Just to echo what was said above, Gary (and Dwight!) played here in Savannah two nights ago (didn't have a chance to log on yesterday) and it was great! As noted, this band really sounds GREAT!!!
Just the right balance of twang, country, and rock: Gary on the mighty, meatty steel, Pete twanging out great lead licks, (former steel player!) Skip Edwards on the big Hammond B3 (a 1964 model, he said), and of course Dwight's great voice and stylings! WOW indeed!
The set list is still exactly as above, except he didn't play Johnson's Love as the first encore song -- just Long White Cadillac. But thanks for posting that, Jay! It was fun knowing what was coming next. I like writing down the songs at shows too, so you saved me a bunch of writing in the dark!
Also got to talk to Gary afterwards and he's a super guy! He fielded all my beginner type questions enthusiastically and helpfully, and he told some great stories about his time playing with Ricky Skaggs! One great one in particular was when he found out on his first night on the tour that Ricky's live renditions gradually got much faster than originally recorded. Highway 40 Blues, for example, had worked itself up to about twice its original tempo! Next night, he warmed up and practiced for about an hour before the show and nailed it, garnering a plea for applause from Ricky!
Thanks for chatting Gary! Hope ya'll enjoyed visiting Savannah!<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Birney Bull on 05 October 2001 at 09:27 AM.]</p></FONT>
I was really hoping to meet him after the show, but security cleared everyone out (even though the front gate folks said the band would be out at a meet and greet after the show). Anyhow, if you get a chance to see Dwight on his current tour, don’t pass it up, it was a fun show with some very classic steel playing. And with the band playing 25 songs, you get lots of chances to hear some great steel!!
