Bearsville Theater
Jack Grace Band with Earle Poole Ball
Thursday May 29, 2008
8pm;
Admission is Free!
From the great concert halls of Europe, North America, and Australia to the classic Country-rock Honky-tonks of the Great American Southwest...From over 20 years of featured appearances on television and in concert as a member of the JOHNNY CASH SHOW to his crowd-pleasing performances at major fairs, venues and rodeos throughout the United States and Canada...
Earl Poole Ball is Internationally known as "Mr. Honky-Tonk Piano"
His highly recommended, energetically rockin' show presents piano and vocal interpretations of classic Honky-tonk, Country Blues, Delta Rhythm Boogie, Gulf Coast Boogie-woogie, Rockabilly and hard driving Country Rock. "MR. HONKY-TONK PIANO" stirs the pot with an amazing blend of showmanship, mirth, and musical magic.
EARL POOLE BALL played piano on the first Country-rock album "Safe at Home" with Gram Parsons. He also recorded the landmark "Sweetheart of the Rodeo" album with the Byrds. His skill and reputation have lead to major recording sessions with Merle Haggard, Glen Campbell, Linda Ronstadt, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Buck Owens And The Buckaroos, Freddie Hart, Wynn Stewart, Rick Nelson, Marty Robbins, Marty Stuart, Mickey Gilley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins
Jack Grace is the Martini Cowboy, a New York City bred singer, songwriter, guitarist, banjo-picker and whiskey drinker, serving up his freshest brew yet of heartbreaking ballads, robust drinking songs and honky-tonk hymns. The Martini Cowboy, Jack's latest recording, is so authentically urban country "you can practically taste the whiskey dripping off the songs." (Village Voice)
People often ask, "How can you be country in Brooklyn?" Jack says, "New York City has its share of heartache, bar stools, trains and hobos. What else do you want?"
Jack Grace's torrid affair with music began at an early age when he'd doze in the back seat listening to Sinatra on his father's car stereo. A childhood fascination with the Beatles led to Neil Young, Led Zeppelin, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings and beyond.
Jack's musical eclecticism is shared by his band-mates. Bassist, vocalist and wife Daria has formidable NYC credentials, with stints in both God is My Co-pilot and the Moonlighters. Lap-steel wizard Drew Glackin has lent his talents to numerous recordings by the Silos, Tandy, the Crash Test Dummies and Graham Parker to name but a few. Pianist Jon Dryden has played with Jesse Harris and Norah Jones. Toronto-born Russ Meissner rounds out the group, his jazz sensibilities ably blending with his comrades.
The Jack Grace Band uses anything from Honky Tonk to Bossa Nova to get its point across. And yet, the New York Times probably sums it up best: "Make no mistake: Jack Grace is an old-fashioned country musician."
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