SUEDE is so smooth.....
Saw a reminder that Charlie Sayles was going to be in town.
He started belting the Blues in D.C. decades ago and still has that great sound.
And electrifying fluid motion.
I've seen him gyrate all over the stage at Home Team Bar B Q in Sullivan's Island so I looked forward to seeing him in Mt. Pleasant at the
Suede Supper Club.
Great show in a fantastic
"night club" setting.
Andy "Smokey" Weiner, a friend who's quite a harmonica player raved:
"I like to play in a club like this.
They didn't just move tables and chairs around, they remodeled it to be really special."
During a break, I wandered around, upstairs, out on the deck overlooking Johnnie Dodds Blvd, looked down on a lighted dance floor and private tables in little nooks and crannies.
I was there on a relatively quiet Sunday night.
Must be quite a scene on a Saturday Night!
(Click on the photo for more details.)
I know it was a sports bar for a long time and, before that, was
Henry's On The Boulevard.
That name still can be seen on some frosted windows upstairs.
A link to the past.
Thanks for stopping by.
Maybe we'll see each other at Suede?
Labels: Charlie Sayles, Henry's On The Boulevard, Johnnie Dodds Blvd, Suede Supper Club
"Poster Boy" for the Blues...
Sure, I saw the poster when I came in.
I knew
Charlie was playing that night so I just gave it a cursory glance.
Good crowd at
Home Team on Sullivan's Island for a Tuesday.
Didn't really know what to expect on a "school night" when people had to get up and go to work the next day.
Well...not ALL of us still do that.
Being retired is good especially if you go to late night events.
I've been to the Music Farm on a Sunday when the main band didn't even take the stage until midnight. Yikes! And I was still working back then.
Anyway, Charlie was to play at the West Ashley Home Team the next night on Wednesday so I was sure there was another poster around.
I took a closer look and said
"Duh. Wait a minit..that's MY picture of Charlie."Yes, it was back on July 13, 2010 when I saw him for the second time.
I remembered how he lurched around the stage a lot in constant motion and would weave back and forth, in and out of the spotlight. Tough to photograph.
But I had caught him at a
"peak action" moment and liked how it had turned out.
So I sent a copy to Gary Erwin, the blues producer who had booked him into Charleston.
Gary agreed it was a good one and sent it on to Charlie.
As they say...the rest is musical history.
My first poster art.
(Click on the photo for more detail. I added a Photoshop filter to my shot to accentuate the grainy, artistic effect but the action is what stands out. Oh, and his music!) Thanks for stopping by. Support live music..go to a late night show.
Labels: Charlie Sayles, Gary Erwin, Home Team - Sullivan's Island, Music Farm, out on a school night, peak action, stage lighting challenge, The Blues Disciples, Tony Fazio
Saw a reminder that Charlie Sayles was going to be in town.
Great show in a fantastic "night club" setting.
