April 10th 2008.... DEAN AUSTIN
Tonight, as always, we were given a great show by Dean, with a concert to suit and highly please both listeners and dancers alike, with specially chosen ballads and up-tempo numbers, ideal for our members.
Popular songs included George Strait's, All My Ex's Live In Texas and Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind, Paul Overstreet's, Seeing My Father in Me, Garth Brooks' Two Of A Kind Workin' On A Full House, What's she Doing Now and Callin' Baton Rouge, Willie and Waylon's, Good Hearted Woman, Mark Knopler's, Cannibals, and Toby Keith's, Where You Gonna Go.
Dean always manages to produce songs a little obscure and tonight he treated us to Junior Brown's, Venom in Denim, and Frank Ifield's, Yesterday Just passed My Way Again.
Others of note included, Tanya Tucker's, It's A Little Too Late from 1993 and Texas when I Die from 1979, which was also a hit for Ed Bruce in 1977 as, When I Die, Just Let Me Go To Texas, and to bring a super night to a close, We'll Meet Again, a song he acquired from Irish singer Curtis Magee.
Cyril Insley
December 13th 2007 ... DEAN AUSTINWe are always pleased to see Dean at the Northern Renegades, content in the knowledge that the evening will be full of good country music, suiting listeners and dancers alike.
Tonight's show was again of a very high standard and included Kenny Rogers', Buy Me A Rose, Paul Overstreet's, Sowin' Love, Josh Turner's, Your Man, Ridin' The Rodeo, a song covered by both Vince Gill and the Quartet, Perfect Stranger, Hank Snow's, Merrygoround Of Love, ( a favourite of Johnny Marks ) Jerry Lee Lewis', Another Place, Another Time, Garth Brooks', The Dance and The Old Man's back In Town, Charlie Landsborough's, What Colour Is The Wind, Rodney Crowell's, I Walk The Line - Revisited and in keeping with the Christmas spirit, Buck Owens', Santa Looked Alot Like Daddy.
With fifty - one years experience in the music business, Dean certainly knows how to put on a great concert.
Cyril Insley
June 7th 2007 DEAN AUSTIN.
Making another of his regular appearances at our club, Dean again gave us a show of great country music. He sang old songs, new songs, many familiar and others not so, but all chosen with dancers and listeners in mind. Starting with Alan Jackson's, If Love Was A River, he continued with Darryl Worley's, I Need A Breather, Randy Travis's, On The Other Hand, Merle Haggard's, Working Man Blues and Vince Gill's, fine ballad, Whenever You Come Around. Several songs not heard often here included George Strait's, Give It Away, a couple of Toby Keith's recordings, Ain't As Good As I Once Was and Where You Gonna Go, Garth Brook's, I've Got A Good Thing Going, Kenny Mellon's, Rub - A - Dubbin, the Suzy Bogguss / Chet Atkins classic, Old Fashioned Love, and Dierks Bentley's, Come A Little Closer. In addition some favourites were included, amongst them, You're My Best Friend, Livin' On Love, Little Bitty Tear and Waltz Across Texas, all of which contributed to another super night. Cyril Insley May 25th 2006 DEAN AUSTIN
A regular entertainer in the Burton on Trent area, Dean gave us another super evening of great Country music. He included several songs only heard occasionally at our club. These included Randy Travis' Cowboy Boogie and Walk That Line, Alan Jackson's, If Love Was A River, Must've Had A Ball, and Murder On Music Row. Rodney Crowell's, Best Years Of Our Lives, and Stuff That Works, Jimmy Buffett's, Ringling, Ringling, and Ricky Scaggs' Honey, (Open That Door), and Billy Joe Shaver's , I'm Just An Old Lump Of Coal! Popular Country standards included, Mind Your Own Business, I Know One, Jukebox In My Mind, You're My Best Friend, I Don't Hurt Anymore, Goodhearted Woman, and the 1920's classic, When It's Springtime In The Rockies. English writers' songs were also included, Dave Sherriff's Backseat Boogie, John Aston's, Room Of Shadows and Raymond Froggatt's, Bell e Of The Ball , and a brand new one, You Don't Have To Stay With Me. To bring a smashing show to a close, Dean encored with the popular Rick Springfield Gospel number, Speak To The Sky. Cyril Insley
November 10th 2005 DEAN AUSTINA programme of different aspects of Country Music was the order of the evening tonight as Dean gave us a fine display of non-stop entertainment. We had lots of uptempo numbers and slow ballads for the line and partner dancers, examples of songs with a Western Swing arrangement, Rockerbilly, and a little bit of Gospel as well.
