The concert was the Miracles opening for Martha and the Vandellas. I only found out a few days before the show that Martha had her own guitar player, so I was only playing on the Miracles set. I'd have like to play Martha's set as well, as I really like some of those songs, and have played some of them in different bands, most notably Four on the Floor (soon to be resurrected as "the Fourth Floor")..
People might think the Miracles weren't happenin much after Smokey left, and I really didn't know what to expect, but they were terrific! Very nice people, great singers, great entertainers- Mark Scott, Tee Turner, Dave Finley, and Bobby Rogers brought back the real sound, and going through an hour of hits with no covers, I was reminded just how bug they are! 16 top 20 singles, 6 top 40 albums, songs covered by LOTS of other famous artists, 4 songs in the Grammy Hall of Fame, 3 songs on the Rolling Stone's list of 500 greatest songs of all time....Plus a bunch of hit songs which band members wrote, but were hits for other bands, and never even recorded by the Miracles.
I didn't play for Martha Reeves, but I did get to meet her, (and wave at the Vandellas). She's very very nice, and they sounded great at soundcheck.
Nice gig. Thanks, Bob!
People might think the Miracles weren't happenin much after Smokey left, and I really didn't know what to expect, but they were terrific! Very nice people, great singers, great entertainers- Mark Scott, Tee Turner, Dave Finley, and Bobby Rogers brought back the real sound, and going through an hour of hits with no covers, I was reminded just how bug they are! 16 top 20 singles, 6 top 40 albums, songs covered by LOTS of other famous artists, 4 songs in the Grammy Hall of Fame, 3 songs on the Rolling Stone's list of 500 greatest songs of all time....Plus a bunch of hit songs which band members wrote, but were hits for other bands, and never even recorded by the Miracles.
I didn't play for Martha Reeves, but I did get to meet her, (and wave at the Vandellas). She's very very nice, and they sounded great at soundcheck.
Nice gig. Thanks, Bob!