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Bev Pegg's CD Albums - Buy Online
Click to download a 30-second mp3 sample of each track, so you
can listen to the examples of the album before you buy.
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- Goin'
To
The
Cowboy Dance Tonight
- I'm
Still
Rockln'
- A
Poor
Boy's
Lament
- Hot
Rod
Telecaster
- Sad
Sweet
Mary
Anns
- I'm
My
Own
Grandpa
- I'll
Be
Ever
By Your Side
- I'm
Observin'You
- Good
Friends
Together
- You're
In
My
Mind
- There
Aint
Nothin'Else
- Stefanie
- Song
Of
The
Soch
- Guitar
Boogie
- Still
Got
That
Broken Heart
- Old
Jack's
Band
- I
Just
Want
Things To Be Like Before
- Quick
Off
The
Mark
- Yearning
(Just
For
You)
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DB0033 - Beaujangle Label - 2011 - "Country Field"
- Bev Pegg - A selection of various country style songs, many of which
are original Bev Pegg compositions.
"Country Field" was reviewed and
given a 5 star rating by "Maverick Magazine" in their October 2011
issue: "If you've not heard of Bev before, you're in for a treat. Based
in the UK's Black Country, Bev Pegg is able to perform a wide variety
of styles ranging from jazz and skiffle to rock 'n' roll. Supported by
his superb band, together they turn their hands to country and excel
with each and every one of these nineteen tunes, fifteen of which were
penned by Bev.
With so many fine examples to choose from, it is difficult to find the
best track, but if this had to be done it would be Good Friends Together. Just like
its title suggests, this is one to sing along to with a couple of pals
with the introduction of the harmonica adding further quality to this
tune. Bev and his band are also more than capable of releasing tracks
that can get couples on the dance floor whilst gazing wistfully into
each other's eyes. A Poor Boy's
Lament is simply brilliant especially when the quality of the
fiddle allows for a bona-fide great song to feature on this genuinely
excellent album. Country rockabilly tracks are also scattered around
the record, which includes Hot Rod
Telecaster. The guitar skills demonstrated by Bev on this
instrumental are quite awesome and acts as a benchmark for how a guitar
can sound if played skilfully. Bev is a prolific songwriter and
performer. It would be quite incredible to see this material being
performed in the flesh. That would be a sight many wouldn't forget in a
hurry." - Russell Hill - Maverick Magazine and Express FM Radio
Presenter.
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- Midnight
Special
- How
Can
You
Keep
On
Movin'
- I'm
Alabama
Bound
- Greenback
Dollar
- In
The
Pines
- I
Shall
Not
Be
Moved
- How
Long
Blues
- Bring
A
Little
Water
Sylvie
- Hard
Times
Comes
Again
No
More
- I'm
Troubled
- Lost
John
- Freight
Train
- Down
On
The
Banks
Of
The Ohio
- Down
By
The
Riverside
- See
See
Rider
- The
Covered
Wagon
Rolled
Right
Along
- I
Wanna
Go
Home
- My
Old
Kentucky
Home,
Good
Night
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DB0017/CD
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Beaujangle
label
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2007 - "All Aboard" - Bev Pegg
and his Railroad Skiffle Group - Authentic USA skiffle / folk / blues
songs
dating right back to the 1850s. Released May 2007. Stock
available. -
Tracks: Midnight Special / How Can You Keep On Movin' / I'm Alabama
Bound /
Greenback Dollar / In The Pines / I Shall Not Be Moved / How Long Blues
/ Bring
A Little Water Sylvie / Hard Times, Come Again No More / I'm Troubled /
Lost
John / Freight Train / Down By The Riverside / See See Rider / The
Covered
Wagon Rolled Right Along / I Wanna Go Home / My Old Kentucky Home, Good
Night.
- Musicians: Bev Pegg-vocal/guitar/mandolin/banjo, Paul
Degville-guitar, Harry
Rowlands-bass guitar/vocal, Ken Wright-drums/vocal, Pete
Hartley-violin, Big
Jim Merris-harmonica.
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- The
Promised
Land
- Take
Me
Home
Country
Roads
- It
Don't
Bother
Me
That
Much
- Swing
42
- Biding
My
Time
In
Worcestershire
- It's
So
Easy
- Walk
On
By
- You
Never
Can
Tell
- Just
Be
Friends
- Wasn't
Born
To
Follow
- Dancing
Girl
- Lady,
Oh
Lady
- You
Tell
Me
Your
Dreams
- The
Cradley
Heath
Song
- Angelina
Don't
Go
Out
Tonight
- God
Help
Me
- It
Doesn't
Matter
Anymore
- Diani
- American
Pie
- Lucille
- Guitar
Man
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DB0022/CD - Beaujangle Label - 2008 - "All Sorts Of
Stuff" from
Bev Pegg. A wide variety of music styles frequently performed by Bev
either as
a solo act or with his band, including 6 self-penned songs of Bev's.
