The compliments and thanks paid in that paragraph speak to the tribute I want to repeat here now, and I can only add that I know I had the opportunity and pleasure to see many great musicians in the South West only because of his efforts to bring them here.
That he played with so many himself, at the local gigs arranged or elsewhere in his impressive personal musical career, is testament to his love of music and the respect with which he was held by so many.
He was first and foremost a family man, but his blues playing - and a lifetime of such - is in itself a part of a significant legacy he leaves behind.
Here is the paragraph originally posted as part of a fuller review in October, 2015:
Special mention should go to Julian Piper who organised this gig, as he did when Chris last played locally. A great blues player himself, Julian has an impressive resume as musician and founder of the band Junkyard Angels, as well as guesting with many famous guitarists on stage and on record, but as local impresario he has over so many years brought amazing artists to the Southwest, and last night's was one of many performance feathers in a fellow musician's empathetic hat. Music events like this, and the pleasure it brings to many as well as the introduction to those who wouldn't otherwise have the opportunity, is quite brilliant. Thank you.
To read that again in its original context, you will find it here.
My thoughts continue to be with his family and close friends, especially fellow musicians.
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