Ronnie Baker Brooks Live! Part One

I had the thrill to go and see Ronnie Baker Brooks at BB Kings in Orlando on the 11th of Janary. What a concert! That place was rocking.



I showed up a few minutes after 7pm and went to the will call where my 20 dollar ticket was waiting. However, there was no ticket and they lead me to the dining room and I picked my seat. Front row, right corner of the stage! Oh yeah! What a seat!



The house band was playing and the guitar player was very good. I saw him playing with a larger band when I saw the BB King concert here. He is a SRV type player and has learned his to bend the strings quite nicely. They played several songs, ending it with Foxy Lady and the bass player really showed his stuff.



The roadies for Zac Harmon showed up about 30 minutes after the scheduled 9pm start and looked quite upset at the stage layout. After some discussion, things were made right and a few guys had picked up guitars and banged on some keyboards and drums to tune and adjust the sound levels. Then they announced the band and out came Harmon. Before they started, they held hands and had a group prayer. They got right into the music and started jamming. The guitar player was really good. I did not know this band very well, just hearing one or two songs, but they were very tight. They had Zac on guitar, another guitar player with a really cool hat, a drummer and a guest piano player. They said their names a couple times, but this old guy cannot remember the names. I am bringing a notepad to future concerts! Research did not help me much to figure out who they were.

They played quite a few songs and they sounded great. The lead guitar player knew how to play and Zac looked like he was having the time of his life up there. They promoted their CD a few times and said they were selling some after the show. After the gig, they walked around the club shaking hands and signing autographs. A very nice touch.

I strongly recommend you check out this guy, he has his act together and makes some fantastic music!