Hello all :-)
So sorry to throw a damp blanket on expectations for Bobby Blue Bland's
show, but I have seen him several times in the past 3 years (doing lights
for him when he appeared at B.B.King's Blues Club in NYC), and I am sad
to report that it is a borderline-painful experience. Mr. Bland has,
shall we say kindly, seriously diminished performing abilities. It's a
decent pickup blues band, but he can barely sing (or stand) anymore.
Forgive me for pointing this out, but I figured I'd warn you that if you
were expecting a James-Brown-level performance of "Turn On Your
Lovelight", then you will be sorely diappointed.
ON THE OTHER HAND
If anyone is arriving on Tuesday 5/16, George Clinton is appearing that
night at the Showbox Theater, 5 blocks from the Red Lion Hotel, for only
$20 advance, $25 day of show. I have done lights for him many times at
BB's, and he still has more funk in his little pinky finger than any 20
Black-Eyed-Peas-Outkast-Prince-you-name-it funksters put together...
Expect them to pick up their instruments and essentially not take a
breath or stop playing for 3 solid hours... Doors at 8pm, not sure when
the music is supposed to start... It might make one a little bleary for
the first part of Wednesday's all-day program, but I can guarantee from
personal experience that it will be worth it :-)
dave nolan
92nd Street Y
nyc
P.S. - Lou - I know I still owe you for the DAT labels ;-) - see you with
check in hand in Seattle...
Just found out that Bobby Blue Bland will be playing at Dimitriou's Jazz
Alley
in Seattle on the weekend of the ARSC Conference. Anyone interested in
going?
There aren't many pioneers left and this should be a great show. I was
thinking
of Thursday night since the 78 schmoozing session is on Friday. Here's
the
link:
http://www.jazzalley.com/artist.asp?name=Bobby_Blue_Bland
Let me know if anyone wants to join me.
Cary Ginell
Sound Thinking Music Research
soundthink@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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