Tom Russell played Don Quixote's tonight in Felton, CA and it was a show that will be remembered for a long, long time.
Actually, check "played" and "show' because it was more performance art. I thought of this parallel -- Jack Nicholson discussing various of his many movies AND escapades -- because when Tom was on stage it was so much more than the offerings of a singer-songwriter. He was the bard of El Paso, musically twining the past and present of himself and others into intriguing directions.
He appeared born to be in front of a crowd -- assured on stage, sharing a mix of stories and songs, alongside elements of teasing, humor and self-deprecation. It was vaudeville, all characters played by Tom Russell.
Mike Regenstreif calls Russell "...the finest singer-songwriter of my generation ..."
Amen to that.
Here's Jeff Schwager on "Mesabi," Russell's latest.
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