COUNTRY BOY - ALBERT LEE (Live on BBC Radio 2’s ‘Weekend Wogan’ - Sunday, 28 March 2010)

Taken from Elio Pace’s social media post: *WEEKEND WOGAN 10th ANNIVERSARY SERIES - Show 7/35* ALBERT LEE WEEK - Song 6 of 6 - ’Country Boy’. , live on BBC Radio 2 on Sunday, 28 March 2010. “I’ve never heard anything like that in my life!” exclaims Sir Terry Wogan at the end of this clip. And quite frankly, he spoke on behalf of so many people who were picking up their jaws off the floor for having just witnessed the genius Albert Lee deliver one of the most scintillating versions of ‘Country Boy’ of his career. Arguably, THE most important and significant version ever. You see, this was the first time that Albert had been invited onto a live, national BBC radio or TV broadcast in nearly 30 years... and he knew that even with all the ridiculously amazing things that he had achieved in his career as a sideman, this was a big BIG moment for him as a front man. And dear god, did he seize the moment!!! As you can see and hear, the studio
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