Released
April 2008. Stock Available - Tracks: The Promised Land / Take Me Home
Country
Roads / It Don't Bother Me That Much / Swing 42 / Biding My Time In
Worcestershire / It's So Easy / Walk On By / You Never Can Tell / Just
Be
Friends / Wasn't Born To Follow / Dancing Girl / Lady, Oh Lady / You
Tell Me
Your Dreams / The Cradley Heath Song / Angelina Don't Go Out Tonight /
God Help
Me / It Doesn't Matter Anymore / Diana / American Pie / Lucille /
Guitar Man.
Musicians: Maurice Hipkiss-pedal steel guitar, Dutch
Lewis-baritone/tenor/alto
saxes, Nick Blunn-piano, Kate Pegg-backing vocal, Bev
Pegg-vocal/guitar/bass/mandolin/banjo/keyboard/harmonica/percussion.
"All Sort Of Stuff" was reviewed in the March 2011
edition of
"Maverick" magazine as follows:
"Versatile Bev gives it all he's got. Based in the West
Midlands in the
UK,
Bev not only concentrates his extraordinary talent just on one genre
but
several. Country has been covered in many of his previous records and
here Bev
is found in a rock and roll mood which, defines his ability to make his
audience shake a tail feather.
The album contains an astonishing twenty-one songs and
all are absolute
crackers. Walk On By is always a crowd favourite and I can see
this
going down an absolute storm in his frequent gigs. Also highly
enjoyable and
creditable is Buddy Holly's It's So Easy. A bona fide classic,
it is
covered extremely well here with Bev's lead guitar so impressive that
you can
see this track influencing up-and-coming musicians.
Bev Pegg is an artist I highly recommend to anybody who
likes their music
performed by someone who is obviously skilful in doing so - I hope to
catch him
live in the not-too-distant future." - Russell Hill - "Maverick"
magazine - March issue 2011.
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- The
Darktown
Strutter's
Ball
- Lazy
River
- Louisiana
- Someday
Sweetheart
- Mississipi
Mud
- It
Had
To
Be
You
- Miss
Annabelle
Lee
- Please
- Keep
Young
And
Beautiful
- I
Wish
I
Could
Shimmy
Like
My Sister Kate
- Yes
Sir
That's
My
Baby
- You
Took
Advantage
- Sleepy
Time
Down
South
- Dinah
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DB0015/CD - Beaujangle label - 2004 - "Mrs. Rosalind
Campbell-Smythe
Cordially Invites You To Her Party." - Bev Pegg & his Good Time
Jazz Gang - 1920s & 30s Classic Jazz Influence. Stock now
available again after previous sell out. Tracks: The Darktown
Strutter's Ball /
Lazy River
/ Louisiana /
Someday Sweetheart / Mississippi Mud / It Had To Be You / Miss
Annabelle Lee /
Please / Keep Young And Beautiful / I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My
Sister kate /
Yes Sir, That's My Baby / You Took Advantage Of Me / When It's Sleepy
Time Down
South / Dinah. - Musicians: Bev Pegg-vocal/guitar/banjo, John
Burnett-trumpet,
Norman Field-clarinet/saxophone/whistle, Derek Halford-trombone, Roger
Heeley-piano, Len Thwaites-double bass, Ken Wright-drums.
Music Maker Magazine Review of " Miss Rosalind
Campbell-Smythe
Cordially Invites You To Her Party" Album:
"Banjo, vocal introduction to "The Darktown Strutter's
Ball"
an old jazz favourite that my dad, Alan Breeze used to sing with the
Billy
Cotton Bandshow. This set is firmly routed in the '20s jazz era which
was
reflected later in the '50s by BBC Light Programme, where I spent much
of my
childhood watching my dad record Radio and TV shows. "Lazy River"
is a classic Hoagy Carmichael song that the wonderful Bobby Darin had
such a
big hit with. Very relaxed presentation of the song, which leads into
"Louisiana",
followed by "Someday Sweetheart" with a clear piano introduction and
Bev Pegg's easy style of delivery in his vocal presentation. These are
sentiments and lyrics from a different era that we have sadly exchanged
in
modern times for far less coherent offerings. There are a host of other
songs
and tunes from an earlier age including Walter Donaldson's and Gus
Kahn's
"Yes Sir, That's My Baby", a track that I'm sure BBC Radio stalwart
Desmond Carrington would add to his playlist. Paul Whiteman's Orchestra
were
the first to record "Mississippi Mud" in the '20s and ironically
enough I have a copy of that band's original wage sheet from the
period, which
I will feature in a later article. It will be somewhat of an eye opener
regarding fees that they were paid. Bev and the band cover the
evergreen Rogers
and Hart's "You Took Advantage Of Me" in a mid swing tempo and then
play ably through the penultimate track "Sleepy Time Down South".
