onstage
Volunteer Jam XX Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN March 7, 2018 Billed as “A Tribute to Charlie Daniels,”
Volunteer Jam 20 was a superstar packed musical showcase. It was the biggest, best Jam ever, filmed for later broadcast on AXS TV, as al- ways headlined by the man himself, Charlie Daniels, and the Charlie Daniels Band. The show was hosted by Storme Warren, who did a great job as ringmaster. Be- cause of the film- ing, the audience was instructed to clap on cue at several times during the pro- duction. Ah, the excitement of filming. First onstage was the one and only
and Eddie Montgomery sang “My Town.” It was great to see Eddie onstage again after the recent, tragic death of his partner Troy Gen- try.
Lee Brice did “Legend of Wooley
Swamp,” before we were treated to a couple of true second generation southern rock greats, one of which we have seen on three different Rock Leg- ends cruises- Duane Betts (son of Dickey) performed “Blue Sky” and Devon Allman (son of Gregg did “Mid- night Rider.” So good.
Jamey John-
Bobby Bare, Charlie Daniels, Ricky Skaggs and Billy Gibbons. (Photo Courtesy Charlie Daniels Band)
son, who had been a part of the back-
ing band, came out to
center stage to deliver “Midnight Wind” and “Long Haired Country Boy.” The backing band consisted of: The
Blackberry Smoke who rocked out on Char- lie’s “Trudy,” before the Oak Ridge Boys sang “A Brand New Star” in honor of all the musi- cians we lost during the past year. The song featured William Lee Golden on lead vocals. The legendary Bobby Bare was next, singing one of the great Shel Silverstein songs, “Marie Leveaux,” a song he has performed at many a Volunteer Jam in the past. Brett Cobb sang “Sweet Louisiana,” fol-
lowed by Sara Evans with “Destination Un- known,” and Justin Cobb singing an amazing version Charlie’s “Simple Man.” Chris Jansen was next with “What This World Needs is a Few More Rednecks,” complete with a har- monica sol0 from Chris. Steep Canyon Rangers brought the bluegrass to “Texas,”
McCrary Sisters with Carolyn Corlew, Tom Brokerick, Audley Freed and Jamey on gui- tars; Sam Bush on mandolin; Chuck Leavell on keyboards; and Don Was on electric and upright bass. Intermission was a blur. The crew was
the fastest I’ve seen, changing the set. Musical director Don Was, a seasoned pro at this type of show, and it was the most efficient and smoothest running program I have ever seen. Lynyrd Skynyrd was in the house! Or at
least most of them - Johnny, Gary. Rickey, Sparky and Peter performed Ronnie’s “Simple Man” and “Sweet Home Alabama” with a backup drummer and Don Was on bass. Travis Tritt hit the stage next doing
“Modern Day Bonnie and Clyde,” bringing his
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