Uploaded December 2014 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
The Rio Trio performing George and Ira Gershwin’s S’wonderful from the 1927 musical Funny Face. Richard White: vocals, clarinet and baritone sax; Martin Wheatley: guitar; Richard Pite: sousaphone and drums. Recorded live at Boisdale Canary Wharf, London E14. Produced and edited by Wayne McIntyre.
The Rio Trio was formed in 1981 and from 1986 to 1996 performed thousands of times throughout the U.K. and the USA. They then split up to spend more time with their mid-life crises and have now come back together again performing as a trio and, along with their waistlines, expanding to bigger and bigger sizes of outfits. (4,5,6 and even 7 piece).
The Rio Trio performing George and Ira Gershwin’s S’wonderful from the 1927 musical Funny Face. Richard White: vocals, clarinet and baritone sax; Martin Wheatley: guitar; Richard Pite: sousaphone and drums. Recorded live at Boisdale Canary Wharf, London E14. Produced and edited by Wayne McIntyre.
The Rio Trio was formed in 1981 and from 1986 to 1996 performed thousands of times throughout the U.K. and the USA. They then split up to spend more time with their mid-life crises and have now come back together again performing as a trio and, along with their waistlines, expanding to bigger and bigger sizes of outfits. (4,5,6 and even 7 piece).
