AIN'T NO BIG THING -- The Original Spontanes @ Carolina R&B Reunion Show!
Details
| Title | AIN'T NO BIG THING -- The Original Spontanes @ Carolina R&B Reunion Show! |
| Author | Plain Ed |
| Duration | 3:01 |
| File Format | MP3 / MP4 |
| Original URL | https://youtube.com/watch?v=8U46PnN6GMc |
Description
In Loving Memory of James Bates, Ron Ownbey, John Alexander, Monk Ghantt, Jim Monroe, Barry McCoig & Ernie Hawkins. We will miss each of you.
Band reunion show. This song, Ain't No Big Thing, features The Original Spontanes singers James Bates (Carolina Beach Music Hall of Fame) and Ron Ownbey. Additional vocalists included Monk Ghantt, Marti Wetzell Sell & Mike Black; Monk Ghantt has also been inducted into the CBMA Hall of Fame.
Band members for this song included: Mike Black, bass; Bruce Flynn, drums; Ernie Hawkins & Randy Whitesides, keyboards; Jim Monroe & Doug Burns, trumpets; Tyrone Jefferson, trombone; John Alexander, alto sax; Eddie Blair, tenor sax & Ed Crotts, baritone sax.
Five former bands that were widely popular in the Southeast U.S. during the 1960s and '70s participated in this memorable two night show. Performing bands included The Original Spontanes, The Counts, Image, The Fabulous Flares and Gaston. A number of the reunion musicians had not performed together in over 40 years.
