Organised
by the renowned Lord Taverners Charity, who brought us Eric Clapton, The Zombies
and Sir Bob Geldof in 2004. This year was an extraordinary feat of ample talent;
setting the caliber stakes higher, the line up consisted of pristine performers
from Rolling stones, Bill Wyman, Steve Harley to Midge Ure and plenty more.
Rolling Stones, Bill Wyman's band, Rhythm Kings opened the event, paving
the way for an electrifying night that was yet to be embellished. The band's
invasion of musicians (saxophonist, drummers, organist and keyboards) intricately
hammered out jams from Jackie Wilson's track, 'I'll Be Satisfied' to the infamous
Chuck Berry, rekindling the musical flames of a lost generation.
From a glittering performance of the Fabba Girls, bracing ABBA's up tone,
'Waterloo' to the sultry Kiki Dee. Accompanied by her music partner, Cameilo
of 10 years, the acoustic set led to an entrancing rendition of Kate Bush;
polished up, by a relate performance of Kiki's, 'I Got The Music In Me' formerly
sung in 1976 at the Royal Albert Hall. Her eclectic vocals fused with the
solace guitar strings evoked passion and grace-a true memento of the evening.
The night of celeb manifestation had Paul Young enthusing the crowd with,
'Everytime You Go Away', still proving to be a crooner at heart, Paul serenaded
a lucky few (unfortunately I was not privileged
better luck next time!)
But along with ladies man, Paul Young, Steve Harley kept the audience alight
with 'Make Me Smile' and Midge Ure's solo appearance displayed a real affinity
to his fans. Not to forget the funk master himself, Geno Washington; an adulation
to raw R&B.
In rejuvenating the audience, Eddie Floyd belted out the catchy lyrics of,
'I'm a soul man
.' In a crisp black suit, the dapper star took the stage
and exhibited an energetic performance; prancing on stage with leg work maneuvers
that would leave James Brown in frenzy, he ordained the crowd to a riveting
sequel of pure soul which led to the finale.
Other stars of the evening included: Hugh Cornwell, Georgie Fame, Andy Fairweather-Lowe,
Cockney Rebel and Martin Taylor .Portraying ingenuity as its gesture of good
will; the One Generation 4 Another gig had music geeks, lovers and followers
from all generations bridging the gap by one dominating factor-music. Resurfacing
an era of profound creativity, One Generation 4 Another truly encapsulated
the core of real music.