Rumors 8/21/19 More Drum Sets Than Drummers

So what happened to Wildcat?

Dee Vieman-Vocals
Dan Hartman-Guitar
Tommy Bruner-Guitar
Randy Burgendorf-Bass
Sir Bob Miller-Drummer
Terry McDowell-Drummer
This Blogger-Drummer
Billy Bourbon-Guitar n Vocals

Songs include the ones we been doing for a few weeks.

Don't Be Cruel
Dreams
Born On The Bayou
Lonesome Fugitive
Angel Unaware
Up Against The Wall Redneck Mother
Proud Mary
Walking After Midnight
Mary Lou's Going Out Tonight
Folsom Prison Blues
I Put A Spell On You
Gold Dust Woman/The Chain

Notes:

The Set list is out of order but we did play Gold Dust Woman last.  The first three songs I used Bob's drums and there's a song that had a quick beat to which Bob played rhythm and I played cowbell and percussion and his dinner bell splash cymbal.  I think we did 12 songs this time out.

Bob bought his drum set up, so there was two drum sets but only 3 drummers showed up.  Terry, Sir Bob and me.  No Ronnie Boles, no Mike Lint, no DJ Hovenstot.  Dan Hartman was the only other guitar player up there.  It was the hosts of Bird, Tommy and Billy doing the majority of the work.  And then Dee to finish out the set.

Randy continues to coach me through not overplaying and playing on the ONE, however with Dreams I found the chorus needs a Two beat accent.  We do breathing exercises to calm me down. With the usual results.  Somehow the songs I grew up listening to were more faster paced and it seems to get me out of whack.  Randy is the brakeman on the songs, he'll signaled when I get too fast and does encourage me to be more relaxed and not so intense, just like last night with T Bone and Ryan Phelan.

I think I made inroads to playing more relaxed but we threw that out the window with Gold Dust Woman/The Chain song to which somehow that came together despite two drummers and a over the top ending.  Randy did mentioned that he recorded that song and will be giving me a copy for use on a upcoming CD.  I might use some of the songs recorded via Facebook for a forthcoming album that I need to turn in at the end of the year.   I do think that this version actually is worth hearing.  Randy does have a good ear for music and how they go.  That's how he survived so long playing for Rare Earth.  Play with intensity he says.  He would have loved me about 30 years ago.

It was great to have Bob Miller play drums with me.

Checkers did have the Acoustic Showcase tonight with Cathy Hart/Lorie Parker but I didn't attend that one.  I wasn't in a guitar playing mood.

Forthcoming:  The Ellis Rockin Reunion


We have a great lineup this year!

Kimberli Maloy & The Sirenz 4:00pm

We are a six piece band of top notch musicians & talented vocalists who perform a wide array of music spanning several decades. We will be opening with a few tunes from the late 30s & 40s, then highlighting a few more decades' music to ensure there's something for everyone!

The VibraCats Trio 5:00pm

Doug Ducey guitar*
Dan (DJ) Johnson bass**
Eric Douglas drums*

Guitarist Doug Ducey has been playing music over 50 years. He has opened for and shared the stage with Rock N Roll icons and Country Music Hall of Famers including Carl Perkins, The Buckinghams, The Grass Roots, Little Jimmy Dickens, Jim Ed Brown and more. Doug is well known around eastern and southern Iowa for knowing a catalog of hundreds of Rock n Roll and Country Oldies, and still works up to ten gigs a month. Around 2008 Doug formed The VibraCats with original members and local favorites Keith Lindsey, Tommy Bruner, and Dan 'DJ' Johnson. The current 2019 line up is a trio, all full time professional musicians, and still includes bassist Dan "DJ" Johnson, an Inductee in both the Iowa Blues Hall of Fame AND Iowa Rock n Roll Hall of Fame. DJ has played with just about everyone around here, a virtual Who's Who of well known Iowa musicians, and still plays over 250 gigs a year. Drummer Eric Douglas is also an inductee in the Iowa Rock N Roll Hall of Fame. Eric is known as one of the reliable, extremely talented 'first call' percussionists in the region, working steadily with a variety of groups for many years

Soul Sacrifice 6:15pm

Soul Sacrifice is a 7 piece band that performs the music of Santana and other Latin/Jazz based groups. The members of the band are all accomplished musicians and music educators that have been performing in the Midwest for over 25 years. If you are looking for music that will move your feet and make you feel good, Soul Sacrifice has the sounds.
Rob Wallace  vocalist/ percussion.
John Hall -bass
John Reasoner- guitar
Denny Redmond-keyboard
Peter Hart-sax
Dennis McPartland-drums

Don Daugherty and the Legends 7:30pm
Don  Daugherty bass
Glenn Goodwin lead vocal
Tommy Bruner lead guitar
Dennis Ketelson keys
Billy Davis sax
DJ Holverstot drums

I'm not slated to play.   But just wanted to showcase the talent that will be there.   Dan Johnson did messaged me about getting down there to play with The Legends, but I was away from computer and didn't get back till it was too late.  

The show went on.