Jimmy Vivino’s Birthday Party
at B.B. King’s -
January 10, 2008
"I Shall Be Released"
The Prisoners of 2nd Avenue performing with an incredible array of guest performers including Al Kooper, John Sebastian, Steve Conte, Warren Haynes, Paul Shaffer, Steve Holly, Larry Cambell, Theresa Williams, Mike Merrit, Levon Helm, Robert Gordon, Andy York, Will Lee, Frank Agnello, Jack Petruzelli, Danny Lewis, Rick Neilsen, David Johansen, Jerry Vivino, Catherine Russell, Hubert Sumlin, Li’l Sammy Davis and many others. Wow!!
Thanks to Tony Ferrari for these photographs and descriptions of the night’s events.
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L: Jimmy with John Sebastian performing "And When I Die"
R: Prisoners performing "Tell The Truth", "See My Way" and "A Hard Rain Is Gonna Fall". Steve Conte then joined for "Shape Of Things" and Elaine Caswell joined for "Somebody To Love" and "White Rabbit"
L: Steve Conte
R: Jimmy with John Conte
Jimmy was then joined by Warren Haynes for "Had To Cry Today" and then Al Kooper and Paul Shaffer (out of view) joined to play "Why Does Love Have To Be So Sad"
L: Al Kooper
R: Larry Campbell,Theresa Williams, Mike Merritt, John Sebastian and Levon Helm join for "God Don’t Never Change".
After that, John Conte came back with Rich and Robert Gordon and did a couple of tunes with Levon staying behind the second drumset for the rest of the show.
Levon Helm and Rich Pagano
R: Al presents Jimmy with a guitar-shaped birthday cake
L: The Fab Faux with guests Andy York and Levon Helm performing "She’s So Heavy". Paul Shaffer and Warren Haynes join for "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"
R: Will Lee, Andy York and Paul Shaffer
L: Al puts the James Brown cape on Paul for Al’s song, "I Love You More Than You’ll Ever Know"
R: Rick Nielsen (Cheap Trick), Jerry Vivino, Jimmy, David Johansen, Hubert Sumlin, Danny Lewis (Gov’t Mule)
Catherine Russell, David Johansen and Jerry Vivino
Li’l Sammy Davis
The birthday boy
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