>Oooooh, Barry! I caught Sam Butera last time I was in Vegas and he was
>*great*. Some extremely jumpin' R&B, wow. He lives in Vegas and so is
>always something to look for when you're passing through.
>Also The Treniers, another old R&B act, kick ass out
>-junior
The Treniers are an all-time favorite of mine, and should be of everybody
else's too--still remember 'em down on the floor and flopping a flyin
standup bass between the knees when I was a kid...plus they made great
records. In Philadelphia! If what's left of 'em ever plays when I'm in
Las Vegas..I'm there!
Twang content kinda: when I caught that Sam Butera/Keely Smith reunion (at
the Desert Inn, just outside the Chinese reastuarant).. among those in the
stand-up crowd was none other than the King of the Sidekicks--Mr. Pat
Butram.
I'd just had to explain to 20 somethings who Louis Prima was (this was
well before the advent of Gap commercials, although after the revival of
"Just a Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody" by a party who will remain nameless)..so
"first Italian/American Indian singing comedy team, before Sonny and Cher,
and o yeah, they really rocked)...now I had to go back to the days of erial
anbd 50s TV cowboys to explain why I was fauninbg over this ol' man (I was
not alone)...
Barry M.
