My wife and I attended Blues Night at the beautiful Lucas Theater downtown. That’s the same theater where my brother and I watched a Trinity triple feature when we were kids. In case you don’t remember Trinity played by Terence Hill, here’s a clip from one of those movies:
But I digress. The first performer was guitarist Robert Lee Coleman, a Macon native who had played with the likes of Percy Sledge and James Brown. Poor old Mr. Coleman is age 89, and his performance was pitiful. He looked like he was wearing his pajamas, sat in a chair, and occasionally hit a note or two that was wrong. His great supporting band carried him through the hour-long painful performance.
However, next up was 75-year-old Jimmy Hall of Wet Willie fame, and man was he great. He was full of energy, still has an unbelievable voice, and tore up the harmonica and saxophone. His supporting band was superb, and they played a number of blues tunes but also the old Wet Willie favorites like Street Corner Serenade and the iconic Keep on Smiling. @Eastmandawg, Jimmy even sang your favorite Grits Ain’t Groceries.
If you love Southern boogie and blues and get a chance to see Jimmy Hall, do it. I hope Mr. Coleman will enjoy his well-deserved retirement.
But I digress. The first performer was guitarist Robert Lee Coleman, a Macon native who had played with the likes of Percy Sledge and James Brown. Poor old Mr. Coleman is age 89, and his performance was pitiful. He looked like he was wearing his pajamas, sat in a chair, and occasionally hit a note or two that was wrong. His great supporting band carried him through the hour-long painful performance.
However, next up was 75-year-old Jimmy Hall of Wet Willie fame, and man was he great. He was full of energy, still has an unbelievable voice, and tore up the harmonica and saxophone. His supporting band was superb, and they played a number of blues tunes but also the old Wet Willie favorites like Street Corner Serenade and the iconic Keep on Smiling. @Eastmandawg, Jimmy even sang your favorite Grits Ain’t Groceries.
If you love Southern boogie and blues and get a chance to see Jimmy Hall, do it. I hope Mr. Coleman will enjoy his well-deserved retirement.
