DR. FEELGOOD The South Bank Show 1981

Presented by Melvyn Bragg - LWT Television - Live + comment by Lee Brilleaux and The Big Figure - Also Nine Below Zero and The Blues Band were featured

[@duncansmith8992]

One of the things I love about this program is the proper Cockney/ Essex accents of Lee and Figure. Listen to young Cockneys/ Home Counties people nowadays and they sound slightly Jamaican/ Australian......WTF. I love old school Cockney accents and I am from Newcastle. Great band.

[@theart8039]

wow, people were so eloquent back in those days...not talking about accent, just polite fluidity of speech without swearing etc and no Insta talk

[@jean-paulmoreau7178]

Sadly, I came here by accident. This singer is FEROCIOUS! how I missed this band growing up, I will never know. Mick Jagger, eat your heart out.

[@GraemeSPa]

Wilko Johnson was the man for the guitar in this band - unbeatable style and presence.

[@mrjamescurry]

If your drummer is named ‘The Big Figure’, you know your band is in a different league of cool.

[@burgesmate]

Black man rhythm with a white boy beat - you can't buy the charisma that Lee had. The man could dress in a shell suit and still look authentic.

[@bristolfashion4421]

its no good expecting pop musicians to be interesting or erudite... is it?

[@lennykelly9952]

Wilko was good but Brilleaux was the driving force would give the same performance in a pub as he would in an arena.People like you Lee are badly missed you were taken away way too young an honest musician and artist.

[@MichaelDevlin-nr5fs]

We need more bands like The Feelgoods. No mucking about, just straight ahead.

[@thatsmrfuckwit]

Big Figure & Sparko were one of the best ever rhythm sections -- like a well-tuned Bentley

[@chancesareshewears]

Lee was an absolutely Brilliant singer, he really nailed it, never failed..

[@melancholiac]

Dr Feelgood. The Motors. The Blockheads.

[@roypreston8649]

That is wonderful british R&B. And honest and true. They mean it.

[@timphillips9954]

Great live band, one of the best live bands of all time.

[@wraitheful]

Lee was just awesome

[@bokarlsson-zt9rs]

Sweden here...have a lot of albums..real feelgood factor for me..working with my norton in my garage and hear their music..makes me feel good!!

[@andymageen5308]

I was lucky enough to see this band a few times, always in a small venue that cooked so hard sweat would be dripping off the walls. ✌️

[@mozdickson]

I'm 60 and my record of 1977 was The Stranglers. It's taken a while, but 2021 I've caught the Dr Feelgood disease. WHAT A BAND WHAT A VOCAL!

[@justanothernobodysopiniono7811]

Dr Feelgood are masters of genuine no bloody frills good times rock & rock they never sold out and never gave in, will love em till the day I die.

[@francesgreen5108]

Great & amazin' band