Junior Brown Was Just In Town

Junior Brown, the inventor of the pretty famous "Guit-Steel" guitar, recently performed at the Bull Run in Shirley, MA. This guitar has a double-neck, one of which is an electric guitar and the other is a lap steel guitar.  Junior would be considered a Country performer, but he also adds some Blues and Jazz, and Surf music into his shows. He also showed he can rock as he went through about a dozen classic Rock guitar riffs from the likes of Jimmy Page and Dave Davies. Junior also has a unique singing voice like Ernest Tubb, deep and barrelly. His two most famous songs are likely "My Wife Thinks You're Dead" and "Highway Patrol." With his combination of guitar virtuosity, his voice, and his interesting songwriting, Junior is an excellent person to see in concert.  I saw him for the first time around 1997 and he is still great today. He has a new song entitled "Hang Up And Drive" which fits nicely in the Junior Brown catalog.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PWSmMuBNK0

The venue for this show was the Bull Run in Shirley, MA as I mentioned earlier.  This place is super cool. It has been around since 1740 and there is a rumor that Paul Revere swung by there on his famous horse ride. I know for a fact that Martin Van Buren, Andy Van Slyke, Abigail Henry, and Soupy Sales stayed there when it was an inn. It also has a covered bridge in the parking lot overlooking the majestic Mulpus Brook.

I think it is a great place to see a concert and I am sure you would too.

As a side note, which won't mean anything except to about four people, I attended this show with 4 friends all of which I have been friends with for 35 years or more! I think that was a cool little chunk of information. It was like the 5 of us flashed back to the 80's for a few hours. All of this added up to a memorable night.
These pictures were taken by my friend Barry and though they may appear dark, they are called "art" and you should appreciate them as such.