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Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown The Coach House I didn't really know what to expect at this show. Not being too familiar with Gatemouth's music, but knowing him to be somewhat of a bluesman, I figured that's what the show was going to be like. Clarence is no ordinary blues player though. I can't really describe it all that well, but it's a mix of more than just blues ... some swing and orchestration, etc., have been added. The whole show was an interesting mix. The first two opening acts were two soloists playing mostly dobros and some standard acoustics. Old Robert Johnson tunes abounded. The highlight with these guys came as one of them played a box with his feet, slide dobro with his hands, and harmonica with his mouth. And he pulled it all off well. Charlie Musselwhite played next (his review can be found at the left). Then came Clarence. Sitting in a chair at center stage with his trademark guitar and a smoking pipe, he played as long as time would allow and showed off some great guitar skills (more than I was expecting). He also played a couple of numbers with his fiddle. While I have the gut feeling Gatemouth isn't popular enough to become a total legend, he certainly has the stuff of one. Being able to hold a crowd and play like that at 70-something certainly gives him that status in my book. A great showman, Gatemouth would be worth the price of admission at twice what he gets. He was a key part in making that night at the Coach House an enjoyable one; something you don't always get when venturing there. The
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