Been looking for a band

tramp · #1 01-24-2009, 10:09 AM

Ever since our band broke up in June '08, I have been looking for a band with no luck. I had been told by a guy that has his own band that if his bass player every quit, I would be the first one he would call. Well, after of 7 months of waiting and not playing, he calls me out of the blue. This Saturday will be my first gig with them. They are a 9 piece band (4 horns) playing 50's & 60's rock & roll, some country and rythmn & blues and that good old south Louisiana Swamp pop. I was given a list of 60 songs for the gig. Most of them I know. There are no 3 cord songs on this list. Wish me luck.

Tramp

**IvanMike** · #2 01-24-2009, 11:18 AM

Luck!

make cheat sheets if you need them. they come in handy.

Jim Powers · #3 01-24-2009, 12:01 PM

Best of Luck!! Those long waits between bands seem to go on forever. Just have fun; its good you have some supporters in the band.

**Stumbo** · #4 01-25-2009, 02:56 AM

So how'd it go?

tramp · #5 01-25-2009, 10:27 AM

It's this Saturday coming. I have a week to work on the songs. I've got some cheat sheets for the difficult ones like "A Change is Gonna Come", "At Last". "Hurt". Been working on them all weekend.

Tramp

**IvanMike** · #6 01-25-2009, 10:42 AM

a great thing for cheat sheets is a mini music stand that clips on a mic stand. they sell them at sam ash and other similar stores. they hold 4x7 cards well so they must be about 6 x 9. i make all my notes on 4x7 cards and use a clip to hold them on. has saved many a last min gig.

tramp · #7 02-01-2009, 09:07 AM

Did the first gig last night at the casino. Every thing went well. I choked up on one song towards the end but not enough for the audience to know (about 1,800 people). The night really went fast. I tell you, when those 4 horns kick in, on a song like "Shake", it is a hell of a sound - makes a difference. At the end of the night I got a "good job" from everyone. Having not played in six months, this gig wore me out, but I am looking forward to the next one.

Tramp

Bluesbreaker5 · #8 02-01-2009, 09:21 AM

I'm jealous. My band broke up in July 08 and I've got nothing. congratulations on a successful gig.

And IvanMike's suggestion is a good one. I use the smaller clip-on music stand as well. It holds my setlist, song keys, and chord changes or other notes to unfamiliar tunes. It's very "non-noticable" on stage since it clips to your mike stand. I wouldn't gig without it.

runmikeyrun · #9 02-01-2009, 08:54 PM

first gig to 1,800 people? Man i'm in the wrong band!

Seriously though, congrats, and this metalhead would enjoy playing in that sort of band. Anyone playing Sam Cooke is ok by me.

tramp · #10 02-02-2009, 07:03 AM

Thanks guys. I was pretty rusty on some of my licks, but by the end of the night, they were coming back. Like riding a bicycle I guess. We play Otis Reddings version of "Shake", but we also play Sam Cooke's " A change is gonna come" - good horn stuff. We also play Fats Domino music.

Tramp

Oren Hudson · #11 02-02-2009, 08:13 AM

Sounds like you're doing some good classic stuff. Most of it never goes out of style. I'm never ceased to be amazed at the responses to so many of those songs from folks that, no doubt, their grandparents listened to. Love it!

tramp · #12 02-02-2009, 07:49 PM

I hear your Oren. The truth is that about 85% of the people who come out and listen and dance to us are over 50yrs old. Down here in Louisiana we play a type of music called Swamp Pop. It is horn driven music in the style, Kinda sorta, like Fats Domino, I was trying to figure out how to attach a music file to show the music we play. I have often said that when the fans die out and the old musicians are gone, Swamp Pop music will die. The younger musicians are not interested in this kind of music. If you lived along I-10 from the Mississippi Gulf coast across Louisiana and into Texas gulf coast, you would know what I am talking about. One day I will figure out how to attach a file.

stickytape706 · #13 02-03-2009, 01:59 AM

Congrats!!! My band broke in oct. 08 and its been sucky since....

baalroo · #14 02-03-2009, 02:53 AM

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Originally Posted by tramp

I have often said that when the fans die out and the old musicians are gone, Swamp Pop music will die. The younger musicians are not interested in this kind of music.

I wouldn't bet on that. The young musicians aren't interested in it because the older folks still ARE. 10 years after the old fans "die out" it'll probably be the coolest thing on the block again. Probably, right about when the current crop of young people who have no interest in that music are the ones who are the parents.