16, 2016 to bear witness to a once in a lifetime gathering of music’s finest, all gathered to- gether to pay tribute to Kris Kristofferson. The full concert is now available on two CD’s along with a DVD in one, extra-special pack- age.
See and/or hear amazing performances
of Kristofferson’s most loved songs, like “Jesus was a Capricorn”(performed by Jack Ingram); “Loving Her was Easier” (Roseanne Cash); “If You Don’t Like Hank Williams” (Hank Williams, Jr.); “Me and Bobby McGee” (Reba McEntire); “Living Legend” (Willie Nelson); “Under the Gun” (Darius Rucker); “Please Don’t Tell Me How the Story Ends” (Buddy Miller) ; as well as Kristofferson hits performed by Alison Krauss, Martina McBride; Ryan Bingham, Jessi Colter, Lee Ann Womack, Jennifer Nettles, Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell, Dierks Bentley and the Travelin’ McCourys, Lady Antebel- lum, Jamey Johnson, and Eric Church. An amazing line up, and an even more amazing catalog of songs. To end the show, Willie Nelson joined
the man himself, Kris, onstage for “Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down” before bringing the entire massive cast to the stage for a beautiful sing along of his hit “Why Me Lord?” As- tounding. Besides the concert footage, the DVD
includes bonus material no fan will want to miss out on, including various artists doing an impromptu acapella version of “Me and Bobby McGee.” It’s a true treat, as is the en- tire set. Available now for Holiday gift giving. Make a music lover that you love really happy and slide this into their Christmas stocking.
-Michael Buffalo Smith
Popa Chubby Two Dogs (Popa Chubby Produc- tions)
I’ve been a fan of
Ted Horowitz, also known as Popa Chubby, since
2003, when I saw him live in Memphis, TN at the Beale Street Music Festival. I still re- member being so impressed with not only his mastery of the guitar, but with the amount of passion he poured into his performance on that blistering hot day. It’s only been about a year since his previous album, The Catfish hit the shelves, and he has already set a new bar of excellence with his latest, Two Dogs. This is my absolute favorite released so far. Boast- ing thirteen tracks of hot electric rocking blues, the record features two bonus live tracks, covering Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelu- jah”, and The Rolling Stones’ “Sympathy for the Devil.” Besides the fabulous Dave Keyes on keys, Sam “Freight Train” Bryant on drums, and Andy Paladino on bass, Popa Chubby also is accompanied by his daughter Tipitina Horowitz on trumpet, along with An- drew Garrison on tenor saxophone. “It’s Alright” magnificently jump-starts
the album with a searing guitar intro and keeps marching on with an infectious melody and charismatic attitude. I immediately fall for the captivating blues riff Popa Chubby plants in “Rescue Me.” Then, when he un- leashes into the bridge, it sounds so damn good, especially with the full sound of the organ lingering in the background. As Keyes tears it up, Chubby gets down and totally rips it up in a fantastic Neil Young kind of way, bringing “Dirty Old Blues” to the top of stack of my favorites. “Shakedown” is another great song. It’s gritty, bluesy and loaded with gobs of psychedelic guitar goodness. It’s al- most a one man show for the smooth and jazzy instrumental “Clayophus Dupree”, as
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