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Tuesday, September 23,2008

Leon Redbone

Tonight @ Shank Hall - 8 p.m.

By Shepherd Express Staff
 
Old-timey music is the new swing revival, with plenty of young bands dressing up in kitschy, 1930s costumes and puffing out creepy jazz and ragtime songs that exaggerate their antique influences. These bands could learn a thing or two, however, from Leon Redbone, the Canadian singer-songwriter who’s been playing ragtime and Tin Pan Alley music for over three decades now (he cites his birthday as Oct. 29, 1929, but that, of course, is a myth). A former regular on “The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson,” Redbone heads to Shank Hall tonight for an 8 p.m. show.

 

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This show was fantastic!! I've known his music forever but this was the first time I'd gotten the chance to see him. Unbelievable show...equal parts showman and musician....a true gem!!

 

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I enjoyed Leon since Carson and wish music could get back to the way it use to be---I mean even black music is degrading while blacks are capable of excellent works of musical art. I myself try and I'm good, but I just can't play that box and them strings like Leon.

 

 
 
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