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May16
(click on the song title)
It’s Now or Never (Elvis Cover) (left click on the title)
Same lake party…. just JB and me
Minnesota Woman (This is the whole album. When you left click on the title, it will take a while to boot up)
Memories (left click on the song you want to hear)
Since You’ve Gone (I got a mess of the blues)
For those of you visiting my website for the first time, I hail from a little prairie town in South Dakota where we were entertained by the local, homegrown entertainers, circa 1978. The local, hard working people always had a place to go and enjoy a part of life so few know today. It was an innocent time where laughter flowed as free as the people. I was fortunate to be in the middle of this and will forever be thankful!
Ronald Douglas Drobeck
highlight the album (newer computers)
or (for older computers) highlight the individual track!
So Close and Yet So Far Away (written by Joe Campbell)
I Want You, I Need You, I Love You
Minnesota Woman (written by Joe Campbell)
You’ll be Cryin’ When He Leaves (written by Joe Campbell)
His players:
Guitar: Joe Campbell, Dave Austin, Jerry Berens
Bass: Joe Campbell, Bob Lavoy, Dave Austin
Drums: Ron Drobeck, Cheri Austin, Denny Comfort
Piano and Organ: Bob York
Vocals: Jerry Berens, Joe Campbell
Ron Drobeck, Jim Thomas
Sherry Austin, Bob York
Courtesy of Debi and Chuck Corkins, and thank the Seaton’s for this is a recording done at their house party. It was just JB and me enjoying ourselves! Vintage 1983 Loveland, Colo.
Go Away Little Girl (we’d never done this one before!)
Hot Apple Pie (written by Jerry)
Elvira – with Chet Corkings (Chuck) doin the Uum papa mow mows!
Who’s Sorry Now/All of Me (I only have a partial)
Amarillo By Mornin’ and Getting Drunk on Jesus
Rindercella and Mariah (from ‘Paint Your Wagon’)-Ron
On a quiet evening in 1984, The Mad Russian invited us to play at his place. His place was a 18 hole golf course, and a beautiful supper club. He had the finest chefs, preparing wonderful food that basically outclassed the clientele. His supper crowd had gone home, there were a few people at the bar (dining room help that no longer was on duty I think). He knew these nights were slow, but he, The Mad Russian, liked our music, so we played. He closed the club in the late 80’s due to the economic downturn, but the club is now re-opened under new ownership, and is classified as an ‘Event Center’.
On this evening, Chuck and Debi Corkins (Loveland), showed up with their VHS Sony and started filming sometime after the first set.
The piano player and the base player had only been with us one other night. JB and I didn’t have a base player so we took them on. They were from Bozeman, Montana, out on their great adventure, sleeping in their van, and needed gas and food money.
Elvis Presley Montage
Kansas City-Ron Drobeck
In Heaven There Is No Beer
Ghost Riders
Runaway-Ron Drobeck
Hot Apple Pie-JB original music
Long Tall Texan
American Trilogy
Juke Box Saturday Night
You Were Always On My Mind
Mack the Knife (Ron)
Amarillo by Mornin’
My Way
I have had the only tape of JB and Soda that I own, remastered. It sat in a drawer with batteries and magnetic things, odd keys, pieces and bits of life.
Remember, this was done live on a Wednesday night, with a stereo reel to reel, and two microphones hanging from the ceiling over the dance floor. There was no board, and no one manning the tape recorder. You can hear JB turn away from his microphone to look at the Db meter. There is also some fade from the years that have gone by.
Play it through some decent speakers so the ‘bottoms’ come out.
I’m trying to locate more music and some film, so if you have some to share, I’ll try to get it on this site.
Falling In Love With You jerry
Almost Like a Song jerry berens, me hitting the highs
Statler Bros. Trilogy jerry, doug, me
Come With Me doug, me hitting the highs
You Gave Me a Mountain jerry
You Mean All the World to Me me
My Way jerry
Blue Suede Shoes jerry
The Last Farewell jerry
Cab Driver (my little daughter, Jaime, over-recorded in one spot)
The Rose me trying to sing it in the original key
Every Now and Then jerry
Runaway me
American Trilogy jerry, doug, me
Goodbye Everybody!
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