5/6/2023 0 Comments Whammer jammer all star bandMitchell’s bass work got thick and supple on “My Girl” when his four string took on the lead role. Friedman kept that piano melody alive with sprightly notes and meaningful tinkling. This thump did so much for tunes like “I’ll Take You There” in which the players and Leh glided through that rolling vibe. The two brought out the gospel roots of the song with their intervals of freewheeling melody.īass player Tom Mitchell lays it down heavy with thick dollops of low end notes that anchor each song and he created every groove. ![]() On “Let The Music Move You” his band emphasized the talents of Harmonica Hank Brennan and organist Richard Friedman. The band made the groove happen on “Roll Over Beethoven” and Leh’s voice rode it like nobody’s business. His band followed right behind his locomotive voice. On “Whole Lotta Shakin’” his vocal phrasing was perfect and he, through force of stage personality and dynamics, controlled the music too. Leh’s knack for knowing how to deliver these 1950s era blues and rock and roll tunes is uncanny, taking it beyond showmanship into a level of art. Boy, can he belt, and he knows his genre. He often brought his vocal register down into the baritone level and would hold a note forever before resuming his usual pitch to finish a song. Leh could be as feisty as a circus barker introducing his numbers. There were a lot of old fashioned guitar phrases to boot, and Mr. Leh and his five piece backing band made a huge sound during every song and their collective talents took advantage of all that breathing room.Leh opened with an oldies tune “Hide And Go Seek” that featured the thumping bass guitar, freewheeling harmonica notes, and jaunty piano that would mark most of his set list. ![]() It’s a good thing the Trestle is a fairly sizable room lengthwise. Rockin George Leh and his back up band wowed an audience at the Village Trestle in Goffstown, New Hampshire last night. "Rockin' George Rocked in New Hampshire Last Night - March 27, 2011"
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