APRIL 9,2009:
"THEODIS EALEY,O.B. BUCHANA & MS. JODY"
Hello Blues and Southern Soul Fans.Many of you already knew but for those who didn't know,due to personal reasons I had to take a break from doing something that I love and hold so true and thats bringing you the fans all the latest blues and southern soul news,concert reviews and tons of photos from some of the biggest artist in the industry.First of all allow me to say thank you to each and everyone of you for your genuine and sincere concern about me.I know a lot of you really felt shutout and believe me it was hard for me to withdraw from all of you but it was best for me to deal with these personal issues this way.It was so heartfelt to see how much you all were concerned about me.Let me say that GOD IS GOOD AND HE IS ALIVE AND ABLE TO MAKE THINGS BETTER IN OUR LIVES.LETS LIFT HIM UP AND MAGNIFY HIS NAME.
I recently attended my first show in the last nine months.Just like when I was a young country boy learning to ride a bike,I may have fallen off but I was able to pick myself back up and ride that bike again.When I stepped into the venue at this show it was just like riding a bike again.The Washignton County Civic Center in Greenville,Mississippi played host to this blues and southern soul gathering.The lineup included local artists,Mississippi Slim and Jessie Clay.Then there was plenty of star power in the house including the likes of Ecko recording artists Ms. Jody and "The Gentle Giant Of Southern Soul",O.B. Buchana and last but not least "Mr. Stand Up In IT",Theodis Ealey.I was joined in Da Dawg Pound with "Mr. Bagg It Up",Nathaniel Kimble,fellow member Timothy Edmond a.k.a. T-Dawg and newcomer Octavious Pates a.k.a. O-DAWG.Also joining us were Da Dawg Pound Divas Roni,Claudette,Melissa and Kela.There were other notable faces in attendance,from "The Kitty,Kitty, Club there was Bluz Queen,Act-N-Bad,Lady Red,Teresa and Evelyn.To my suprise it wasn't a large crowd on hand but fans of this genre of music already know the smaller the crowd the bigger the party and thats exactly what was happening in the civic center on this night.So sit back good people and allow me to take you on this blues and southern soul ride.
This won't be a long drawn out review because I spent most of my time conversing at this show.Mississippi Slim opened the show and Greenville's native son has always been a favorite of the hometown folks.He was backed by his band "Da Young Guns" also known as his Grandkids.They are all good friends of mine and it was good to see them doing there thing again.Mississippi Slim gave the crowd a good opening performance with his rendition of "Mississippi Boy" and my personal favorite "I Was Checking Out,She Was Checking In." Up next was Jessie Clay and he will always let the crowd know that he wrote the classic southern soul hit "Mom's Apple Pie" for our beloved Tyrone Davis.His show was brief but he gave the crowd a big laugh when he pulled his shirt off(not sure exactly why,brother was poor as hobo).If you gonna pull your shirt off at least be able to let the women get a thrill,in this case he allowed everyone to get a hell of laugh.
I don't know what the promoters were thinking when they allowed "The Gentle Giant Of Southern Soul" to perform next.O.B. Buchana is definetely one of the top performers in the industry and he can headline just about any show that he is on and I wouldn't want to be one of the artist that had to follow him.He performed "I'm In Love",displayed some great dance moves to be such a large man on "Booty Scoot",he took the crowd to church with "Love & Happiness" and poured crown royal to the fans on "Lets Get Drunk".He and the band went one on one with females from the crowd on "Backup Lover".He left the stage and serenaded the women with his new single,"Just Because He's Good To You".He made me nervous when he stood on top of one of the tables though.The highlight of his performance was when O.B. and his road manager,William were joined on stage by a female fan,they lifted her up in the air and O.B. spreaded her legs over his shoulder and begin to simulate his version of "Candy Licking" my newest dawg pound member O-Dawg couldn't believe what he just witnessed and I simply told him welcome to a grown folks party.He told me right then and there that he was a big O.B. Buchana fan so I can tell you now O-Dawg will be a regular in the Dawg Pound for sure.The mc for the show had already tried to cut his performance short but the gentle giant wouldn't be denied on this night.I can honestly say that O.B. Buchana was definetely the fan favorite tonight.Awesome performance!
Ecko recording artis Ms. Jody was up next.She opened her performance with Peggy Scott Adams "I'm Getting What I Want".Her next song was a rendition of Shirley Brown's"Too Much Candy"can't no one sing a Shirley Brown song like Shirley Brown but anytime fans can hear one of her songs you know that there will be some love shown.She kept her Shirley Brown theme going with her next selection "I've Got To Sleep With One Eye Open".Her next two songs were from her debut cd, "Sugar Daddy" and "I Never Take A day Off".Her next song went over well with the ladies"What You Gonna Due When The Rent Is Due" got a nice ovation and a lot of the women were feeling this cut.Her next song,"You Dog Is About To Kill My Cat" had the crowd singing and laughing.She got the crowd dancing with "You Got To Know How To Work It" as she also started to shake a lil tail feather.She closed her performance with "Big Daddy Don't You Come" and some lucky guy was able to get a freak dance from this sultry diva.Ms. Jody has risen to one of the most hardworking and in demand divas in the industry.Her shows are always pleasing to the fans.Great performance!
