The Black Sorrows
Live at FESTITALIA,Brisbane RNA Showgrounds 1/07/2007. Alessandro Sorbello www.AlessandroSorbello.com Filmed and produced Jo Camilleri and the Black Sorrows http performance of ‘The Chosen One’ Filmed with Camcorder so the audio is not great, however a great track by the Black Sorrows. A real joy to see it live. The Black Sorrows opening act was TRIM www.trim.com – direct from Rome Italy, Australian ‘uncut tour’. http Joe Camilleri’s www.joecamilleri.com.au Jo Jo Zep and the Falcons were pioneers of the Oz rock scene delivering aa ska and blue beat influence previously unseen in Aussie rock… Speaking of the induction to ARIA Hall of Fame Camilleri offered: “After all is said and done, it’s a good thing to celebrate, and a nice thing to recognize, the fact that 30 years ago a band which was true to itself helped shape the distinctly Australian music culture we all love today”. Beginning as a loose Melbourne pick-up band playing mostly covers of R&B, zydeco and blues songs, The Black Sorrows eventually evolved into a unit that scored several top 40 Australian hits with original material. In the beginning, though, The Black Sorrows were simply a way for singer Joe Camilleri to play some fun, low-pressure gigs after the dissolution of Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons. From 1983-1988, Camilleri adopted the psuedonym ‘Joey Vincent’ for his performances with the band. Membership in the band has always been loose and fluid. Most of The Falcons were (at one point or another) members of …