"Dinah" is the final offering on this 14 track CD and heralds the end
of a very enjoyable set that takes one back to earlier times and very
fond
memories. It?s strange reviewing this CD at this time, as I am writing
a book on
my father Alan Breeze and his life with Bill Cotton's Band and our
family.
Granada TV are supposed to be making a film about the Cottons (father
and son)
later this year and I am informed that one of the UK?s best actors
Timothy
Spall (Auf Weidersein Pet, Stir Crazy, Sweeny Todd) will be playing my
father.
As a conclusion I have to congratulate all the musicians involved who
are, Bev
Pegg (vocals and guitar), John Burnett (trumpet), Norman Field Clarinet
and
saxophone), Roger Heeley (piano), Len Thwaites (double bass), Ken
Wright
(drums) and Derek Halford (trombone). All of these musicians are highly
rated
in the profession for their individual abilities and are equally at
home using
their talents in a group formation. The sessions were recorded at
Beaujangle
Studios in Worcestershire with both musical arrangements and production
by Bev
Pegg. - Michele Breeze - Music Maker Magazine. March/April 2009
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- SeaScape
Cottage
- Fifties
America
- Jonesy
In
Trouble
- Summer
In
Grafton
Street
- I
Ain't
Sure
- Halesowen
'57
- Strictly
Business
- Oh
Annie
- The
Wednesday
Singles
Night
Dance
- Nearly
As
Good
- Girl
On
A
Boat
- Mother
Of
The
Bride
- Still
Water
- On
The
River
At
Henley
- Broad
Street
Blues
- Gran'pa's
Truck
- Come
And
See
Us
Again
- Finally
Settled
Down
- Sweet
Fairwell
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DB0013/CD - Beaujangle label - 2003 - "Seascape
Cottage" by
Bev Pegg - Original songs with Country / Bluegrass
influence. - Stock available. - Tracks: Seascape Cottage / Fifties
America /
Jonesy In Trouble / Summer In Grafton Street / I Ain't Sure / Halesowen
'57 /
Strictly Business / Oh Annie / The Wednesday Singles Night Dance /
Nearly As
Good / Girl On A Boat / Mother Of The Bride / Still Water / On The
River At
Henley / Broad Street Blues / Gran'pa's Truck / Come And See Us Again /
Finally
Settled Down / Sweet Farewell. - Musicians: All vocals and instrumental
work by
Bev Pegg.
Music Maker Magazine Review of "Seascape Cottage" Album.
March /
April 2009:
"Whilst Bev's name is vaguely familiar, I can't ever
recall receiving
one of his albums - and what a treat I've missed until now. The
casual
listener might be forgiven for thinking that many of these songs are
previously
un-released Ramblin' Jack Elliott tracks - but they are all Pegg
originals, with the single exception of "Sweet Farewell" which he
adapted from John Grigg's original. Bev is a man of many talents and
able to
sing with a convincing American talking-blues or bluegrass "twang",
but then reverting to his native Midlands accent for folksy items like
"Strictly Business" and "Halesowen '57". Pegg is a very
able acoustic guitarist, gifted songwriter, comedian and all round
musical
entertainer and his wry sense of humour surfaces from time to time,
making this
19-track album a thoroughly entertaining experience. I loved his take
on
Ramblin' Jack with the engaging title track and was convinced of a
genuine
American pedigree; how wrong I was. Pegg is simply extremely adept at
switching
dialects and I'd love to hear him in a live situation. It's never easy
to
create a full collection of nineteen songs using just a solo acoustic
for
accompaniment but Pegg pulls it off superbly. A subtle bass does creep
in on
occasions but this is primarily one man and his guitar singing and
picking his
socks off. I adored his tongue-in-cheek "Nearly As Good" with its
references to Howard Keel, Johnny Cash, Roger Daltrey, Rick Nelson and
Frank
Sinatra. Clever stuff.Another favourite of mine is "Girl On A Boat"
and Bev's picking is superb - but it gets better on "Gran'pa's
Truck". This is pure nostalgia for an old American pick-up truck and
his
lyrical pace and delivery reminded me somewhat of the late Jerry Reed.
