Original sentence: A typical gig involving Hodgkinson will be a solo slot in which he will render a bass and vocals only rendition of a  classic blues song, a particular favourite being his take on Jesse Fuller's, "San Francisco Bay Blues".Colin Hodgkinson (born 14 October 1945,   Peterborough, Cambridgeshire ) is a British rock, jazz and blues bassist, who has been active since the 1960s.He has worked with The Eric Delaney Band, Back Door (of which he was co-founder), Alexis Korner , Whitesnake , Jon Lord, Jan Hammer , Paul Butterfield, The Spencer Davis Group, The Electric Blues Duo, as well as with Ian "Stu" Stewart's boogie-woogie band, Rocket 88.Hodgkinson is a musician who has developed a bass technique which can replace both lead and rhythm guitar if necessary (as exemplified by his work with the jazz-rock trio, Back Door - line-up: saxophone, bass, drums).Hodgkinson is currently, as of 2007, one fifth (with Zoot Money, Maggie Bell, Miller Anderson and Colin Allen) of The British Blues Quintet.Photo of Hodgkinson playing with The British Blues Quintet
Edited sentence: A highlight of any gig involving Hodgkinson will be a solo slot in which he will render bass and vocals only readings of classic blues songs, a particular favourite being his take on Jessie Fuller's 'San Francisco Bay Blues'.Colin Hodgkinson (born 14 October 1945, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire) is a British rock, jazz and blues bassist who has been active since the 1960s.He has worked with The Eric Delaney Band, Back Door (of which he was co-founder), Alexis Korner, Whitesnake, John Lord, Jan Hammer, Paul Butterfield, The Spencer Davis Group, The Electric Blues Duo, as well as with Ian "Stu" Stewart's boogie-woogie band Rocket 88.Hodgkinson is an innovative, virtuoso musician who has developed a bass technique which can replace both lead and rhythm guitar if necessary (as exemplified by his work with the seminal British jazz-rock trio Back Door - line-up: saxophone, bass, drums).Hodgkinson is currently - 2007 - one fifth (with Zoot Money, Maggie Bell, Miller Anderson and Colin Allen) of The British Blues Quintet