Re: Silver Blazing Sun / Will Dockery (video poem)

Some highlights from the Larry Caddell article:


> After all, I received my invite courtesy of Will Dockery, Columbus'
> poet laureate and Ralph Frank, our own drummer/sign painter/folk artist
> extraordinaire.
> 



[...]


> After several acoustic performers, the Shadowville All-Stars took the
> stage. This band of rock n' roll renegades are fronted by Will
> Dockery who has long needed a launch pad for his eclectic,
> imagery-laden, neo-beatific poems. Chain-smoking, spontaneously
> gesturing towards make-believe objects and addressing imaginary
> characters, Dockery sang with a gravel-throated limp to a rolling,
> bluesy romp in the swamp. Sounding like a cross between Tom Waits, Lou
> Reed and the soundtrack to Pulp Fiction, Dockery and crew chugged
> through their myriad of originals about pool halls, bridges, tragedies,
> lost love and relationships.
> 



In context, quite a marvellous and poetic portrait of me and my band by Larry Caddell.


> The music of the Shadowville All-Stars was gritty and down-to-earth: a solid
> backbeat encircled by the meandering bass lines of Sam Singer and two
> blues-infused electric guitars (one tremolo-heavy surf-induced). The
> band was joined on stage by Henry Parker for a long, bombastic version
> of Sweet Jane by the Velvet Underground.
> 
> I was glad to hear this crew of upstarts carving out musical sketches
> of Smith-station, the Dillingham Street Bridge and other
> Columbus-inspired landmarks. I hope to see a lot more of the
> Shadowville All-stars. They kicked out the jams. Check out their music at:
> 



https://www.reverbnation.com/willdockery


[...]

Here is a description of erstwhile guitarist Eddie Jones:


> The final act at Backyard Blues was Eddie Jones. Jones sat on stage
> like a professional blues player and belted out "I Got a Woman" by
> Ray Charles and jammed with a young bass player and Jim from the
> Muff-tones on some blues in E.
> 
> He was then joined on stage by Eileen d'Esterno, a local sculptor and
> painter who began singing the blues in a sultry and sexy voice.
> Whether it was her verses or the swaying of her hips in front of the
> still seated Jones, the performance was cut short by Jones'
> significant other who ruches on stage only to yank the cable from the
> guitar, silencing the room and leaving d'Esterno to ask: "What
> happened? Did the cops come?"
> 
> The cops should have come. I haven't had more fun of recent, and
> best of all, the event was free. All performers gave of their time and
> talent, and some really good folks supported the event with sound,
> lights and spirit. Gotshall said he would host more of these events,
> so keep your ears open for good things to come from Backyard Blues.
> 
> Larry CR Caddell
> 



***

Sadly, Larry Caddell passed away a few years ago.

May he rest in peace. 🙏 


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