ORLANDO
Sunday July 27th, 2008
"Jack is the best guitar-player I've ever heard."
- Peter Yarrow (of Peter, Paul & Mary)
"...one of the strongest guitar players in contemporary folk."
- Sing Out!
Since he first performed at out coffeehouse, Kool Beanz, nearly 10 years ago, I've become a huge admirer of his work and performance. Of the 4 Jack Williams CDs that I own, there are a number of tracks that I can count as some of my favorite recorded music, and can often be heard on my radio show. Here are just a few: High Cotton; Buckets of Rain; Hometown Boy; Eternity & Main; Outlaw's Dream; Across The Winterline; The Old Buckdancer's Gone; Mama Lou.
I'll re-cap the concert for you Monday Night on my radio show AN ACOUSTIC RECORD on WFIT 89.5fm Melbourne, Florida. Listen on-line: wfit.org
Jack's latest album is called "Don't Let Go", named for a hit song from the 1950s by Roy Hamilton. With these 22 tunes Jack pays tribute to the musicians, singers, songwriters, and showmen from the past 80+ years that influenced his style. Songs as diverse as "AUNT HAGAR'S BLUES" (by W.C. Handy)- as performed by Louis Armstrong and His All-Stars; "YOUNG AT HEART" (by Johnny Richards & Carolyn Leigh) as performed by Frank Sinatra; Jesse Winchester's "BILOXI"; George Shearing's "LULLABY OF BIRDLAND"; "KING HARVEST" by Robbie Robertson / The Band; "DADDY'S HOME" by Shep & the Limelighters; Duane Eddy & Lee Hazelwood's "REBEL ROUSER"; "DELICADO" (by Valdir Azevedo) as performed by Percy Faith & Orchestra; and my favorite - "A SALTY DOG" - Gary Brooker & Keith Reid / Procol Harum. The CD is made all the more interesting by the fact that all these wonderful pieces employ the same tight ensemble throughout - acoustic bass, guitar, banjo, fiddle, mandolin, and viola.
"Don't Let Go" Song List:
DON'T LET GO
AUNT HAGAR'S BLUES
BILOXI
HE WILL BREAK YOUR HEART
THE HEART OF SATURDAY NIGHT
TOMORROW IS SUCH A LONG TIME
WATERMELON MAN
COME RAIN OR COME SHINE
HALLELUJAH I LOVE HER SO
WILLOW TREE
LULLABY OF BIRDLAND
THAT LUCKY OLD SUN
LOVESICK BLUES
DADDY'S HOME
A SALTY DOG
SITTIN' ON TOP OF THE WORLD
YOUNG AT HEART
KING HARVEST
DELICADO
BYE BYE BLACKBIRD
GOTTA TRAVEL ON
REBEL ROUSER
"...one of my all-time favorite pickers."
- Tom Paxton
Upcoming Gigs:
Friday July 25, 8:00 pm Bloomingdale GA - RANDY WOOD CONCERT SERIES at
Randy Wood Guitars, 1304 E. Hwy. 80 (912)748-1930
info@randywoodguitars.com www.randywoodguitars.com
Saturday July 26, 8:00 pm Pinellas Park FL - HOUSE CONCERT, Freedom Lake Park area.
(727)542-5895 scooteremail@yahoo.com
Sunday July 27, 2:30 pm Orlando FL - LEU GARDENS Folk Concert Series
1920 Forest Ave. (407)898-8298
www.cffolk.org
Friday August 1, 8:00 pm Dahlonega GA - THE CRIMSON MOON,
24 N. Park St. (706)864-3982
www.thecrimsonmoon.com
MORE GIGS
JACK WILLIAMS
CENTRAL FLORIDA FOLK
LEU GARDENS
WFIT
AN ACOUSTIC RECORD
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