GARY in IRVINE SATURDAY, and the ORIGINAL WRECKING CREW in Westlake Village
Hey Irvine and Orange County friends: There’s a concert series that I’d heard about soon after I started going to FAR-West and hanging around in Southern CA songwriting circles. It’s called “The Living Tradition,” and so many great people – many of them friends of mine – have played there through the years. Well, now I get to play there.
THIS Saturday, January 19 (that’s tomorrow). For reservations, concert information and booking inquiries, please call Ron at (714) 997-8590 or e-mail concerts@thelivingtradition.org.
I’m co-billed with a great Boogie-Woogie piano player named Rob Rio. On the website, they say “Caution: Traditional Boogie Woogie music has been known to include mature themes and innuendo. As such, this show might be considered by some to be rated PG13, so, you may want to bring your teenager with you to explain and interpret some of the lyrics!”
By that, I guess they mean “ask your teenager to explain it to you.” Also, I’m pretty sure they were waiting for someone with that disclaimer to pair me up with ‘cause, you know, I have a bit of adult content in my stuff, too. Thanks to Ron Bloom for the invitation. I’m honored to be there.
ALSO (and this is very exciting) Sunday January 27th, I’ll be performing 2 shows (6pm and 8pm) at Bogies with members of the ORIGINAL WRECKING CREW, the musicians that played on a ton of the major hits of the 60s. We are doing a tribute to Glen Campbell, on whose records these guys played. On the show with me will be legendary musicians like Don Randi, Don Peake, and Chuck Berghofer. (Look up their many credits, which include Peake inventing the famous riff at the top of “Let’s Get It On,” and Berghofer’s famous descending bassline in “These Boots Are Made For Walking.”) I’m appearing with other great singers like Lamont Dozier, Jr,, and Marty Ross. AND I’m getting to duet with the talented Kiki Ebsen
Here’s the ticket info: 6pm show: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-wrecking-crew-600pm-tickets-54157493521
8pm show: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-wrecking-crew-800pm-tickets-54791117708
More to come soon. Happy New Year, everyone!