Rumors-Joe and Brett's Birthday Bash

Songs:

Sweet Home Chicago

Mustang Sally

Feel Like Making Love

Margaritaville

Folsom Prison Blues

Honky Tonk Woman

Messing With The Kid

Russ Gracklin-Lead Vocal (First Four Songs)

Tom Berdo-Harmonica

Maurice Morris-Guitar

Tommy Bruner-Lead Guitar

Billy Bourbon-Guitar and Vocal on Honky Tonk Woman

Tim Canfield-Bass

Jeff Taylor-Keyboards

Terry McDowell-Host and drums

R. Smith-Drums

Wes-Vocal on Folsom Prison Blues

Skeeter Louis Hughes-Sax on Honky Tonk Woman and Messing With The Kid

(Brett Johnson and Joe Mulinix, the birthday boys, Terry McDowell Photo Credit)

A yucky rainy day brought out the drummers in force, tho Herman was missing.  Maybe he showed up later?

Every time I do a song like Going To Chicago or Messing With The Kid, I always end up doing a stutter step shuffle, which seems to work fairly well.  I know Terry does a straight ahead beat but I start out that way but it ends up being easier to play that stutter shuffle.  I tend to hide my mistakes a lot tho. Somehow people think it's part of the song.

The Folsom Prison thing was interesting for the way it was extended, which led to different arrangement of beats.  I doubt if anybody will remember that version since it was not recorded (unless Billy kept it for  a future You Tube show of his), I am surprised that I remember it this late in the day.

We had something like 9 drummers show up today but Terry was good enough to let me play a few more number after the usual Russ Gracklin usual suspect numbers songs.  It was probably a good thing I showed up earlier than usual.  I stuck around for a couple of Ronnie Boles' usual songs, but did noticed that Tommy Bruner played the riff to Day Tripper on Time Won't Let Me.  It's always good to add some new fun to the same songs played.  

Since starting a hour later, the Whisky Jo's jam is bringing out a few more people.  Ronny Boles has been making the hour long trip from Marshalltown to come in and support the CR jams.  I await the day that he plays guitar while I play drums, (or maybe vice versa).