Tuesday, 10 November 2009

TONITE AT THE BK IT'S GOOD MUSIC GOOD DANCIN & A COUPLE OF SURPRISES
As usual, the BK was close to overflowing tonight as, sound check and set ups completed, the band struck up the familiare chords of "Gordon's Boogie." Emcee Larry Dean welcomed the big crowd to the regular Tuesday night get-together and began the evening singing a couple of western swing numbers, "Rose Of San Antone" and "Corine, Corina." Larry returned a little later with Alan Jackson's "Designated Drinker" and Merle Haggard's "Let's Rebuild America First." Lead guitar Gordon Riley and the rest of the band, including drummer John Malone played the Chet Adkins number "Meet Mr. Callahan." Getting a big hand for his vocal and picking on "Nine Pound Hammer," he returned later to play the beautiful "Sleepwalk." "Mighty" Marvin Bredemeier, who plays fiddle every Saturday night at Annie's Country Jubilee, got the feet tappin' and the fingers snappin' as he played "Fire On The Mountain, "Missouri Waltz" (Harry Truman's Favorite) and returned later with our request - "Ragtime Annie." Mary Bichelmeyer, the group's bass player showed her vocal skills, doing a bang-up job with "Crazy Dreams," "Don't Tell Me What To Do" and the Judds' "Grandpa."
It's always great to see and hear Garry Bichlemeyer perform and tonight he sang the popular Billy Currington number, "People Are Crazy" followed by a duet of the Soggy Bottom Boys' "In The Jailhouse Now" with Larry Dean. Garry returned a little later with one of his clever, self-penned numbers "I'm So Lonesome In The Saddle Since My Horse Died" or as it is commonly called "The Dead Horse Song." David Purcell's hand seems to be healing nicely after the surgery and tonight he sounded marvelous as he sang Merle's "It's Not Love, But It's Not Bad" and Willie Nelson's "Remember Me" and "Help Me Make It Through The Night." After Scott Gilmore sang "Boot Scootin Boogie," Art Covey got a big hand as he played his mandolin and sang "Mountain Railway" and "Rebel Soldier."
Bill White, whom we recently saw perform and visited with at the Barn Door Opry in Ravenwood, MO, kindly dropped in tonight and sang a few numbers with the group. Beginning with "Big Blue Diamonds" and "Long Gone Lonesome Blues," it was "Slewfoot" and a little later "Please Release Me" and "Jambalaya." Dancers and listeners alike gave Bill a huge hand and we hope he can return soon. Art Covey closed the evening out with "Royal Telephone."

The above obtained through the courtesy and generosity of Roger Hawkins @ Mokan opry.com Thanks, Roger