Holy Holy’s lineup was handpicked by both Visconti and Woodmansey and features Woody Woodmansey on drums, Tony Visconti on bass, guitarist, James Stevenson, (The Cult, Gene Loves Jezebel Gen X) guitarist, Paul Cuddeford (Ian Hunter, Bob Geldof), vocalist, Glenn Gregory (Heaven 17), keyboardist Berenice Scott (Heaven 17), sax player Terry Edwards and backup vocalist Jessica Morgan. Leading the sermon was Woody Woodmansey, legendary Spider from Mars & David Bowie’s drummer from 1970-1973 and Tony Visconti, Bowie’s longtime producer, friend and bass player on The Man Who Sold The World. The Tower became a Church of Bowie with an all-star line-up preaching his gospel. Woody Woodmansey’s Holy Holy performing at this venue was akin to a communion honoring the music of David Bowie.
The moment you walk through the doors the vibe is heavy with the energy of everyone who has ever played there, most especially David Bowie, when he was alive and with increased resonance since his death on January 10 2016. No matter which band is playing, in my mind’s eye I always read DAVID BOWIE LIVE. It is always the first thing that comes to mind when I pull up to the venue and see the marquee. As someone who has attended hundreds of shows there, I can attest to it. Many will say the concerts he played at the Tower Theater in 1974 on both legs of that tour (the latter becoming affectionately known as The Philly Soul Leg) sealed in the spirit of David within the walls of this historic venue. This ongoing love affair led to “Young Americans” being recorded here at Sigma Sound Studios (where the famous Sigma Kids were born). I believe this was the period when David fell in love with Philly we certainly were already in love with him.
During the Diamond Dogs tour in 1974 Bowie came to town and played a short residency at The Tower Theater in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania which eventually became the double live album “David Live: David Bowie Live in Philadelphia”. Of the many musicians who loved this town one in particular became an official adopted soul native: David Bowie. In the seventies the music scene here was shifting and intermingling with other genres to form what became known as The Sound of Philadelphia. Philadelphia is a place where many musical stars immersed themselves when creating their art.
Courtesy of The Official Holy Holy Facebook page.īeing a native Philly gal, one of the things that resonates most with me is music.
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