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To: JakeStraw who wrote (26317)	6/14/2001 11:26:33 PM
From: SIer formerly known as Joe B.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 49844

Del & Dawg Tear It Up At The Mystic by David Gross The real deal came to town last night (6/13) in Petaluma, California at the wonderful Mystic Theater. The Del McCoury Band, featuring "Mr. Bluegrass" himself, Del McCoury with sons Ronnie (mandolin) and Robbie (banjo), along with fiddle player Jason Carter and Mike Bub on the stand-up bass......tore through a long set of some of the finest picking and harmonies either side of the Mississippi.. They are by far the best at what they do....all playing around a single mike for that perfect vocal blend. Among the most distinguished practitioners of traditional bluegrass, for over three decades Del McCoury's voice was the epitome of the "high lonesome sound." Born Delano Floyd McCoury in 1939, he was raised in Bakersville, North Carolina. In 1941, he and his family moved to Glen Rock, Pennsylvania, where he got his start as a five-string banjo picker with Keith Daniels and the Blue Ridge Ramblers. Later he played with Jack Cooke's Virginia Mountain Boys in Baltimore. McCoury got his first big break in 1963 when Bill Monroe hired the Virginia Mountain Boys to play a few New York gigs. Monroe was impressed by the young banjo player and invited him to join his Blue Grass Boys. Shortly after accepting Monroe's offer, McCoury became the group's lead vocalist and took up rhythm guitar. In early 1964, he recorded one single with Monroe, but a month later returned home to marry. Following his marriage, he and fiddler Billy Baker spent three months in California playing with the Golden State Boys. Upon his return back east, McCoury began playing and recording with the Shady Valley Boys. McCoury left the group in 1967 and founded the Dixie Pals with Bill Emerson, Wayne Yates and Billy Baker. McCoury and his Dixie Pals, which underwent several membership changes, played together for over 20 years and recorded on such labels as Rounder, Revonah, Leather and Rebel. In 1987, the unit was renamed the Del McCoury Band following the additions of his sons Ronnie on mandolin and Robbie on banjo. For the Mystic gig, along with a string of original and traditional songs, the band featured Lovin' Spoonful's "Nashville Cats" and also Richard Thompson's folk ballad "1952 Vincent Black Lightning" which will appear on their forthcoming album, Del & The Boys. You can reserve your copy now.....release date July 10. amazon.com The surprise of the evening came after the band's set......for a 40 minute encore, David "Dawg" Grisman on mandolin and vocals and Darol Anger on violin joined the ensemble for a terrific set of old favorites. All the musicians on stage were beaming, having a wonderful time playing together......David and Del repeatedly told the audience how they felt about each other....and talked about their roots back in the early to mid sixties. It was a special evening and a blast to see David Grisman in this context....playing with his favorite bluegrass band. *************************************************************************** Source: 2001 Punmaster's MusicWire punmaster.com