The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, April 09, 1979, Image 3

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THE BATTALION
MONDAY, APRIL 9, 1979
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By STEVE LEE
Battalion Staff
The Basement Coffeehouse did it
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weeks, it attracted a really class act.
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SHAKE RUSSELL
8 honored
or preserving
pirit of west
■ United Press International
OKLAHOMA CITY — Several
Hollywood stars joined representa-
ivesjof the Cowboy Hall of Fame to
lonor 18 individuals for their con-
ributions toward preserving the
pirit and color of America’s western
heritage.
Celebrities on hand for the annual
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feehouse decided to go up against
Town Hall Friday night by bringing
in The Shake Russell Band, while
England Dan and John Ford Coley
played just across the street. Russell
and his band also played Saturday
night.
Now, this may have forced a
tough decision for some concert-
goers here Friday, but there was
never any doubt where Td be this
night.
Shake Russell has been pleasing
folks in this area for some time now.
He’s been packing them in most
every weekend at various clubs
around Houston, usually playing
two performances the same night.
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And to go see Russell play is fast
becoming the thing to do on a Hous
ton weekend.
But he decided to take a break
from the club circuit this weekend.
“I wish we could play here every
weekend,” he said to the crowd Fri
day. “No beer bottles.’’ He grinned
and backed off, as if dodging bottles
tossed his way.
Russell’s band has an unmistaka
bly unique musical style. In fact, it’s
somewhat hard to pin a label on it.
You can call it country, progressive
country, rock or country-rock, but
Russell himself calls it, simply,
“funk.”
That pretty well says it all.
The band is versatile. In fact,
guitarist Dana Cooper threatened to
steal the show with his mean har
monica playing. And his voice! His
range is unreal. His most effective
moment was during “Dream Dar-
lin ,” a beautifully tender love song,
where he sang with no accompani
ment, other than soft backing vocals
and a light guitar. In this song, he
reached the low and extremely high
notes equally well. And, of course,
he was the star on “Song On The
Radio” and “When Are You Cornin’
Home,” two songs that appear on
their album.
Next in line is guitarist-bassist
Michael Mashkes, known on-stage
as “Marcello Marconi,” a name
Mashkes made up. He drew laugh
ter from the crowd on “Pretty As A
Picture,” a humorous tune in which
he and Russell exchange lead vocals.
The best example of versatility in
the group is probably drummer Jim
Alderman, who also played electric
piano, accordian, percussion and
did backing vocals. His accordian on
“You’ve Got A Lover,” along with
Cooper’s harmonica and Russell’s
vocals, was priceless. He’s also one
hell of a drummer.
The fifth, and quietist member of
the group, Peter Gorisch, played
lead guitar and bass, with occasional
backing vocals, and did each very
well.
Then there’s Shake Russell. He
would get the audience moving on
foot-stomping tunes like “You
Wouldn't Know Me,” “Going Down
Judah,” “Troubles,” and “Hard To
Find A Smile,” only to counter with
soft spine-tingling love songs, like
“You’ve Got A Lover,” “Deep In
The West,” and finally “Two Silver
Hearts.”
His voice is unique, gruff and yet
strong and clear. And when he and
Cooper harmonize, it comes out as
one.
Russell’s band was well-received
— the crowd stomped, clapped,
danced and sang along. And I found
it awfully hard to keep my right foot
still.
Russell said the band has a new
album in mind, but is waiting to at
tract a larger label. He said they
eventually plan to go national, but
for now, they are content to play
clubs and universities in the area. I,
for one, hope they stick around here
for awhile.
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