Martha Randall
From:
Hollister, MO
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Posted 19 Aug 2015 6:12 pm |
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Review of OzSGA Aug Jam 8-16-2015
Another fantastic day of music is over and all the players did a wonderful job. Even though there was only 6 players they made up for the lack of players with beautiful music. Players for the day were: Jeremiah Hanley, JoAnn Kreder, Mike Squires, Steve Melchi(who led the day due to Terry Bethel being under the weather and having out of town guests),
Marlyce Stockinger(Dobro), and David Dean White(Dobro) The backup band was Russ Burns on drums, Buddy Lewis on bass and sound tech, Dino Strunk was unable to play due to a previous engagement but Johnny Zazuliak stepped up to the plate and filled in with his accordion……Thanks John!
The day started shortly after 1:00pm with “Ladies Choice” and JoAnn Kreder playing a swing favorite "My Window Faces The South”. Next up was Steve Melchi with “Mansion On The Hill” while Buddy Lewis and Marlyce joined in on vocals. Marlyce chose to sing “Don’t Be Angry With Me Darlin”as the others took turns playing…. Beautiful voice Marlyce. Next to
perform was Cathy Smeenk singing "Once A Day" while David White started the round of playing..…fantastic Cathy! Jeremiah next chose to start with ”Amazing Grace”…. such a beautiful rendition Jeremiah…JoAnn’s 2nd choice was a lovely version of “The Waltz You Saved For Me”. Next up Marlyce sang “Sweet Dreams”…fantastic again.!.. Cathy’s next selection was a rousing version of “Y’all Come”….You managed to wake us all up…lol Jeremiah started the group off with “What A Friend We Have In Jesus” and was accompanied by Russ Burns on vocal and John Z on the accordion…It was gorgeous guys!…The last song before snack break was “Crying Time” and was lead by John Z on accordion….
After a 30 min break, JoAnn kicked off the second section with the lively and ever popular “Bud’s Bounce”! Mike Squires chose “San Antonio Rose” for his round and was joined by John Z on accordion and Buddy on vocals…Next was Steve Melchi who chose the fabulous “Danny Boy”. John Z was then asked to play and picked a polka version of “Waltz Across
Texas”...splendid John! Next Cathy sang “Me & Bobby McGee” while David started the round…Jeremiah chose to change the pace with “Milk Cow Blues” while Buddy joined in and sang 2 verses…JoAnn kept the pace with "St Louis Blues”…fantastic Jeremiah and JoAnn. Mike Squires started the next round with “Cold, Cold Heart”…while Steve Melchi chose a fabulous swing tune Buddy took the floor and sang “Send Me The Pillow” and Charlie Steichen sang “Make The World Go Away” followed by Russ Burns singing “Please Release Me”…outstanding guys! Cathy then chose “I Still Miss Someone” to sing on David’s round. Jeremiah then started off his round with "Together Again” while JoAnn chose the “Steel Guitar Rag” for her last round and Mike Squires picked “ Faded Love”….Buddy again stepped up to the mic with “I’m Crying My Heart Out Over You” while Marlyce sang harmony….Marlyce closed out the day with a beautiful version of “Amazing Grace” asking the crowd to join in on the last chorus!!!!
Thanks to all the players, band members, and singers who shared their awesome talents with us this afternoon…and thanks to all the officers for the work they do on the jams……also thanks to all the ladies who brought snacks for everyone to enjoy during the day! Thanks to the officers for all their hard work too! We hope everyone and more will join us for the next jam session on Oct 18th………GOODBYE TILL THEN & KEEP STEELIN”
Martha J Randall(Behind the Scene Promotions),
& Terry Bethel(OzSGA President |
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