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Evening of Acoustic Blues with Rhett Tyler
Terra Blues February 16, 2001 By Chris MacIntosh aka Grandfather Rock Every area of the country has its hidden gems musically, groups and/or artists that are fantastic and deserve much more attention than they are getting at the present time. Such an artist is transplanted Texan, Rhett Tyler. Born in Texas and raised in Mississippi, this talented blues player now calls New York his home. For quite a while Rhett was the Wednesday evening artist in residence at "Terra Blues" one of the Big Apples most influential blues venues. With Keith Carlock, formerly of "Steely Dan" on drums and Sly Geralds on bass guitar this trio known collectively as "Rhett Tyler & Early Warning" would blow the roof off of the club till the wee hours of the morning. An average late show would go from 10:30pm until 3:30am with an occasional break to let the instruments cool down. A recent move upstate though has made Rhett's appearances at the club to be few and far between. So it was with great expectation that I ventured out on a cold winter evening to hear my favorite bluesman do an acoustic solo set at the early show which runs from 7:30pm till 10:30pm. Because of typical rush hour traffic I entered the club a few minutes late, but I only missed the first few minutes of the first tune. So with my ever trusty Diet Coke at my side I settled into an evening of red hot smokin' blues. As Frankie Valli once sang, "O What a Night," I just didn't want it to end. Playing an acoustic twelve string, Rhett launched into an evening of covers and original tunes that had the whole place jumpin' all night long. There were times such as on the opening tune "Rollin & Tumblin" that I thought I actually saw flames racing up and down the neck of that guitar. There were also other times that I could have sworn that I saw tears of sorrow and joy dripping from the frets of that guitar into a pool lying at his feet. This happened especially during a magic rendition of the old Bill Withers chestnut, "Ain't No Sunshine." Besides being a brilliant guitarist, the man also blows one mean blues harp. Early Warning has released three albums of electric blues, including a double disc live set. Rhett is currently recording a fourth album which should be due out during the spring. Check out his website at www.rhetttyler.com. The set list included:
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