Tony OMalley-KOKOMO - Sweet Home Kokomo

Tony O'Malley, with original Kokomo members, sings 'Sweet Home Kokomo' at the Sheen Club, Barnes. A celebration of, and tribute to, a great friend.Kokomo, Eddy Armani, and Franke Pharoah, kindly perform after a sad event - check out the other videos. Vocals and keyboard: Tony O'Malley (see below). Guitar: Neil Hubbard (see below). Guitar: Bernie Holland (see below). Sax: Mel Collins (see below). Bass Guitar: Mark Smith. Backing vocals: Frank Collins, Dyan Birch, Paddy McHugh (see below). Drums: Glen Le Fleur (see below). TONY O'MALLEY, formally of Arrival, Kokomo and 10CC, is from London, but at the moment based in Georgia where he has become a national and TV star. He regularly performs in the U.K. and Western Europe (particularly London's 606 Club) - gig details on his website. Visit Tony at:http://www.tonyomalley.com Tony on MySpace:http://www.myspace.com/tonyomalley1 NEIL HUBBARD was guitarist with The Grease Band, Joe Cocker and Roxy Music, and played on the original 1970 concept album, Jesus Christ Superstar. FRANK COLLINS, DYAN BIRCH and PADDY McHUGH, are ex-members of Arrival, and later, Kokomo, that included Tony O'Malley, Neil Hubbard, Mel Collins, and Alan Spenner. Frank, contributing vocals to Bryan Ferry's 'In Your Mind' album, also worked with Ian Dury, Marc Bolan, Terence Trent D'Arby, Alison Moyet, Bob Dylan & Marianne Faithfull. BERNIE HOLLAND was guitarist with Patto and Love Affair. Later he performed and recorded with, and wrote for, Van Morrison, Georgie Fame, and Jeff Beck, amongst many others. One of the many albums to which he contributed was the Rutles 'Archaeology.' Bernie, also a respected and accredited music teacher, has an upcoming new web site - keep a look out for www.bernieholland.com MEL COLLINS: veteran saxophonist and flautist; read about the great Mel Collins here:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel_Collins GLEN LE FLEUR has been percussionist for Wishbone Ash, Arrival, Ronnie Lane's Slim Chance, Gonzales, and Gerry Rafferty...