I wasn't expecting this at all on the guitar change to his golden 'Scotty Moore' Peerlees Gigmaster SC guitar, on what initially appeared to be no more than a little interlude on the strings we were treated to a rendition of Elvis Presleys 'Mystery Train'. I nearly fell off the edge of my seat ;-) what an amazing night we all enjoyed.
Anyone care to provide the Setlist? Finished with an encore of 'Sleepwalk' Gus G1 guitar
Bill points to the pickups on his Astroluxe Custom
The video of this song is cut off only showing the last little bit. The beginnings of several of the last few songs are cut off as well. Any chance the video will be re-edited to show the beginning of these songs? Great show, as usual! Just hoping to see as much as possible. Thanks, Jim
Really enjoyed hearing [and seeing] Bill strumming-and-singing that number.
I also remembered that movie directed by Jim Jarmusch that I haven't seen a long time ....
YouTube recently had recommended me several clips of none other than Scotty Moore discussing various Elvis Presley tracks he's played on. https://youtu.be/xoV8MN9EVFg
Regarding the brief vocal rendition of the old Elvis Presley song 'Mystery Train,' it was a spontaeous, unrehearsed piece, prompted by the fact that the Peerless SC guitar that I was playing at that point in the performance was basically a copy of the gold-topped Gibson archtop that the legendary guitarist Scotty Moore played on those early Elvis rock n' roll recordings.
Not only were the audience taken by surprise but John Spence, up in the crow's nest where he was mixing the live audio, was also unaware of what was coming and had to cope with the unscheduled inclusion of a brief vocal performance. It was entirely off the cuff and just a bit of nostalgic rock n' roll fun, a nod to my roots.
One of the earliest records I heard as a kid was 'Jailhouse Rock' by Elvis Presley and Scotty Moore's wonderful electric guitar sound was a major inspiration for me, along with Duane Eddy's equally inspirational 'Twangy' sound.
Here's an old solo album cover of Scotty's where he plays renditions of old Elvis numbers. By the way, the guitar Scotty's holding on the cover is not the gold-topped Gibson archtop from his earliest days but a much more expensive guitar...
I’m hoping to make an archived page of the gig on Bill’s website when I get the chance...I shall include the set list on there! If anyone has got any good pictures or recollections of the show that they would like to share, please drop me an email via Dreamsville!
Fabulous! Thanks for sharing!