After catching Lois Blaisch's set at Bar 10 last night, I made my way over to the Maui Sugar Mill Saloon, where Chad Watson's tribute to the music of David Allan Coe (who died on April 29th) was already in progress. It was part of his California Country Night music series. I think it was just after 10 p.m. when I arrived. It turned out that some of the David Allan Coe music of the show had been played in the first hour or so, before I got there. But I still caught a lot of great music, some covers as well as some original material from several artists who joined the stage with Chad Watson and his band.
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| Julia Hatfield and Chad Watson |
When I got there, Julia Hatfield was on stage, performing solo, and I was immediately struck by her voice. Later Chad Watson said she reminded him a little of Dolly Parton, and that made total sense. Soon Chad and his band (Bill Horn on guitar, Owen Goldman on drums, Steven Sadd on saxophone) joined her for a good rendition of "Folsom Prison Blues," and then a fun cover of "I Feel Lucky." She wrapped up her set with an original number, "Broken Preacher," which she performed solo. In her introduction, she mentioned she wrote it as a duet, and joked about singing the guy's part with a deeper voice. "
You broken preacher, me broken choir."
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| Chad Watson |
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| Brian Francis Baudoin |
Brian Francis Baudoin then took the stage. As he was setting up, Nubs teased him, "
Where's your hat?" Brian replied, "
Yeah, I forgot my hat...and my boots." Ah, but a country outlaw doesn't need such accoutrement, right? He began his set with "Which Way Is South" and "Basin Trucker Blues," both performed solo. The band joined him for covers of "Amarillo By Morning," "Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old)" and "Mammas, Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys." Lorin Hart then played a few songs with the band, including "Who Stole Paradise" and a nice cover of Bob Dylan's "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight." Next to take the stage was a trio led by Josef Scott (I believe that's what he said his name was), and they did a few covers. There was a delightful, loose energy to the whole show.
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| Steven Sadd |
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| Bill Horn |
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| Lorin Hart |
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| Brent Vogel |
It was when Brent Vogel took the stage that I got to hear some David Allan Coe songs. He started his set, backed by Chad Watson and the band, with "You Never Even Called Me By My Name," which wasn't actually written by David Allan Coe, but was included on his 1975 record
Once Upon A Rhyme. And it is that version that is probably still the most well-known recording of the song. When asked about his latest project, Brent joked, "
My latest project is trying to find my way home." He then played "Whiskey Bent And Hell Bound," a Hank Williams Jr. song. After that, he returned to David Allan Coe for fun renditions of "Longhaired Redneck" and "Panheads Forever." Ah, now we were into the great stuff. Somewhere in there I called out a request for "Whips And Things," but Brent didn't play it (it was, admittedly, a long shot). Also somewhere in there, Lois Blaisch, Karman Jeanne and Bob McNabb arrived. Sticking with outlaw country, though moving away from David Allan Coe, Brent next played "Good Hearted Woman," written by Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson. That was followed by "All My Rowdy Friends (Have Settled Down)." Brent and Chad did one song as a duo (that song featured a cool lead on bass), and then the band returned for a Waylon Jennings number, which led straight into "Feelin' Alright" in tribute to Dave Mason, who the world also lost recently. And that led into just a little bit of "Walk On The Wild Side."
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| Owen Goldman |
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| Lois Blaisch |
Lois Blaisch then joined the band for a couple of songs, another treat of this special night. The first was a wonderful cover of "Blue Bayou," with Styxxx Marshall on drums. That was followed by a cover of Hank Williams' "I Can't Help It," which was great. Julia Hatfield then returned to the stage, as did drummer Owen Goldman. Jimmy Mack was then on guitar. Julia chose Patsy Cline's "She's Got You" and Willie Nelson's "Whiskey River," and delivered strong renditions of both. Bill was back on guitar for the night's final number, Little Feat's "Willin'," with Karman Jeanne on lead vocals, Chad Watson on bass, and Vincent Fossett on drums. Lois Blaisch joined them on backing vocals partway through the song. What a night! The show ended just after 1 a.m.
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| Karman Jeanne and Chad Watson |
Here are some more photos from the show:
Maui Sugar Mill Saloon is located at 18389 Ventura Blvd. in Tarzana, California.
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