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12 hours ago, kelly campbell said:

 

Nights In White Satin  -  The Moody Blues

Satin Sheets – Jeanne Pruett

Back in the 1990s, when we decided to pick the retirement audience for gigging, an agent booked us in a club in Lantana, Florida. He said we'd have to set up early, and we got there mid-afternoon. Setting up was OK because it paid well.

Setup time: On the jukebox Jeanne was whining away, “Satin sheets to lie on, satin sheets to cry on” in old-school country style. The bartender had a big cowboy hat on with feathers on it, and a fringed leather vest. The bar was full of people sporting western wear and boots. Visions of the blues brother came to mind. We played hardly any country songs.

We said, “We're going to kill the agent, IF we get outta her alive!”

But when we went back, there they were, a room full of retirees who moved down here from “up north” the exact audience we targeted. And we were a hit, we played that room once a week for over a year.

Choosing the retirement audience was a good idea, as we were never out of work until COVID hit. We even had to turn down work to take vacations. Now that COVID is waning, we're doing 15-20 gigs per month--19 this month.

 

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