Diz & The Doormen

• Genres: Rock

Biography

Led by British pianist/vocalist Diz Watson, Diz and the Doomen imported the sounds of New Orleans-style R&B and rock to the United Kingdom in the early-1980s. Their 1981 debut album, Bluecoat Man featured guest appearances by New Orleans-born saxophonist Lee Allen and trumpeter Roger Lewis of the Dirty Dozen Brass Band and included such classic New Orleans tunes as "Blow Wind Blow", "Mardi Gras In New Orleans" and "Sick And Tired". An early contributor to the band, Charlie Hart, bass player for the Ronnie Lane Band, described the group's unique approach as "different from the average British R&B Bands playing lumpy shuffles. The music was rhumba-based, rhythmically complex and echoed Africa." ~ Craig Harris, All Music Guide

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