The most popular numbers for the dancers included ' Livin' On Love', Tush- Pushin Saturday Night', ' I know One', ' Cottage In The Country', ' Down Louisiana Way', ' T.R.O.U.B.L.E.' ' On The Other Hand', ' Jukebox In My Mind' You're My Best Friend' ' Good - Hearted Woman' and John Aston's ' Room Of Shadows'.
Songs delivered in the Bob Wills' tradition included George Strait's ' Ace In The Hole' and Hank Williams' ' Mind Your Own Business' whilst Gospel was exemplified by Brendan Walmsley's ' Speak To The Sky'.
Throughout the evening Dean encouraged his audience to join in with the singing and he received good support on lots of the aforementioned numbers.
Less common songs, all of which were well received, included Alan Jackson's ' Strong Enough' and ' To Do What I Do', Rodney Crowell's ' Best Years Of Our Lives', Lee Roy Parnell's ' Roll The Dice' and BR 45's Rockerbilly ' Little Ramona' ( Gone Hillbilly Nuts)'.
As we have come to expect, Dean gave us an evening of splendid country music catering for all tastes.
Cyril Insley
Dean Austin April 28th 2005 Paying a return visit to our club, Midlands based Canadian, Dean, gave us another sparkling display of how to sing real Country Music. His animated show reflects his own love of and enthusiasm for this genre of music and whenever he performs he varies his programme and usually introduces our audience to new material. Tonight was such an occasion as he included a rarely heard Paul Overstreet song ' If I Could Bottle This Up', Vince Gill's ' I Quit', Alan Jackson's ' Doing What I Do', Paul Bailey's ' Tush- Pushin On Saturday Night',Toby Keith's ' Who's Your Daddy,' Jimmy Buffett's ' Brand New Country Star', Brendon Walmsley's excellent gospel song ' Speak To The Sky' and my favourite of the evening a superb ballad ' The Great Divide' which was a hit for Roy Clark in 1974.Of course he also sang loads of Classic Country including the Jim Reeve's / Charly Pride hit ' I know One', Don Williams' ' My Best Friend' and Willie and Waylon's ' Good Hearted Woman', We also had several George straits songs, the pick of which for me was 'I Cross My Heart' from his great film ' Pure Country'Dean kept the dancers happy all evening duly for catering for both line and partner formations.He was also very active in encouraging the audience to sing along or hand clap as they wished.With such performances he will always find a welcome here. Cyril Insley
Tonight saw a welcome return for Canadian born singer / guitarist now resident in this country, Dean Austin. His second appearance at our club was as successful as his first, keeping both dancers and listeners happy all evening. Dean is a devotee of traditional country music and his mellow, dulcet voice is more than easy on the ear. He beguiled us with the nostalgic ballads eg. The Judds / Jamie O' Hara's 'Granpa' Paul Overstreets ' Sowin' Love' Isla Grant's 'Cottage in the Country ' He had us tapping our toes to Willie and Waylon's 'Good Hearted Woman' George Strait's ' The Fireman' and Alan Jackson's ' Summertime Blues' etc. The less common songs were featured too. Travis Tritts ' T.R.O.U.B.L.E.' Rodney Crowell's ' Give my Heart a Rest' and Britain's own John Aston's song 'Ole What's 'is Name'All types of dancers were catered for :eg ' Cannibals' and ' Down Louisiana Way' for the Linedancers, ' Mind your own Business ' for the Rock 'n' Rollers ' Walz across Texas' for the Smoochers and ' Best of Friends ' which always fills the floor with all and sundry. But, perhaps the highlight of the evening was the audience participation song dedicated to our Genial Hostess / Organiser ' Tequila Sheila'. All of this contributed to a fine evening's entertainment.Cyril Insley. Top
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