Monday, March 21, 2016

The Bob Legacy

Where do you begin when you begin to think about Bob Dorr?  Such a dramatic legacy of arts & culture, and he's still right in the meaty part of his career. Where do you begin?  But, much like the warning when The Eagles sang, 'Call some place paradise, kiss it goodbye', it's important that we not look through the artist toward their legacy, but, instead, continue to look them straight in the eye asking/demanding, "What else ya got?"  And Bob Dorr has got a lot more!  In addition to lighting up the radio dial with a voice that radiates his complete & total love of music, when Bob is onstage with The Blue Band every song is the greatest song that has ever been written.  Every song deserves every thing he can give it.  And make no mistake, Bob gives every song every thing! That harmonica, the ribbed metal tie as a percussion instrument, that crazy-rough and sometimes grumbly, pitch-perfect-voice ... they are all there to give notice of Bob's care. Bob Dorr is a musical force of nature. He loves his fellow musicians, he loves his audience, and perhaps more than anything, he loves music.  And in the end, whenever that end should come, that will be his legacy. Bob Dorr loved music. And it was that love of music that made us love him. Priscilla and I are very pleased to welcome Bob Dorr & the Blue Band back to Campbell Steele for a Sold-Out show on Friday evening, April 1st. And we're proud to be associated with such a wonderful artist.

3 comments:

  1. What a great thing! And thank you and Priscilla for keeping treasures such as Bob and the Blue Band in the forefront.

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