the Music year in Review

Greetings,,

This has been quite the year for Music ... hopefully its trend that we saw more live shows this year than in most past years...  Started with Jorma Kaukonen ( Daryl's house) ,  then Amos Lee (Paramount theater) ,  the Wheels of Soul tour - that's the Wood Brothers , Hot Tuna - Electric , and the Tedeschi Trucks band, (SPAC) - Doobie Brothers and Chicago - (Bethel Woods) , Willie Nelson (Mid Hudson Civic Center) , Hot Tuna Acoustic - Cohoes Music Hall,,  then many Live Lunch Hours at the Utopia Sound Stage - WDST in Woodstock- Barnes Courtney, the Ghost of Paul Revere, the National Reserve , Ryan Montbleau, Thomas Winn & the Believers..   I will get to our Choice of the Best Live show in a few ,,,

1st - the Songs of many were silenced this year,,,,  in no particular order - and these are the ones that I can remember and Google  has provided....

Chuck Berry
Tom Petty
Walter Becker
Greg Allman
J Geils
Jim Nabors
Tommy Keane
Wayne Cochran
Davis Cassidy
Della Reese
Mel Tillis
Malcom Young
Roberts Knight
Fats Domino
Charles Bradley
Brad Gentry
Glen Campbell
Chris Cornell
Don Williams
Larry Coryell
Al Jarreu
Geoff Nicholas
Butch Trucks

Back to the Best Show - we agree - (now that's unusual in itself)

from the Small show perspective - all were very good,,, but I think his performance of  "Fast Cars" put Ryan Montbleau on the Top of the Live Lunch Lounge concerts. 

And the Best BIG show - although was in the Capitol  Theater in Port Chester , not exactly a BIG arena, is Amos Lee...   followed closely by Tedeschi Trucks band...  even I thought TT was  a little long winded in their jamming,,,   specially on back to back songs that featured Derek, and the piano player for several minutes,,,, but make no mistake - that was an outstanding show !  I pity the Fool, Learn how to Love, Soul sacrifice,  Ain't wastin Time - no More and Will the Circle be unbroken excellent.

Amos Lee was just terrific... from Spirit, to Violin, Jesus , Sweet pea, Keep it loose , Keep it tight, that little girl in the audience asking for Southern Girl and him taking a minute to remember it was a truly genuine moment,   the 3 song encore of  the Dead's Franklin's Tower, BLack River and of course the highlight Windows are rolled down,..  Even my wife was surprised how much she enjoyed the show!    so we look forward to seeing Amos again in 2018 !!   Along with a BIG arena show of maybe U2  or hoping for the Rolling Stones