| The boys opened up with Scotty singing a rocking version of the tune
“30 Days”. That number featured some high kicking choreography
and hot guitar work. That little ditty was followed up with an original
tune “Love is on the Way” sung by Blind Bob and then Little
Richard’s “Some Fun Tonight” by Johnny “The Inferno”
Tropicana. Both songs were well received. The additional voices showed
the depth of talent that this band commands.
The show stopper of the night was reserved for the legendary voice of
Scotty “Two Times” Casino. The moving “American Icon”
was written out of the emotions that the band felt during a recent trip
to Graceland. Scotty and the boys were at their best on this heartfelt
number. The large crowd, obviously moved by the performance, showed their
appreciation with one of many major standing ovations that night.
The band then finished out the set with songs from the three CDs they
have released to date. All were well received. The Valentinos left the
stage to the thunderous applause of about 5000 raucous fans screaming
for more.
The boys moved on to Memphis after the show to record their next full
length CD at Sun records. The project is tentatively called “The
five and dime quartet” after the famous “Million Dollar Quartet”
photo of Elvis, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis that hung
in the background while the band recorded. “Those guys are a big
part of the reason we got into this business in the first place”
said Blind Bob. “It’s a privilege to be recording in the same
place that they did. It feels like they are there in room with you while
you work. We figured that if they were only worth a million then five
and ten cents is about right for us”. The project is being produced
by music industry greats James Lott and Billy Swan and is due for a spring
2006 release.
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