It is sad that I wake today to say goodbye to one of my oldest and dearest friends – Colin Earl from The King Earl Boogie Band and Mungo Jerry.  

Arguably, he had the fastest right hand on the piano since Jerry Lee Lewis.  He was an honest guy who would never let you down and always put in a first-class performance wherever he played.

I will miss you dearly my friend. Keep honky tonking up there in the sky. I am sure it won’t be too long before I join you and we can ‘boogie woogie’ once again.

Farewell my friend – your old buddy Paul.