Rare Essence - Live At The Celebrity Hall And The Metro Club (CD)
Rare Essence - Live At The Celebrity Hall And The Metro Club (CD)
TRACK LISTING:
1. Re Herman 2X
2. Still Getting Buzy
3. Whip It
4. Uptown
5. Do You Know What Time It Is?
6. Iko Iko
Live at Celebrity Hall (also titled as Live at the Celebrity Hall and the Metro Club) is a live album recorded and released in 1987 by the Washington, D.C.-based go-go band Rare Essence. The album was recorded live at the music venues Celebrity Hall (also referred to as "The Black Hole") and at Breeze's Metro Club, both located in Washington, D.C. This album follows their 1986 live album Live at Breeze's Metro Club and includes the singles "Still Gettin' Buzy", "Whip It", and a go-go rendition of Kool Moe Dee's song "Do You Know What Time It Is?".
James "Jas Funk" Thomas – lead vocals
Quentin "Footz" Davidson – drums
Milton "Go-Go Mickey" Freeman – congas, percussion
Michael "Funky Ned" Neal – bass guitar
Andre "Whiteboy" Johnson – electric guitar
Byron "B.J." Jackson – keyboards
John "J.B." Buchanan – keyboards, flugelhorn
Donnell Floyd – saxophone
David Green – timbales, backing vocals
Derek Paige – trumpet