(Review by Ian Bosworth)
"San Antonio Rose" heralded
a couple of country influenced numbers by Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys ,
the other being "Can't Go On This Way".
A new act for Dormans featured two
stalwarts of the folk scene now turning their talents to jazz, Eddie Walker and
Frank Porter.
Both playing guitar with Eddie doing
most of the vocals the duo played a number of Fred Astaire songs, beginning
with "Isn't This a Lovely Day to be Caught in the Rain?" and
including "The Continental", "Top Hat, White Tie, and
Tails", and "Puttin' on the Ritz".
As well as the jazz influenced tunes
this talented duo included some of the early blues and ragtime songs,"
Key to the Highway", "Diddy Wha Diddy", "West
Coast Blues", "Calliope Rag", and "Baby it
Must be Love" penned by the great Blind Willie McTell.
"Ragtime Cowboy Joe",
"Red Shoes on My Feet", and "Ragtime
Millionaire" brought a welcome humorous element to the evening.
With plenty of interesting anecdotes
between numbers, both Eddie and Frank kept a sizeable audience well entertained
for nearly two hours.
As usual, thanks to Dormans Club for
their continued support.
Ian Bosworth
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