A final
bonus point for me is the inner sleeve colour shot of the splendid 1951
Cadillac. Highly recommended for many reasons. Bryan ChalkerMusic
Maker
Magazine. March/April 2009
Maverick Magazine review of "Seascape Cottage" February
2011:
Those who have yet to discover Bev for themselves are in
for a treat.
Hailing from the UK's Black Country and having released countless
numbers of
records that cover country, pop, jazz and skiffle, the multi-talented
Bev Pegg
is an artist who seems to have everything going for him. With the
exception of
one, all of the songs on this album were written by Bev himself and
each
demonstrate an artist at ease with himself and the talent which he
has.
The result is a cracking album that covers several styles from folk to
country.
"Come And See Us Again" sees Bev demonstrating his vocals extremely
well and the picking ability he possesses is something to simply stand
and
marvel at. This sublime quality is also found on "I Aint Sure". With
a catchy chorus to it, this tune's tongue-in-cheek sound should make
the
listener raise a smile on more than one occasion as well as wanting to
sing
along. Having performed alongside Robert Plant on many occasions, the
respect
which Bev has gained from this other legendary figure and many other
established figures shows that Bev is no flash in the pan, and has
musical
longevity that the participants in any reality show should be envious
of. -
Russell Hill - Maverick Magazine - February 2011.
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- That's
My
Weakness
Now
- Just
One
More
Chance
- Make
Me
A
Pallet
On
The
Floor
- Mill
Street
Rag
- Mean
To
Me
- I'm
Going
To
Give
It
To Mary With Love
- Tea
For
Two
- Nobody
Knows
You
When
You're
Down
And Out
- Please
Don't
Talk
About
Me
When
I'm Gone
- Ain't
Gonna
Give
Nobody
None
O'
My Jelly Roll
- Woodchester
Rag
- I
Would
Do
Anything
For
You
- Trouble
in
Mind
- Singin'
In
The
Rain
- All
The
Things
You
Are
- Shine
- Frankie
And
Johnny
- Twenty
Four
Robbers
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DB0012/CD - Beaujangle label - 2002 - "String Jazz" -
Bev Pegg
& his Gang of Two - 1920s & 30s jazz in acoustic style - Stock
available. - Tracks: That's My Weakness Now / Just One More Chance /
Make
Me A Pallet On The Floor / Mill Street Rag / Mean To Me / I'm
Going To
Give It To Mary With Love / Tea For Two / Nobody Knows When You're Down
And Out
/ Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone / Ain't Gonna Give Nobody
None Of My
Jelly Roll / Woodchester Rag / I Would Do Anything For You / Trouble In
Mind /
Singin' In The Rain / All The Things You Are / Shine / Frankie And
Johhny /
Twenty Four Robbers. - Musicians: Bev Pegg-guitar/vocal, Steve
Bennett-rhythm
guitar, Mike Homer-bass.
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- Take
your
Fingers
Off
It
- I'm
Cofessin'
- After
You've
Gone
- Baby
Won't
You
Please
Come
Home
- Sweet
Georgia
Brown
- Send
Me
To
The
Electric
Chair
- Alexander's
Ragtime
Band
- Until
The
Real
Thing
Comes
Along
- San
Francisco
Bay
Blues
- Sweet
Lorraine
- Doctor
Jazz
- Everybody
Loves
My
Baby
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PKC-077 / PKCD-077 Cassette & CDs - PEK label - 1997
- "Take Your
Fingers Off It" - Bev Pegg & his Good Time Jazz Gang - Dixieland
Jazz
- Stock available. Tracks: Take Your Fingers Off It / I'm Confessin' /
After
You've Gone / Baby Wont You Please Come Home? / Sweet Georgia Brown /
Send Me
To The Electric Chair / Alexander's Ragtime Band / Until The Real Thing
Comes
Along / San Francisco Bay Blues / Sweet Lorraine / Doctor Jazz /
Everybody Loves My
Baby. - Musicians: Bev Pegg-vocal/guitar, Gordon Whitworth-trumpet,
Rick
Vaughan-clarinet, Derek Halford-trombone, Zoltan Sagi-tenor saxophone,
Ken
Freeman-piano, Len Thwaites-double bass, Tony Caldicott-drums
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- The
Ironmaster's
Prayer
- The
Incomparable
Foundry
Air
- A
Cradley
Jack
Of
All
Trades
- A
Precarious
Trade
- Oh!
