02.04.2015
BARRY’S GARRAGE:
When I moved back to Bangalore in 1980, I came in with my
new Double Bass that I had bought for Rs. 725/- in Chennai & Rs. 800/- to
transport it to Bangalore.
It was too bulky & big to keep at home, and anyway, if I
ever played it, I had to be accompanied with at least a “Chunk-Chunk” guitar
and a “Thump-buck-lot-lot” on some kind of percussion instrument.
The place where “free Music” was happening was “Barry’s Garage”
a true garage with a tiled roof.
Various Musicians, Intellectuals, Proletariat, Young people
with a zest for life, the joi-de-vivere, all converged daily at “Barry’s Garage”
for some hours of pure fellowship, music and memories.
I’ve played and enjoyed some wonderful “Jams” in Barry’s Garage.
Among the Musicians I have had the pleasure to “jam” with
include Peter Isaac, (The best bluesman I’ve Known), Junior (only rasta) &
Adolf, sons of Eddie of the “Rhythm Stars” from the 1950s!! Lots of others,
please forgive me if I do not mention……
In my over 45 years playing the guitar the two decades I
spent in “Barry’s Garage” contributed immensely to my music.
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