Desperadoes "Flight of the Bumble Bee" arr. by Beverly Griffith (1966)

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Comment by Glenroy R Joseph on May 17, 2014 at 10:23am

' Flight of the Bumble Bees" Arranged by Beverly Griffith is. another "Bomb" tune from the 1966 Desperadoes double album " Triple Crown Winners"

This arrangement is typical of the style of arrangement used for bomb tunes in the 1960's, when the more difficult parts were modified for ease of repetitive playing on the road, especially by the less experienced "road side" players.

It is still a sweet , well played, well arranged bomb tune, none the less.

Comment by Glenroy R Joseph on April 8, 2011 at 9:48am

Desperadoes were the runner up to Highlanders"Every Valley shall be exalted" in the 1965 Bomb competition with this Beverly Griffith arrangement of"Flight of the Bumble Bee".

This furthers my point about the popular Bomb tunes of the 1960's.

This era was the heyday of the Bomb tune, when large, Panorama sized steelbands "dropped' their bombs on Independence Square in Port of Spain , and on Harris Promenade in San Fernando.

And yes,Hollis Marcelle, Despers were still "Coco Cola Gay Desperadoes" in 65.

 

Comment by Hollis Marcelle on August 11, 2010 at 3:58pm

If i can remember correctly, when the band played this Bomb Tune in 1966 they were sponsored by Coca cola