Post by Peegoo 🏁 on Sept 23, 2022 22:10:01 GMT -5
Went to a local watering hole here in the 'burbs about 15 minutes from my house, and caught an outdoor show at a pub. The rockfish tacos were excellent. The band consisted of
-Pete Ragusa, drums
(The Nighthawks, Tom Principato, Catfish Hodge, Patty Reese)
-Bruce Swaim, sax
(Danny Gatton, Junior Cline and The Recliners, Bill Holland, Brooks Tegler)
-John Previti, bass
(Danny Gatton, Les Paul, Charlie Byrd, Herb Ellis, Joe Walsh, Emmylou Harris)
-Tommy Lepson, keys
(Root Boy Slim, Danny Gatton, Duke Robillard, Jimmy Thackery and The Assassins, Kim Wilson, Bonnie Bramlett)
-Dave Chappell, guitar
(Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Johnson, Danny Gatton, Percy Sledge, Rhodes Tavern Troubadours, Hula Monsters)
^^^Those artists and bands are a very short list.
They covered a whole lot of ground in two and a half hours, from Marvin Gaye's Ain't That Peculiar, to The Allman Bros One Way Out, to Bobby Gentry's Ode to Billy Joe, to instrumentals like Santo and Johnny's Sleepwalk, along with several Gatton and Dylan tunes, and a whole lot more. Tommy did most of the vocals and let me tellya, for someone in his 70s he sings better than most R&B folks in their 30s. What a voice. MAN can he hit some notes. The Allman Bros should've gotten him when Greg passed.
And it was a no-charge event at a dinky Irish pub. There was perhaps 25 people in the crowd, and most everyone was up and dancing.
HOLY SMOKES what a show. It sure is good to get out and catch some great live music again.
-Pete Ragusa, drums
(The Nighthawks, Tom Principato, Catfish Hodge, Patty Reese)
-Bruce Swaim, sax
(Danny Gatton, Junior Cline and The Recliners, Bill Holland, Brooks Tegler)
-John Previti, bass
(Danny Gatton, Les Paul, Charlie Byrd, Herb Ellis, Joe Walsh, Emmylou Harris)
-Tommy Lepson, keys
(Root Boy Slim, Danny Gatton, Duke Robillard, Jimmy Thackery and The Assassins, Kim Wilson, Bonnie Bramlett)
-Dave Chappell, guitar
(Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Johnson, Danny Gatton, Percy Sledge, Rhodes Tavern Troubadours, Hula Monsters)
^^^Those artists and bands are a very short list.
They covered a whole lot of ground in two and a half hours, from Marvin Gaye's Ain't That Peculiar, to The Allman Bros One Way Out, to Bobby Gentry's Ode to Billy Joe, to instrumentals like Santo and Johnny's Sleepwalk, along with several Gatton and Dylan tunes, and a whole lot more. Tommy did most of the vocals and let me tellya, for someone in his 70s he sings better than most R&B folks in their 30s. What a voice. MAN can he hit some notes. The Allman Bros should've gotten him when Greg passed.
And it was a no-charge event at a dinky Irish pub. There was perhaps 25 people in the crowd, and most everyone was up and dancing.
HOLY SMOKES what a show. It sure is good to get out and catch some great live music again.
