Last night I had a chance to go see Devon Allman’s Blues Summit. A different show than Allman Betts show I’d seen a year ago. Some of the same band members – Devon, John Ginty (keys), and John Lum (drums). But then throw in Jimmy Hall (vocals & harmonica), Larry McCray (guitar & vocals), Sierra Green (vocals), Jason Stokes (guitar), and a bass player & conga / sax player I didn’t recognize, and you have a pretty powerful band. As the band name indicates, the songs were heavily tilted bluesy, but there were a few others such as Melissa & Keep On Smiling.
I thought the band was really really good. Devon shared the solos equally amongst all 3 guitar players & Ginty on organ. There were a lot of harmonica fills by Jimmy, and Jimmy keeps bringing it through the years – great vocalist & performer. Vocals were also spread equally between Devon, Jimmy, Larry, & Sierra. For me the highlight of the night might be Sierra Green singing Please Call Home.
The band headed up north after last night & then will head out west. If you have a chance, go see them. Well worth it. I don’t see a lot of concerts these days, but this was a good one to catch.
