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Take Me to the River: a Memphis Soul and Rhythm & Blues Revue at Herbst Theatre, October 11, 2017

SFJAZZ presents Music Roots of Memphis: Take Me to the River, a Memphis Soul and Rhythm & Blues Revue featuring William Bell, Charlie Musselwhite, Bobby Rush and a heck of a lot of other folks too
Herbst Theatre
Veterans' Building, San Francisco War Memorial Performing Arts Center, 401 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94102-4522 USA
8:00 PM, Wednesday, October 11, 2017

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One Set

[8:05 PM lights down, announcements from Randall Kline]
[8:07 PM comments from Martin Shore, director of TMttR]
[8:12 PM brief clip from the movie]
[8:17 PM band out, Boo Mitchell up front to introduce them and act as emcee]

  1. [8:19 PM] 20-75
    [Sharisse Norman out to sing lead]
  2. [8:24 PM] I'm So Tired of Being Alone (SN)
    [Sherisse moves over to the side, joined by Evie]

    [Ashton Riker out to sing lead]
  3. [8:27 PM] Let's Stay Together (AR)
  4. [8:32 PM] Love and Happiness (AR)
    [Frayser Boy out to rap during the next tune]
  5. [8:38 PM] Sitting On the Dock o' the Bay (AR/FB)
  6. [8:42 PM] Try a Little Tenderness (AR)
    [Ashton off]

    [Al Kapone and Frayser Boy out]
  7. [8:47 PM] New Jewelry (AK/FB)
    [Al Kapone & Frayser Boy off]

    [Bobby Rush out to sing and play harmonica]
  8. [8:51 PM] Porcupine Meat (BR)
    [Frayser Boy out to rap during the next tune]
  9. [9:00 PM] Push and Pull (BR/FB)
    [drop horns, girls, MS, FB … or everyone but BR?]
  10. [9:06 PM] Garbage Man (BR)
    [MS, horns return; band starts up a vamp as Bobby bows and waves goodbye]
  11. [9:08 PM] When the Saints Go Marching In

    [add Charlie Musselwhite]
  12. [9:10 PM] If I Should Have Bad Luck (CM)
  13. [9:17 PM] West Helena Blues (CM) (dedicated to James Cotton)
  14. [9:25 PM] I'm Going Home (CM)
    [drop Charlie Musselwhite]

    [girls return; add William Bell]
  15. [9:31 PM] Easy Coming Out (WB)
    [drop CN; Evvie McKinney joins WB to sing co-lead]
  16. [9:38 PM] Private Number (WB/EM)
    [Evie back to the side; CN returns; AK out to rap later in the tune]
  17. [9:43 PM] I Forgot to Be Your Lover (WB/AK)
    [set ends 9:53 PM; William Bell bows out and leaves while the band stays onstage; then all lead singers return for the finale]

    Finale
  18. [9:54 PM] Take Me to the River
    [show ends 10:m PM]

Performers

Take Me to the River

Notes

Tonight's show is quite accurately summarized by the tag line for the event: a Memphis Soul and Rhythm & Blues Revue!

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