[Dixielandjazz] Donegan

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Your post meant a web search for me to check bandsmen and sound  samples.  I 
would go hear them also.  Both qualities you mention  below, musicianship and 
entertainment come through on the sound samples.   Here's the site: 
_http://www.paulleegan.com/page-index-lonnie_donegan_tribute_home-1.html_ 
(http://www.paulleegan.com/page-index-lonnie_donegan_tribute_home-1.html) 
 
In almost an aside, I saw a poll on bluegrass audiences that found vocals  to 
be the key factor in general audience appeal.  I suspect this  to be true in 
all genres.  Locked-in rhythm + a great vocalist =  audiences.
Ginny
 
In a message dated 7/12/2006 4:08:10 A.M. Central Daylight Time,  
pj.ladd at btinternet.com writes:

Hi  All,

I while ago I commented that a Lonnie Donegan Tribute Band   had been booked 
at my local jazz club and added that I would be giving it a  miss. A whole 
evening of My Old mans a Dustman not being my cup of  tea.

I have had to eat humble pie.They were apparently a smash hit. Due  to finish 
at 11.15 they were kept there by the applause until 1145. Hardened  Old 
Timers standing cheering between numbers.

Into the programme they  introduced other stuff not strictly Donegan related. 
Black and White Rag  played by a superb pianist went down extremely well.

The organiser was  inundated by requests from the members to `book them 
again`.

A youngish  group of brilliant players giving their all at a very high level 
of  musicianship and being what Barbone has been hammering  `ENTERTAINING`

The well known Donegan stuff, My Old Man, Does the  spearmint, Rock Island 
line were kept pretty much to their ending set, leaving  everyone in a good 
mood. `Always leave `em laughing`

I think I shall  have to attend the next performance.  

Cheers

Pat