{"id":1007,"date":"2011-05-22T20:00:10","date_gmt":"2011-05-22T20:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/216.71.127.204\/wordpress\/?p=1007"},"modified":"2015-10-13T20:39:49","modified_gmt":"2015-10-13T20:39:49","slug":"tommy-emmanuel-dosey-doe-spring-tx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/houstonmusicreview.com\/wordpress\/2011\/05\/22\/tommy-emmanuel-dosey-doe-spring-tx\/","title":{"rendered":"Tommy Emmanuel – Dosey Doe – Spring, TX"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n
Written by Michael Pittman<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
May 22, 2011 at 08:00 PM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"Every now and again I see one of THOSE shows that makes me think about my list of the top concerts I\u2019ve seen in my life. I just saw one.<\/p>\n

Well, just like with cars or most anything else your first always holds a special place in your heart and mine was in 1968 when Vanilla Fudge opened for Cream. Ok, yea..I said 1968! Moving on\u2026let\u2019s see\u2026let\u2019s add the time I saw Hendrix play Voodoo Child, Slight Return in Dallas. Then there was 6th<\/sup> row center for Zappa. That Clapton concert my son Jon and I saw in 2001 definitely gets in the top 5 on a lotta different levels. Malcomb Holcomb makes it as a total wild card without a doubt. Mike Farris here in Conroe last year undeniably makes the list and I\u2019m adding this Tommy Emmanuel show to the all time list and squeezing it way up the ladder.<\/p>\n

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Tommy Emmanuel C.G.P.* has risen to be one of Australia\u2019s most respected musicians over the almost 5 decade course of his career. Taught by his mother to play guitar at age 4 he\u2019s never read music, has no formal instruction and by age 6 was already working as a pro musician with brothers Phil and Chris and sister Virginia in the Emmanuel Quartet. He and his older brother Phil were considered child prodigies and in a rare concert series, the brothers totally rocked DoseyDoe for two Sunday shows leading the Australian All-Star Band.<\/p>\n

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A lot of Tommy fans were expecting his usual acoustic guitar, so he started off with a monster set of solo acoustic work including awe-inspiring renditions of \u201cMichele\u201d and \u201cGuitar Boogie\u201d. Having blown us all away Tommy introduced Phil, but \u2026 no Phil! It so happens Phil had parked at my table as did a couple other members of the band, so I was able to tell those in hot pursuit that he went thataway. Everyone was glad Phil made it and the brothers set about burning the house down with acoustic duos. Mr. Bojangles featured Tommy & Phil each taking turns melting down with some of the best acoustic guitar work I\u2019ve ever heard. This wasn\u2019t your father\u2019s Mr. Bojangles .. no way.<\/p>\n

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Tommy stepped off the stage and Phil stepped up saying he\u2019d heard Texas likes to rock\u2026then soared into Off The Hook with the full 4 piece backup band. All we could do was watch while our jaws dropped. It was his all-out version of Bach\u2019s Joy (Jesu Joy of Man\u2019s Desiring) that brought the crowd to its feet.<\/p>\n

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Tommy came back and it was Phil\u2019s turn to break. Now I love to see a band be able to reconfigure itself and let the players trade instruments for different songs because that\u2019s a show of talent\u2026right? When\u2019s the last time you saw the sound man come to the stage? Drummer Kevin Murphy got up and sang with Tommy on Willie\u2019s Shades while soundman Brad Benge sat in on drums. Unbelievable\u2026as was backup guitarist Simon Hosford on slide guitar, bassist Rob Little and Ashley Crick on keyboards and musical direction.<\/p>\n

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Phil came back and the rest of the night was incredible and it seemed like mayhem just broke out on stage with Tommy taking over on drums for a short while, then leaning over the Rob\u2019s back and playing a duet with Rob on Rob\u2019s bass! The encore was Elvis\u2019 That\u2019s Alright Mama which tore the last erg of energy from our limbs. This wasn\u2019t just a show, this was an event and I think Tommy puts it best when he says \u201cI get paid to travel and I play for free\u201d. Ken at DD says he\u2019ll be traveling this way again, there\u2019s no schedule but keep an eye out. Another great DoseyDoe show.<\/p>\n

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*Certified Guitar Player \u2013 Chet Atkins gave himself, Tommy Emmanuel, John Knowles, Steve Wariner and Jerry Reed this honorary degree.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Written by Michael Pittman May 22, 2011 at 08:00 PM Every now and again I see one of THOSE shows that makes me think about my list of the top concerts I\u2019ve seen in my life. I just saw one. Well, just like with cars or most anything else your first always holds a special… <\/p>\n

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