The last performer on the night was Theodis Ealey and I was looking forward to his performance because he doesn't get to perform in this area often.It was very late when he walked out on stage.His band sounded so good as he joined them with his guitar licks.If anyone has ever seen Theodis perform then you already know that he is a wiz with his guitar.He went into a routine that was made famous by fellow Mississippi Bluesman Charlie Patton.He raised the guitar behind his head and continued to jam without missing a beat.Right then and there he made it known that Theodis Ealey is a BLUES MAN.He started to perform some deep traditional blues and when I say deep I mean foot-stomping and hand-clapping blues.I'm not sure if it was Charlie Patton or Howlin Wolf but the BLUES was alive and kicking in Greenville,Mississippi.He told the crowd that he was proud to be a Mississippian and it appears as soon as he said that the lights in the venue all popped on and I was so disappointed.He asked the promoters if this meant it was time for him to go.He was just getting started and by him not wanting to disappoint he continued into a brief medley of some of his classic hits including "Move With The Motion" and "Do You Want To Party"..He closed his performance with "Francine" and the song that shot him to superstardom "Stand Up In It".Even though his performance was very brief I still enjoyed being able to see him perform.
It was very late but he was still gracious enough to take the time to converse with me briefly after the show.Theodis Ealey you are "THE MAN". In closing I just want to say that it was so good for me to return to my safe haven.I've missed covering these hardworking artist and I've missed being able to provide you wonderful fans with my concert reviews and photos.Its been a tough road back and I still have to limit myself but I will try my best to be back on the job full time very soon.I want to thank Ms. Jody,Theodis Ealey and especially my homeboy O.B. Buchana for taking the time to meet,greet,converse and allowing me to provide you fans with some wonderful photos from this show.I want to give a shout out to honorary dawg pound member Nathaniel Kimble,IFGAM recording artist Willie Hill(thanks for the cd,I got your number man).I also would like to thank one of the promoters for this show Connie Cannon.To Da Dawg Pound Divas Roni,Claudette,Melissa and Kilya I had a blast getting my blues on with you all and thanks for bringing sexy to some of these photos for real.To my Dawg Pound members T-Dawg and O-Dawg it was fun and I look forward to doing it again in the very near future.I had a great time at this show and I just wanted to share it with the greatest fans in the world.Take care and MAY GOD BLESS YOU ALWAYS.Hopefully I'll see you down by the stage.
BIG K9
"THEODIS EALEY,O.B. BUCHANA & MS. JODY"
Hello Blues and Southern Soul Fans.Many of you already knew but for those who didn't know,due to personal reasons I had to take a break from doing something that I love and hold so true and thats bringing you the fans all the latest blues and southern soul news,concert reviews and tons of photos from some of the biggest artist in the industry.First of all allow me to say thank you to each and everyone of you for your genuine and sincere concern about me.I know a lot of you really felt shutout and believe me it was hard for me to withdraw from all of you but it was best for me to deal with these personal issues this way.It was so heartfelt to see how much you all were concerned about me.Let me say that GOD IS GOOD AND HE IS ALIVE AND ABLE TO MAKE THINGS BETTER IN OUR LIVES.LETS LIFT HIM UP AND MAGNIFY HIS NAME.
I recently attended my first show in the last nine months.Just like when I was a young country boy learning to ride a bike,I may have fallen off but I was able to pick myself back up and ride that bike again.When I stepped into the venue at this show it was just like riding a bike again.The Washignton County Civic Center in Greenville,Mississippi played host to this blues and southern soul gathering.The lineup included local artists,Mississippi Slim and Jessie Clay.Then there was plenty of star power in the house including the likes of Ecko recording artists Ms. Jody and "The Gentle Giant Of Southern Soul",O.B. Buchana and last but not least "Mr. Stand Up In IT",Theodis Ealey.I was joined in Da Dawg Pound with "Mr. Bagg It Up",Nathaniel Kimble,fellow member Timothy Edmond a.k.a. T-Dawg and newcomer Octavious Pates a.k.a. O-DAWG.Also joining us were Da Dawg Pound Divas Roni,Claudette,Melissa and Kela.There were other notable faces in attendance,from "The Kitty,Kitty, Club there was Bluz Queen,Act-N-Bad,Lady Red,Teresa and Evelyn.To my suprise it wasn't a large crowd on hand but fans of this genre of music already know the smaller the crowd the bigger the party and thats exactly what was happening in the civic center on this night.So sit back good people and allow me to take you on this blues and southern soul ride.
This won't be a long drawn out review because I spent most of my time conversing at this show.Mississippi Slim opened the show and Greenville's native son has always been a favorite of the hometown folks.He was backed by his band "Da Young Guns" also known as his Grandkids.They are all good friends of mine and it was good to see them doing there thing again.Mississippi Slim gave the crowd a good opening performance with his rendition of "Mississippi Boy" and my personal favorite "I Was Checking Out,She Was Checking In." Up next was Jessie Clay and he will always let the crowd know that he wrote the classic southern soul hit "Mom's Apple Pie" for our beloved Tyrone Davis.His show was brief but he gave the crowd a big laugh when he pulled his shirt off(not sure exactly why,brother was poor as hobo).If you gonna pull your shirt off at least be able to let the women get a thrill,in this case he allowed everyone to get a hell of laugh.
