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Show 6 The Newspaper Thursday, August 28, 1980 Page 13 , i ft .r CF5;' : 6 - - . v 3 o -n tvK I v v ;j ' V' j!i ' ' ', W Wo VY i Yoni, Emmylou M ffl, 2 i m ik' MHA.- ' rm..i, ..nW .ry-JSr I W,-. ptPx. I H W v;i;i.k.,LJ s vi 1 1 ' "' ' J .1 'I If m - 1 X Jfr By Jay Meehan Emmylou Harris and the "Hot Band" invaded Park West this past Sunday, came as close as you can to "selling out" a mountain, and took no prisoners. Sporting her fringed-white "schoolmarm in drag" outfit, out-fit, Emmylou completely j captured the collective heart of a human mountainside. Even Jim Beaver was seen I to smile. : Opening with Willie 'Nelson's 'Nel-son's "Sisters coming Home," this current version of the "Hot Band" proved they understood the tradition of their predecessors: tight solid rhythms and soaring, articulate leads. James Burton, Ron Tutt, Glen D. Hardin, Albert "Lightnin' Limey" Lee, Hank DeVito, Rodney Cro-well, Cro-well, Ricky Scaggs and Sharon and Cheryl White have all gone on to other musical endeavors. But when this current crop of hired hands from Emmy-lou's Emmy-lou's Red Rose Ranch is onstage, it is immediately evident that nothing has been lost. Frank Reckard's Telecast-er Telecast-er interplay with Steve Fishell's steel-guitar on "Luxury Liner," Albert Lee's showpiece in the former form-er group, drew a backstage accolade from Cow Jazz's drummer Kevin Turnbow: "It may not be the same, folks, but it's still THE Hot Band." "Insane Wayne" Goodwin is the group's triple-threat man. His soulful mandolin embellished the ballads "Beneath Still Waters" and I !M Br T XT i V? A: 1 if , ',i J . 1 "Poor Wayfaring Stranger." His tenor-sax work showed why it was the instrument of the '50s on two classics from that era: Eddie Cochran's great "Summertime Blues" and Chuck Berry's "C'est La Vie." And he danced with Emmylou while fiddling up a storm on some of her definitive country-rockers: "Even Cowgirls Get the Blues," "One of These Days," "Two More Bottles of Wine," "Ain't Living Long Like This," "Ooh Las Vegas" and "Leaving Louis-In Louis-In The Broad Daylight." Barry Tashain has taken . over the CrowellScaggs rhythm guitar-vocal harmony har-mony chores while Don Johnson occupies Hardin's former stool at the key-j key-j boards. Bassist Mike Bow-' Bow-' den and long-time Hot Band drummer John Ware round out the fine rhythm section. Looking uphill from backstage, back-stage, the crowd appeared as a joyous, rolling sea. Girls swayed atop male shoulders while stetsons and frisbees flew throughout the crowd. Before leaving the stage for the first time (there were four encores), Emmylou strapped on Darrell La Franier's locally legendary "fifth" holsters, a gift from the highly appreciative "Chief." The crowd loved it. Her final encore, following "Jambalaya," "Summertime "Summer-time Blues," and "Queen of the Silver Collar," was the befittingly beautiful Buck Owens classic "Together Again." It was as if she had to leave us with a down tempo country-blues for our mind rather than a rocker for our dancing shoes. -"i 'ff . null t, ' 1 'I ' I - """ i"'"!T', ';:; I Emmylou Harris has come trom the small, almost hidden, print on the back of "GP", Gram Parson's first solo LP, to a major star in popular, country, and blue-grass blue-grass music. I doubt that she'll forget Park West for a long time to come. Opening the show was a hastily-put-together trio from Salt Lake City collectively collec-tively known as "Toi." Organized by ex "Weber River Wrangler" and "Smolder Bros." guitarist Tiger Muse, the group also featured bassist Steven "Stagger" Lee and showcased show-cased the fine vocal and songwriting talents of group namesake Toi Higgins. The young Ms. Higgins, performing before the public for the first time, confidently set the tone for the day in a country vein with "Are There Any Real Cowboys Left in the Good Old U.S.A.," Glen Frey and Jackson Browne's "Take It Easy", and Jerry Garcia's "Deal. "Their set was the perfet opening act for Emmylou; rather than competing with the head-liner, head-liner, they chose to just set the mood. Thanks to Kevin and Clay for the great sound and to Sean and Scott for another excellent concert at Park West. Upcomin concerts include Judy Collins and the Salt Lake Chamber Ensemble at 5 p.m. this Sunday, Aug. 31; the Blues Festival featuring B.B. King, Muddy Waters, James Cotton and Ramsey Lewis Sunday, Sept. 7 at 1 p.m.; and Bonnie Raitt on Thursday, Sept. 11 at 7 p.m. Don't miss them! v, |