Here’s a fellow Rochester Native, Lou Gramm in a double header. The first is a tune you probably know… From his first solo LP, “Midnight Blue”. This one ROCKS, bigtime.
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The added one tonight is from when his first big band, “Black Sheep” were still together.
We hired them, at one point to play at the Greece-Ridge Tennis courts, outside Rochester, back in 1973…. and back then the gate was $1.50/singles, $2.50/couples. You can imagine, we packed them in, that night. Lou lived just a short shot away… about a 10 minute drive, if I recall rightly. I was managing the stage… no small feat, given the crowd. Lou seemed a great guy, for the brief time we chatted. It’s a night I’ll always remember. This is one of the songs they were playing, that night. It’s called “Payin’ Yer Dues”.
You’ll notice Lou’s voice was unmistakable, even then.