It sounded Germanesque, but as Rhodes explained ".the music may be a bit opaque or vague.in order to allow freedom of thought." Finally - meaning before B.J. Rhodes talked about, "…this Czech guy (Antonin Dvorak) who wanted to write a symphony that sounded American." Voila. Aaron Copeland's Rodeo, aka The Beef Song was humorously entertaining, as was the short, light Saturday Night Waltz. With Thomas being a Houston native, Rhodes narrated each of his western themed choices, beginning with John Williams' The Cowboys. Rhodes began the program, appropriately, with a walk down memory lane. Thomas in 1969, when there were no cell phones." (Audience chuckles.) "Well tonight, we urge you to turn off your cell phones." That's how the energized evening began with the SSO, Maestro Kevin Rhodes, and Billy Joe (B.J.) Thomas. Some of you may recall Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head, performed by B.J. Springfield Symphony Orchestra, Springfield The strong tide of emotions aroused an awakened consciousness and left the audience starry eyed and laughing. McGuinn joined Rush for a harmonious rendition of "You Ain't Goin' Nowhere." They closed with a gutsy "Driving Wheel" with Rush filling out the bottom with his deep voice. "These Days" and "A Child's Song" were played warmly on his acoustic guitar. ![]() He cooed an Eliza Gilkyson love song with "Fall Into the Night" and Joni Mitchell's "The Urge For Going." He shifted to a gruff bluesy singing style on "Drop Down Mama" and the funny "Remember Blues." Rush then performed the title cut from his new CD "What I Know." The celebration continued with "Let's Talk Dirty In Hawaiian," which set a flutter of laughter through the audience. Rush also proved to shine in his own way with a mix of songs from his lengthy career. Tom Rush was in awe of McGuinn as he sang "Making the Best of a Bad Situation" to humor the audience about following the Byrds' frontman's performance. Tambourine Man" and the climatic hits of "Eight Miles High" and "Turn, Turn, Turn." He also performed "Chimes Of Freedom" and the movie anthem, "Ballad of the Easy Rider." His version of an "Irish Blessing" was a soothing closer. ![]() He treated the audience to a traditional sea shanty, "Heave Away Johnny" played on his Martin guitar and the first American folk song from 1761 called "Springfield Mountain." He shifted to banjo for "Old Blue" which brought forth handclaps from the audience.įrom Woody Guthrie, Leadbelly, and Elvis to the Beatles, he sampled different styles of guitar which culminated in the splendor of the ringing chime of Rickenbacker which colored "Mr. The folk legend proceded to time trip through, not only his own musical catalog, but the entire history of popular guitar music. ![]() The spiritually sensitive McGuinn was in fine voice and his special talents of combining the prettiness of folk music with the drive and strength of rock rhythm were evident as he walked out playing the opening riff of "Younger Than That Now" on his Rickenbacker. High spirited feelings of togetherness were experienced at the Colonial Theatre with the appearance of the Godfather of Jangle-Pop Roger McGuinn, who shared a double bill with the pre-eminent singer-songwriter of the Woodstock era, Tom Rush.
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