along with him. I get the funny feeling they have played this song before. Smith stepped up to the mic to re-in-
Paul Hornsby, Rick Cash ansd Donnie Winters.
called “Long Gone.” The band continued to rock through originals and cover tunes by The Allman Brothers and Marshall Tucker Band, with Randall Calvert ripping into the guitar like a cross between Dickey Betts and Toy Caldwell. Each band member adds a lot to the sound of this tight-knit ensemble- John Gillie on guitars; Michael Satterfield on drums; Joseph Parrish on bass; and powerhouse vo- calist Rick Cash, who I heard many a positive comment about. After about 40 minutes, the band
brought out Michael Buffalo to rock through the classic “Crossroads,” before introducing the legendary Capricorn Records producer and keyboardist Paul Hornsby. Hornsby per- formed a couple of songs from his upcoming first ever solo album with an old time rock and roll feel that brought cheers from the au- dience. He then reprised his keyboard part on the Marshall Tucker Band classic “This Ol’ Cowboy” with Silver Travis sounding an awful lot like the Tucker boys, with Cash singing his heart out and Buffalo beating the fool out of his tambourine. The jam continued, adding Sonny
Moorman on guitar and Donnie Winters on vocal and guitar for a cover of The Winters Brothers Band’s “Sang Her Love Songs.” The Southern Rock jam was heating up! Following Donnie’s excellent vocal, Sonny stepped up to the mic to deliver a blazing guitar and vocal on “One Way Out,” with the band smoking
troduce Russell Gulley, who tore it up on “Hey Bo Diddley,” much to the delight of the audience. Next up was Billy Eli, doing the Texas Tornados version of “Is Anybody Goin’ to San Antone?” It was just great, that’s all I can say, with Eli finishing the vocal, pulling the cable from his guitar and walking offstage as the band finished the song. Very theatrical. I’m pretty sure that was the point. To wrap up the performance, everyone
came back onstage for a rousing “South- bound,” as dark clouds moved in overhead. It had been one hell of a show, and now the race was on to pack up the equipment before the sky opened up. Like many others, I took a tour of the
Museum after the show. I have been several times, but always see things I didn’t see be- fore. If you are a fan and have never visited the Big House, you ned to, and while there, hit up the gift shop. They have all sorts of great books on The Allmans and Southern Rock, t-shirts galore, stickers and everything a true fan of Le Brers needs. Support the mu- seum for future generations. If you are like me, and introduced your kids to the music years ago, they need to have the museum around for their children. Eat a peach for peace. •
Willie Perkins stayin’ cool, as always.
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