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 Davin James has built
a name for himself as one of the Lone Star State's finest guitar
slingers and his recent performance at the Lone Star Cafe &
Club made it clear to me that his reputation is justified.
The East Dallas honky tonk was about half full when James
and band took the stage at around 10pm. What the crowd lacked
in size, they made up for in enthusiasm as Davin opened with
a funky, growling rendition of the Hank Williams, Jr. hit "Whiskey
Bent & Hell Bound". Hell, he actually made me LIKE that
tune!
The Bullnettle band on this night consisted of Joe Perry on
bass, Denny Dew on keyboards, and the great Richie Vasquez(Road
Kings, Killbilly) on drums. They backed Davin throughout a kaleidescopic
mixture of tunes ranging from Delta Blues to Western Swing to
Traditional Country and to plain hard-assed Rock & Roll,
all laced with ample doses of James' scorching guitar.
Davin really worked the small crowd. After he coaxed them
into singing along on "Nowhere Lounge", he hit them
with his familiar, "If ya'll can't do any better than that,
I'll pack this shit up and go home", and they ate it up.
James closed his show with a rocking version of Rusty Weir's
"Don't It Make You Wanna Dance?" that filled the dance
floor and left some of us sitting there a little slack-jawed
with a screaming guitar solo. The boy can pick.
If you haven't seen Davin James and The Bullnettle Band live,
you're really missing out on something special. Check out davin's
web site at www.davinjames.com
to order CD's and to get the latest tour information.
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