Derek & The Dominos classic, “Anyday. Any- way.” One of my favorites. The entire set was excellent and there aren’t enough adjectives in my vocabulary to describe what this music was doing to me. I mean, how often do you hear covers of many of these tunes? Espe- cially done with style and passion. Good stuff, kids.
The next band to own the stage was
Night Shades, an equally impressive band that featured a secret weapon by the name of Julia Vo. Oddly enough, her main gig is that of a nightclub DJ, but in my opinion, she needs to be making the records, not spinning them. The lady can sing!
George-Slide & Lead Guitar/Vocals; Dan Smith-Slide & Lead Guitar/Vocals; Tim Smith-Bass Guitar; John Flowers-Drums; Ricky Grubbs-Drums and my new buddy John Martin-Percussion; Regular drummer John Flowers sat out yesterday due to back problems, so Robert Kintner sat in for him. Don Eason says, “Robert was one of our origi- nal drummers for 5 years. He had to step aside due to job traveling requirements.” What a band! Idlewild kicked it off in true Brothers
style with a rousing “Statesboro Blues,” com- plete with the Skydog-style slide guitar, and the boys didn’t let up from there. “Don’t Keep Me Wonderin’” was great and I can’t tell y’all how happy I was to hear “Hot ‘Lanta,” one of my (many) favorite ABB tunes, and one I never heard them play live, so it was cool to hear the song in a live setting, probably for the first time in my life. Another of my personal favorites (what
Night Shades
Night Shades played an amazing set that in- cluded tunes such as the Duane Allman clas- sic “Dimples,” Boz Scaggs’ “Loan Me a Dime,” (a song that is very difficult to play right, it’s so slow. But they nailed it to to the freaking wall.) Julia sang a beautiful “Please Call Home,” and ripped into the blues with the Dominos version of “Key to the Highway.” After an amazing set, they closed with “Hey Jude,” again featuring Julia Vo’s top drawer vocals. Sure, it’s a great Beatles song, but today, the guitar players made it more like the Wilson Pickett version that featured Duane Allman. Outstanding. After a very short break, it was time for
Idlewild South, who bill themselves as an All- man Brothers Tribute Band. The group con- sists of Don Eason-B-3/Piano/Vocals; Dave
can I say, I’m a Dickey Betts fan!) “Blue Sky” was next. With more Betts music following in the form of an excellent take on “In Memory of Elizabeth Reed.” The guys were all “hittin’ the note” on this one, to be sure. At this point, the band brought Harvey Dalton Arnold to the stage for a little good ol’ fashioned south- ern jamming. Arnold, a long-time member of The Outlaws, joined Idlewild South for a rousing “Trouble No More,” with some
Don Eason, Idlewild South.
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