February 5th 2009.. JOHNNY HOLLAND
It was a welcome return tonight for Johnny following the success of his first appearance here last year. As before he was well attired and delivered powerful vocals, which were well appreciated by listeners and dancers alike. His songs were mainly from the more recent decades and this evening Johnny started with George Strait's, The Big One, fdollowed by Alan Jackson's, Laid Back In Low Key. More popular numbers ensured with Brooks and Dunn's, Neon Moon, Rodney Crowell's, Lovin' All Night, Confederate Railroads, Trashy Women, and Little Texas, God Blessed Texas. Traditional songs were not completely ignored and exemplified by the Eagles, Lying Eyes, Charlie Rich's, Rollin' With The Flow, Don Gibson's, Ashes Of Love, and Dave Dudley's, Six Days On The Rose. Most recent songs were also aired including Toby Keith's, White Rose and Cabo San Lucas, Steve Earle's, Galway Girl and Keith Urban's, Live To Love Another Day. Once again Johnny's performance was well received by our members throughout the show, confirming his popularity here. Cyril Insley June 12th 2008.. JOHNNY HOLLANDTonight's visiting artiste was making his first solo appearance at our club, but as a member of the audience a few weeks ago, he was invited to join Red Dirt Road Duo on stage and performed a few songs with them.
From Sedgeley, West Midlands Johnny started playing guitar at school and since then has always played in several bands, one of which was a tribute to Whitesnake (David Coverdale ). However, seven years or so ago, he turned to Country music and has concentrated on this genre since.
He is a guitarist / vocalist with a passionate voice and whilst liking both old and new country, cites his main influences as Hal Ketchum, Travis Tritt and Toby Keith.
The evening show started with some great new Country songs including J.J.Gale's and Eric Clapton's, Ride The River, The Eagles, How Long, Tracy Byrd's, Cowboy And A Dancer, and Alan Jackson's, It's All Right To Be A Red Neck, all of which kept both line and partner dancers very happy.
It was inevitable Johnny would cover songs from the catalogues of those singers he most admired and these included, Past The Point Of Rescue, Small Town Saturday Night, Here's A Quarter Call Someone Who Cares, Country Club, Ain't As Good As I Once Was, Beer For My Horses and Where You Gonna Go.
Other singers' music was also featured mainly from the new country artistes e.g. Garth Brooks, Keith Urban, Vince Gill, Brooks and Dunn and Brad Paisley.
To bring this superb concert to a close, Johnny encored with a Hal Ketchum song not heard here before and simply titled, She Is, which like every previous delivery met with the enthusiastic applause it so richly deserved.
Cyril Insley
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