While in Austin, Texas for the Austin Record Convention the weekend of March 16-17, I was able to attend a free concert by Johnny Gimble. The concert was held in the parking lot of a coffee shop called Jo's, which is in downtown Austin across the street from the Continental Club and about a mile from the Palmer Auditorium, the location for the Austin Record Convention.
Johnny was scheduled to start playing about 1 p.m. but as concerts are prone to do sometimes, this one was a little late getting started, beginning instead about 1:15 and going until around 2 p.m. This is the first time I've ever gotten to see/hear him in person, but Johnny put on a great show. Here's the set list:
- All Night Long
- Milk Cow Blues
- Jambalaya
- Under The "X" In Texas
- Don't Let The Deal Go Down
- Exactly Like You
- Beaumont Rag
- I'll Keep On Loving You
- Maiden's Prayer
- Faded Love
- San Antonio Rose
I was also able to buy a couple of his CDs at the concert and get them autographed. Pretty cool, huh? Click here for a slide show of the pictures I took. Thanks.