Is this trams DownUnder or music down under im confused

On 22 Mar 2017 5:20 pm, "Tony Gallowayarg@... [TramsDownUnder]" < TramsDownUnder@...> wrote:

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> I saw Chuck Berry at the Hordern Pavilion back in 1977. He was touring

> with Bo Diddley. Berry was up first, he came on and played the mandated 45

> minute set, backed by local musos, and then left the stage. There was no

> encore - Chuck never did encores - but he payed his songs well and put on a

> good show, but didn’t go out of his way to do any more than he had to.

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> Because of rip offs and other bad experiences, he would only perform after

> being paid up front by the promoter in cash, US greenbacks, and if the

> terms of the contract weren’t followed to the letter he’d walk out.

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> Chuck Berry was bitter that he never got the recognition he deserved for

> his influence on the course of popular music, and he was right.

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> By contrast, Bo Diddley did a two hour set, with his own band and

> supported by his daughter. He came back and did two encores, and invited

> Berry to join him, which of course he didn’t do. It was a great concert all

> told, but Chuck Berry performed to expectations, while Bo Diddley blew them

> away brilliantly. As well as rock and roll Bo Diddley played blues and

> funk, covers as well as his own songs, and he had the audience eating out

> of his hands.

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> Hard to believe that gig was 40 years ago.

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> Tony G

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> On 22 Mar 2017, at 4:46 pm, jeffrey boundsjebounds@...

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> He had some good songs.

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> Sent from my iPhone

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> On 22 Mar 2017, at 3:45 PM,jg62430@... [TramsDownUnder] <

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> Chuck Berry b. 18 October 1926. Vera Lynn b. 20 March 1917. Chuck was

> into his teens in the 1940s and his early hits were 60 years ago.

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> Alex C

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