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So my boss, who is a great guy, comes into my office today and asks me if I want to get a couple people together and play at this backyard party thing he's having the end of May. Will be a 40-50 yr old crowd, acoustic set, female vocalist. So, what needs to be on the set list--
Thanx for your help!
Frank.
Your Boss is the main person you need to please. Ask him who some of his favorite artists are and load up on those said artists. Also, up-beat songs at a 5 to 1 ratio to slower songs seem to work best for me in my outings. Do not limit yourselves to exclusively female sang songs or songs that are recorded acoustic. Many male singer bands work great with a female vocalist( ie; Chicago, Boston, Journey) as well as heavier type bands like AC/DC, Quiet Riot, The Ramones, etc., sound really cool done acoustic. Make sure you give some detailed info in my "tell us about your gigs" forum topic after you play the gig. I have a gal that sits in with me from time to time and some of the songs that we do that go over well, most of the time, are What's Up by 4non-blondes,Me and Bobby McGee by Kris Kristofferson, Angel From Montgomery by John Prine, I Will Survive by Gloria Gaynor(sp?) and many Cheryl Crowe tunes. Hope this has been helpful, feel free to e-mail privately for further info. Speakin' of gigs, I gotta go play one right now!!!(Jimmy Guanas, Indian Rocks Beach, FL)
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SouthPaw41L
SouthPaw, we have a pretty eclectic set coming together--from If you Could only See, (Tonic) to Every Breath You Take (police), to Linger (Cranberries) to Counting Blue Cars (Dishwalla), Nobody's Home (Avril L.). Doing an unplugged "So happy together" by the turtles that sounds real good on acoustic, and the old April Wine power balad, "Just between you and me". Doing a couple Cure songs unplugged--Lovesong sounds great, and doing Linkin' Park Numb unplugged. I'm going to throw in Workin' at the Carwash Blues, and Fire (the Elmer Fudd version) if I can get away with it---this should be a lot of fun.
Frank.
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