Livin’ Blues - L.B. Boogie - 1971

Written-By – La Grand*, Christiansen*, Oberg* Livin ’Blues was a blues rock group from The Hague . Around 1970 the band with Cuby Blizzards was counted among the absolute top of the Dutch blues world . The fixed core consisted of Ted Oberg ( guitar ), John Lagrand ( harmonica ) and Nicko Christiansen (vocals, born Dominicus Christiaan Jansen). The group’s manager was Ted’s mother, Françoise Oberg. History The band is founded in 1967 by Ted Oberg. After some line-up changes, the single Murphy McCoy (written by George Kooymans ) is recorded in 1968, alongside Oberg Cesar Zuiderwijk ( drums ), Gerard Strötbaum ( bass guitar ), Nicko Christiansen and John Lagrand. The last two were previously the blues duo Indiscrimination. In this line-up, the band provides support for Fleetwood Mac in February 1969 (performances in Rijen , Rotterdam and Amsterdam , among others). After a second single (You better watch yourself) Sonny Boy for the Philips label , Strötbaum is replaced by Henk Smitskamp , who previously pl