frank Petricca - bass
Charlie Allen - vocals
The Bickershaw Menu
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Updated May 2023
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