I don't know what the promoters were thinking when they allowed "The Gentle Giant Of Southern Soul" to perform next.O.B. Buchana is definetely one of the top performers in the industry and he can headline just about any show that he is on and I wouldn't want to be one of the artist that had to follow him.He performed "I'm In Love",displayed some great dance moves to be such a large man on "Booty Scoot",he took the crowd to church with "Love & Happiness" and poured crown royal to the fans on "Lets Get Drunk".He and the band went one on one with females from the crowd on "Backup Lover".He left the stage and serenaded the women with his new single,"Just Because He's Good To You".He made me nervous when he stood on top of one of the tables though.The highlight of his performance was when O.B. and his road manager,William were joined on stage by a female fan,they lifted her up in the air and O.B. spreaded her legs over his shoulder and begin to simulate his version of "Candy Licking" my newest dawg pound member O-Dawg couldn't believe what he just witnessed and I simply told him welcome to a grown folks party.He told me right then and there that he was a big O.B. Buchana fan so I can tell you now O-Dawg will be a regular in the Dawg Pound for sure.The mc for the show had already tried to cut his performance short but the gentle giant wouldn't be denied on this night.I can honestly say that O.B. Buchana was definetely the fan favorite tonight.Awesome performance!
Ecko recording artis Ms. Jody was up next.She opened her performance with Peggy Scott Adams "I'm Getting What I Want".Her next song was a rendition of Shirley Brown's"Too Much Candy"can't no one sing a Shirley Brown song like Shirley Brown but anytime fans can hear one of her songs you know that there will be some love shown.She kept her Shirley Brown theme going with her next selection "I've Got To Sleep With One Eye Open".Her next two songs were from her debut cd, "Sugar Daddy" and "I Never Take A day Off".Her next song went over well with the ladies"What You Gonna Due When The Rent Is Due" got a nice ovation and a lot of the women were feeling this cut.Her next song,"You Dog Is About To Kill My Cat" had the crowd singing and laughing.She got the crowd dancing with "You Got To Know How To Work It" as she also started to shake a lil tail feather.She closed her performance with "Big Daddy Don't You Come" and some lucky guy was able to get a freak dance from this sultry diva.Ms. Jody has risen to one of the most hardworking and in demand divas in the industry.Her shows are always pleasing to the fans.Great performance!
The last performer on the night was Theodis Ealey and I was looking forward to his performance because he doesn't get to perform in this area often.It was very late when he walked out on stage.His band sounded so good as he joined them with his guitar licks.If anyone has ever seen Theodis perform then you already know that he is a wiz with his guitar.He went into a routine that was made famous by fellow Mississippi Bluesman Charlie Patton.He raised the guitar behind his head and continued to jam without missing a beat.Right then and there he made it known that Theodis Ealey is a BLUES MAN.He started to perform some deep traditional blues and when I say deep I mean foot-stomping and hand-clapping blues.I'm not sure if it was Charlie Patton or Howlin Wolf but the BLUES was alive and kicking in Greenville,Mississippi.He told the crowd that he was proud to be a Mississippian and it appears as soon as he said that the lights in the venue all popped on and I was so disappointed.He asked the promoters if this meant it was time for him to go.He was just getting started and by him not wanting to disappoint he continued into a brief medley of some of his classic hits including "Move With The Motion" and "Do You Want To Party"..He closed his performance with "Francine" and the song that shot him to superstardom "Stand Up In It".Even though his performance was very brief I still enjoyed being able to see him perform.
It was very late but he was still gracious enough to take the time to converse with me briefly after the show.Theodis Ealey you are "THE MAN". In closing I just want to say that it was so good for me to return to my safe haven.I've missed covering these hardworking artist and I've missed being able to provide you wonderful fans with my concert reviews and photos.Its been a tough road back and I still have to limit myself but I will try my best to be back on the job full time very soon.I want to thank Ms. Jody,Theodis Ealey and especially my homeboy O.B. Buchana for taking the time to meet,greet,converse and allowing me to provide you fans with some wonderful photos from this show.I want to give a shout out to honorary dawg pound member Nathaniel Kimble,IFGAM recording artist Willie Hill(thanks for the cd,I got your number man).I also would like to thank one of the promoters for this show Connie Cannon.To Da Dawg Pound Divas Roni,Claudette,Melissa and Kilya I had a blast getting my blues on with you all and thanks for bringing sexy to some of these photos for real.To my Dawg Pound members T-Dawg and O-Dawg it was fun and I look forward to doing it again in the very near future.I had a great time at this show and I just wanted to share it with the greatest fans in the world.Take care and MAY GOD BLESS YOU ALWAYS.Hopefully I'll see you down by the stage.
BIG K9