For
An
Alvis
Limousine
- The
Vanishing
Trick
- When
We
Went
To
Clent
- A
Four
Pound
Rise
- Humphrey
Hardfeatures
Descriptions
Of
Cast
Iron
Inventions
- Tittlebally
Bonk
- Cradley
Boy
&
Worcester
Girls
- Halesowen
'57
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DB008/LP - Beaujangle label - 1980 - "The Foundry Ditty
& The
Industrial Air" by Bev Pegg - Original Industrial Folk Songs - Deleted
but
some stock available. Now re-released on CD. Tracks: The Ironmaster's
Prayer /
When We Went To Clent / Halesowen '57 / The Incomparable Foundry Air /
Tittlebally Bonk / A Cradley Jack Of All Trades / Humphrey
Hardfeature's Description
Of Cast Iron Inventions / A Four Pound Rise / Cradley Boys And
Worcester Girls
/ A Precarious Trade / Oh For An Alvis Limousine / The Vanishing Trick.
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Musicians: Bev Pegg-vocal/guitar/bass
guitar/mandolin/banjo/dobro/bazooki/harmonium/drums, Pete Burkes-drums,
Harry
Rowlands-bass guitar, backing vocals - Vicki & Kate Pegg.
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- San
Antonio
Rose
(Wills)
- Anytime
(Lawson)
- Truck
Driving
Man
(Fell)
- Uncle
Pen
(Monroe)
- You
Win
Again
(Williams)
- No
Longer
A
Sweetheart
Of
Mine
(Reno/Smiley/Swift)
- City
Of
New
Orleans
(Goodman)
- Orange
Blossom
Special
(Rouse)
- Bonaparte's
Retreat
(Trad./King/Stewart)
- Singing
The
Blues
(Endsley)
- Mountain
Dew
(Lunsford)
- How
Come
My
Dog
Don't
Bark? (Podridge)
- Alabama
Jubilee
(Yellen/Cobb)
- Cripple
Creek
(Trad)
- Route
66
(Troup)
- The
Old
Chisholm
Trail
(Trad)
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"Come Along Boys An' Listen To My Tale" was reviewed in the
January 2010 issue of "Maverick" magazine as follows:
"Harking back to the great days of country music by including
some fine
covers with many surpassing the originals.
A West Midlands native but sings as though he's actually from
Texas or Nashville,
Bev Pegg is something special. Bev's six-man band was only formed in
2008 but
what a sound they have been able to create in such a short space of
time. The
album containing covers of some of the truly great songs in country
music,
their attempts certainly are commendable and certainly worth a dance or
two
with a loved one.
Mountain Dew has to be the finest of the sixteen
tracks. With a
quality opening beat that seems to run through the tune's duration, I'm
sure
that this has been played to energetic efforts by both band and crowd
in
countless large and small venues due to how good it is. The traditional
Cripple Creek has
an authentic sound about it which I'm sure die-hard fans of this great
style of
music would appreciate and probably include it in their list of top
renditions
as, just like Mountain Dew is just so outrageously good.
Even Hank Williams You Win Again is included on
the album and a
version which I'm sure ol' Hank wouldn't object to hearing. With some
mighty
sweet pedal steel playing and vocals that certainly give credit
to Hank,
this song has the ability to transport you to one of Nashville's honky
tonks due to its authentic
sound. Only the most talented need apply when attempting to play Orange
Blossom
Special, and in the example of this band they can certainly count
themselves in this musical camp. The highest of plaudits must go to the
violinist Pete Hartley, as his playing is just marvellous. A faster
version
than many, this merely adds to the frenetic quality laid down by its
creator Ervin
T. Rouse who I'm sure feels very proud that his tune is still being
played at
this level over seventy years since composing it.
A lengthy album it may be due to it consisting of sixteen
tracks, this
extensive playtime is by no means a negative aspect as each and every
song
finds themselves ending up just as good as each other. An awesome album
to say
the least performed by a band who are simply outstanding." - R.H. -
"Maverick" magazine - January 2010. ///
Contact Bev Pegg on...
Telephone: 01562 883493
Mobile: 07979 917374
Email: enquiries@bevpegg.co.uk
12, Woodchester, Hagley, Stourbridge, West Midlands DY9 0NF
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