Rod joined the Jeff Beck group this week - well for two songs anyway...
posted by Mike Walton
Rod joined his former gaffer Jeff Beck on Tuesday night in Los Angeles to sing two covers that took them both back to their R&B roots.
Rod came onstage at the 800-capacity El Rey Theatre after Jeff had begun to play the melody of Curtis Mayfield's "People Get Ready." Jeff looked really surprised as Rod came to the front of the stage carrying a mic stand.
The two followed the song they had recorded together for Jeff's 1985 album Flash with a rousing version of the brilliant "I Ain't Superstitious," the Willie Dixon classic that they recorded together in The Jeff Beck Group in 1968. "It is a privilege to be on stage with this guy," said Rod.
Jeff closed Tuesday's concert with Joss Stone joining the group for a cover of Sly and the Family Stone's "I Want to Take You Higher."
Anyone who can't remember the Beck group from 68', we strongly recommend you check out the 5 tracks from the Jeff Beck Group at Filmore West on Wolfgangs Volt: http://concerts.wolfgangsvault.com/dt/jeff-beck-group-concert/517-7499.html
