Gordon Lightfoot

He's a living legend. 

I saw Sha Na Na in College... about 1974 !

Speaking of intoxicated performers: Back in the early 60s I saw Johnny Cash perform at the county fair. The Stage was a flat trailer with a van trailer behind it with a big side door on the ball field in front of the bleachers. Johnny Cash was so messed up he had to be turned around multiple times to be facing the crowd and almost fell off the trailer a couple of times. Although after he started to play, he really played for the next couple of hours. This was a free show for the fairs goers. 

Edited by PaulB - 03 Jun 2022 at 6:06am

Y'all probably wouldn't be too impressed with my taste in music.  I enjoy concerts and have been to several, but it has been a few years.  Alice Cooper at a city park maybe 8 years ago was the last.  He would be way down on the "mild" side of what I like.  Got a real doozy coming up in October, and I can't friggin' wait!!!

I have never paid for a live concert other than the Statler Brothers.  I have won tickets to see Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, George Strait and Dierks Bently.  I;m biased Willie put on the best concert followed by George Strait.

Morpar55 wrote: I have tickets to go see Sammy Hagar and the Circle with George Thorogood in a couple of weeks, plus ZZ Top, and the Motley Crue/ Poison/ Def Leppard/ Joan Jett show. My last show was Megadeth last summer.

Im a big music fan and have been to a lot of great musicians but in my mind if you want to see talent go to the "underground or outlaw" artists.  They do the music they want to do and are there because they are passionate about it.  

In the 80's local fair was getting the really big names in  many types of music and comedy.  One I remember best is Red Shenton. He was way up in years and surprised many good he was still that good. But several top country acts where having a bad day and not worth the effort to go. But also several on their way up as opening acts, that several years latter where the head liners. 

If you smile to verify you've only one tooth it will get you front row at most Willie Nelson concerts. Best done with thumbs hooked into your Oshkosh by gosh Bibs.


Edited by Walker - 04 Jun 2022 at 8:21pm

Oshkosh quit making big boy clothes years ago...gotta be a toddler.

JimIA wrote: Im a big music fan and have been to a lot of great musicians but in my mind if you want to see talent go to the "underground or outlaw" artists.  They do the music they want to do and are there because they are passionate about it.   One of my favorites is retiring this year-Robert Earl Keen. Unfortunately I dont think I will catch one of his shows this year.  Ive seen him three times and loved each show.  Last one was with him and his old college buddy Lyle Lovette.  The two sat on stage, sang songs and told stories, it was like hanging out in their living room. Few others I have been lucky to see, Willie Nelson, John Prine, Dwight Yokum, Shooter Jennings, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Cross Canadian Ragweed, Cody Canada and the departed, Corb Lund, Steve Earle, Miranda Lambert, Creedence Clearwater Revisited, Kathy Mattea, Roseanne Cash, Ricky Skags, Jim and Jessie, Lee Greenwood, The Judds, Sha Na Na, James McMurtry, The Bottle Rockets and Im sure theres some Im forgetting at the moment.   Jim

You're talking My kind of music. Used to have satellite radio when I was driving truck. Was on Outlaw Country most of the day. Now I use YouTube Music on my phone to stream my favorite artists.
If you haven't already, you should check out Tyler Childers' Little Feathered Indians and Whitehouse Road. Buddy at work turned me onto Billy Strings. His song Dust In A Baggie is reminiscent of a Johnny Cash storyline song.
I recently found another artist by the name of Warren Zeiders. He couldn't work due to the COVID lockdowns, so he he started putting out YouTube videos of him singing and playing his guitar. Ended up putting out a couple albums.

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