{"id":7983,"date":"2021-01-08T22:00:36","date_gmt":"2021-01-08T22:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/houstonmusicreview.com\/wordpress\/?p=7983"},"modified":"2021-01-08T22:11:13","modified_gmt":"2021-01-08T22:11:13","slug":"stoney-larue-cory-morrow-dosey-doe-big-barn-woodlands-tx-december-30-2020-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/houstonmusicreview.com\/wordpress\/2021\/01\/08\/stoney-larue-cory-morrow-dosey-doe-big-barn-woodlands-tx-december-30-2020-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Stoney LaRue \/ Cory Morrow – Dosey Doe Big Barn – Woodlands, TX – January 01, 2021 – Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

Written by Dave Clements<\/p>\n

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Stoney LaRue<\/p><\/div>\n

This is a music review on Stoney LaRue who opened 2021 at the Dosey Doe Big Barn on the first day of this New Year. However you will need to read on for several (maybe several dozen) lines before it will become obvious. I have a lot to say about live music as it related to this past year before I can focus on Stoney\u2019s performance. Thank you for your indulgence!<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t know about you but for me I\u2019m certainly very happy to see 2020 in the rearview mirror of my life – even though I\u2019m now a year older and I had a lot of things to be thankful for that occurred in the last 365 days.<\/p>\n

My wife and I were able to travel some during the course of the year, I had the chance to play lots of golf courses, some pretty decently, a dear friend\u2019s cancer went into remission, no family health issues and we were able to welcome a beautiful granddaughter into the family. She came almost two months early but is now home with mom and dad and doing very well.<\/p>\n

Let me now shift to the live music business that I am fairly familiar with. Like many other parts of our economy live music is in major trouble.<\/p>\n

Because of COVID-19, touring acts have stopped touring due to the simple fact that \u00a0all of the places they would perform need to use all<\/i><\/em>\u00a0their capacity to make the economics work when hiring these acts.<\/p>\n

Because of the social distancing requirements there are a fairly large number of normally available seats that must be kept empty.<\/p>\n

With bands not performing live, live music venues are dark way too often and most all of the people that are in supporting roles around and in between are not able to stay working – \u00a0or at a minimum they are not working nearly as much (including photographers like myself).<\/p>\n

If something doesn\u2019t happen fairly quickly, assuming it isn\u2019t already too late, the industry is going to collapse – or for sure experience a substantial downward turn that could last a very long time.<\/p>\n

If you already knew all this, then you\u2019ve probably also realized that we, the consumer, must help this industry to survive if we\u2019d like to continue to enjoy listening to live music live<\/b><\/strong>. \u00a0Whatever entertainment dollars you would typically spend in a year please figure out a way to spend a similar number of dollars a different way! Buy more records, watch and donate to \u2018live streams\u2019 from artists, go to the live venues that are open every chance you have \u2013 yes, maybe even if the performer isn\u2019t on your list of favorites.<\/p>\n

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Cory Morrow<\/p><\/div>\n

They need our money and they need it now before it\u2019s too late. Consider it an investment into the future for you, your kids, and your grandkids. We cannot let this music industry fail or suffer to the point that the talent we enjoy night after night is forced to go to a different industry because they have no other choice! Help them pay their rent and feed their kids. Yes, some are fairly well off, but they are definitely the exception and not the norm. \u00a0Please help save our Main Street Crossings, our Woodlands Pavilions, our Dosey Does, our Mucky Ducks, our Heights Theaters, our Smart Financial Centres, The Toyota Centers and all of their employees. \u00a0We also need to support the companies like Live Nation that fill many venues and sell us our tickets, the PR people that promote the shows and the artists, and the roadies that haul in the equipment and are the last to leave. \u00a0The ripple effect continues on to the folks who run the sound and lights, the tour managers and the merch sellers. \u00a0They ALL need our help before they are all gone.<\/p>\n

Now on to the show!<\/p>\n

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Stoney LaRue<\/p><\/div>\n

Stoney LaRue opened the year at the Big Barn and was so terrific to hear him live, with full COVID beard and perhaps a few extra pounds. LaRue\u2019s voice is one of the most distinctive in the Red Dirt genre and he came prepared to do way more than just his \u2018One Note Song\u2019 that fans always<\/i><\/em>\u00a0enjoy hearing him perform. He did pretty much his entire set based on requests from the audience. \u00a0And even though he asked the crowd to please write their song choices on \u00a0100 dollar bills and pass them up to the stage (!), I\u2019m fairly sure that most got their New Year\u2019s music wishes fulfilled. I know I did! \u00a0And I, for one, am so thankful for venue owners like Steve & Joan Said trying to \u2018keep live music alive\u2019 which has become no easy task and not likely to get any easier any time soon.<\/p>\n

Hope you enjoy the photo gallery photos I took of not only Stoney but also a few of Cory Morrow who closed out the past year in terrific fashion – also at the Dosey Doe Big Barn.<\/p>\n

Until next time, assuming (while praying) there will be one!<\/p>\n

dwc<\/p>\n

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PS I would be remiss if I didn\u2019t also mention that the music industry and its fans, you and I, lost last year: Joe Diffie. Jerry Jeff Walker, Hal Ketchum, Charley Pride Doug Supernaw ,Jason Slater (Queensryche), Jim Tucker (Turtles),Tony Lewis (The Outfield), Spenser Davis, Eddie Van Halen, Helen Reddy, Mac Davis, Roy Head, Charlie Daniels, Tommy DiVito ( The Four Seasons), Bruce Williamson (The Temptations), Trini Lopez, Steve Holland (Molly Hatchet), Peter Green (Fleetwood Mac), Little Richards, EricTaylor, John Prine, Bill Withers, Kenny Rogers, Paul English and many others that would not fit in this space. \u00a0May they all rest in peace as we send out our gratitude for the excellent entertainment they provided for decades.<\/p>\n

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