National Health – 27th February 1977 – Slough College, Tickets £1.00
I went along to Slough College in February 1977 to see Prog/Jazz band National Health as they featured drummer Bill Bruford who I saw in Genesis the year before only to find out that he left the band the month before to replaced Pip Pyle. The stand out memory of this gig was that it was the first one I went to where the entire audience sat on the floor and also they were very good. Support on the night was Flash Gordon and the Flashettes.
Years later when I was working at Jagz we did put on An Evening with Bill Bruford which was a fascinating insight to one of the most prolific drummers of the time having performed with Yes, Genesis and King Crimson as well as many others. He is also a great storyteller, as he was one the of the first to use a electronic drum kit he told us of the time he was about to do a drum solo when Yes were performing at Madison Square Gardens and the power went on the kit which left him having to do a solo with a Hi Hat and a Cowbell !!
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