joined Talton, Hayward, and Lamar Williams Jr. for a breath taking “Dreams.” There was some mighty fine guitar playing on this one, kids, and a smooth sax solo from Randall Bramblett! Charlie Starr would return to the stage many more times during the show, get- ting a huge round of applause each time. Jimmy Hall walked onstage accompa-


nied by brother Jack Hall on bass and sister Donna on vocals along with Rick Hirsh on guitar and Jimmy’s son Ryan on keys. Darn nearly the entire Wet Willie band was in the house. Jimmy smoked the blues on “Ren- dezvous with the Blues,” followed by Willie’s biggest hit, “Keep on Smilin,” with backing vocals from Donna Hall, Bonnie Bramlett and Bonnie Bishop. The evening just kept getting better and better. Charlie Starr joined Bonnie Bishop to


duet on the great Eddie Hinton’s “Brand New Man.” Excellent. Next came one on personal all-time favorites, a song written and sung by the late Scott Boyer in Cowboy, “Please Be with Me.” Scott’s Cowboy partner, Tommy Talton did a fine job with the song, joined by Starr and backing vocals from Bonnie Bram- lett, Terry Reeves and British pop star, Rumer.


My thoughts kept going back to folks


no longer with us. What would they think of this momentous event? People like Phil Walden, Frankie Fenter, Duane and Gregg


Chuck Leavell. (Ian Rawn Photo)


Allman, Toy and Tommy Caldwell, and maybe especially Tom Dowd and Johnny San- dlin. They were all missed, but you could feel their spirit in the room, believe that. John Bell of Widespread Panic was in-


troduced and met with a thunderous round of applause. John sang the Johnny Jenkins/Dr. John hit “Walk on Gilded Splinters.” A funky New Orleans vibe filled the auditorium, with middle age (and older) folks standing and dancing like Deadheads. Too much fun. Bell followed it with his “Weight of the World,” driving the crowd into more of a frenzy. Too cool. Speaking of cool, Duane Betts was next


on stage to reprise his Dad’s “Pony Boy” from Brothers & Sisters, with Brent Cobb, Chuck Leavell, Berry Oakley, Jr and Jaimoe. Wow. Duane stayed onstage and was joined by Tommy Talton for the classic instrumental, “Little Martha.” Chuck shared vocals with Tommy Tal-


ton on Gregg’s “Midnight Rider,” with Charlie Hayward on bass, Bill Stewart on drums and the full horn section. Boy howdy! Was it ever tight!


To bring the show to its apex, Chuck


Bonnie Bramlett. (Ian Rawn Photo)


brought out Duane Betts, Berry Oakley, Jr, and Jaimoe for a rousing rendition of Dickey’s great “Jessica.” They were then joined by Bill Stewart on drums, Charlie Starr on guitar and vocals and Lamar Williams, Jr


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