MAY 25,2008:
"WALTER WAITERS ROCKS THE DO DROP INN"
Hello BLUES AND SOUTHERN SOUL FANS,Memorial Day weekend has always been one of my favorite times of the year.There are always a lot of activities going on,high school and college graduations, class reunions,family reunions,small towns celebrating their homecomings,weddings and just about any other activity you can imagine and Memorial Day weekend is usually the time of the year for such activities.America pays tribute to their troops on this day and myself being a veteran of the U.S. Navy(Operation Desert Storm Veteran)I always thank God that I was able to serve and return home to my love ones safely.
I had the opportunity to see my good friend Walter Waiters make his Mississippi debut a couple of years ago in Gulfport,Mississippi.I had originally suppose to go to what was then billed one of the biggest annual blues shows in Huntsville,Alabama(The Down Home Blues Festival) but I promised Walter I would come to Gulfport and I kept my word and made the trip to Gulfport.Walter made his Mississippi Delta debut only a couple of months ago and I was thrilled to be able to watch him perform in my very own backyard.I never imagined he would be returning back to the Delta so soon. I was suppose to be in Memphis this Memorial Day weekend and when Walter told me about his show my heart went south because I had already made plans for this entire weekend.I remember when I first met Walter about five(5) years ago I told him that he could always count on me being there for him and with him making the trip all the way from Oklahoma to perform again in my neck of the woods I made my decision to stay and support my friend.
This won't be like one of my typical long drawn out reviews because I had a long day at work and I had to leave for Memphis early the following morning. "THE DO DROP INN" once again played host to this TEXAS BLUES MAN whom I dubbed "THE NEXT BIG THING".It wasn't a very large crowd on hand but Walter has always told me wheter he's at a festival of thousands or in a club with only five people that he would always let it do what it do.Though the crowd was small there were plenty of familar faces on hand.Several of my female co-workers(damn they were looking good) were on hand to show Walter some love and to be honest I didn't even know a couple of them were blues fans.Also on hand were Regina,Regina's mom and Crystal who all made the trip from Memphis. "THE CLARKSDALE DIVAS",Claudette Nawls and Veronica McDowell a.k.a. Roni were also in the house.
Walter opened his performance by thanking the people in attendance for coming out and he promised that we would all have a good time.He had everyone up and dancing on "Creeping" and "Careful Woman".As always Rufus Thomas "Walking The Dog" was the highlight of his performance as Walter allowed a few of the fans in attendace to walk with him.Most notably was two guys(I didn't get there names)who impressed Walter so much he changed gears and simply begin to entertain the women in attendance and together the three of them put on a display of grown folks dancing that would have been rated XXX at any theater and the females in attendance loved every minute of it.He was joined on the mic by one of his now infamous dancers as they performed Ray Charles "The Night Time Is The Right Time" and it was a very good rendition.He paid tribute to his daughter Kaylah with "Kalah's Boogie" and "I Bounce Back".He showcased his terrific vocals on "Don't Scratch My Back","Just Me","Free Agent" and "Crazy Smooth Sexy',I've always loved his laid back soulful delivery on this jam.He continued to display his vocal depth as he did a excellent rendition of The Tempmtations "I Wish It Would Rain".He paid homeage to The Do Drop Inn with "Laid Back Kind Of Place".
I've always stated that Walter Waiters is a BLUES MAN FIRST.He begin to take us home as he begin his blues set medley.He opened up with my personal favorite "Married Man's Blues" and this was the first time that I saw him perform this song.He took me home with some deep down home tradional blues,"Rock Me Baby" and "Down Home Blues" put everyone in a hand-clapping and foot-stomping mood.His masterful skills on "LUCY"(his keyboard)were being displayed as this Texas Blues man did his thing.In the middle of one of his selections my lil brother began to get a little explicit.Every show that I attend now the male artist display tounges and lil Walter was no different as he begin to lick Lucy up and down.I blame Marvin Sease for getting this s**t started.
Not to be ignored was the sounds coming from this keyboard.The sounds of B.B. King,Buddy Guy and the late great Albert King filled the room.He continued his blues theme with Carl Sims and J.Blackfoot's "Your Man Is Home Tonight" and Bobby Blue Bland's "You Got To Hurt Before You Heal".He closed his performance with Buddy Ace's "It Don't Hurt No More".I've seen Walter's performance a few times and his maturation as an artist is incredible.His vocals and showmanship have allowed him to become a top notch entertainer.His ability to allow the crowd to be involved at his shows has definetly made him a FAN FAVORITE.To all the promoters out there please add this gifted brother to some of your upcoming shows.If you want to see and hear a real Blues Man then Walter Waiters is definetly "THE MAN".To get all the latest news and information on Walter Waiters please visit his website at www.walterwaiters.com and on his myspace page at www.myspace.com/walterwaiters
In closing I would like to thank Jacquelyn and her entire crew at THE DO DROP INN for making it possible for us to see Walter perform again and in a very short time period.I want to give a shout out to all my co-workers in attendance and its too many to name and I sure didn't want to leave any of you out,it was so good to see you all there getting your blues on.To Regina,her mom and Crystal sorry you got there late but better late than never for real and to "The Clarksdale Divas",Claudette and Roni" I really enjoyed getting my blues on with you all,we must do it again real soon.I had a great time at this show and I just wanted to share it with the greatest fans in the world.Take care and MAY GOD BLESS YOU ALWAYS.I'll see you down by the stage.
BIG K9
"WALTER WAITERS ROCKS THE DO DROP INN"
Hello BLUES AND SOUTHERN SOUL FANS,Memorial Day weekend has always been one of my favorite times of the year.There are always a lot of activities going on,high school and college graduations, class reunions,family reunions,small towns celebrating their homecomings,weddings and just about any other activity you can imagine and Memorial Day weekend is usually the time of the year for such activities.America pays tribute to their troops on this day and myself being a veteran of the U.S. Navy(Operation Desert Storm Veteran)I always thank God that I was able to serve and return home to my love ones safely.
I had the opportunity to see my good friend Walter Waiters make his Mississippi debut a couple of years ago in Gulfport,Mississippi.I had originally suppose to go to what was then billed one of the biggest annual blues shows in Huntsville,Alabama(The Down Home Blues Festival) but I promised Walter I would come to Gulfport and I kept my word and made the trip to Gulfport.Walter made his Mississippi Delta debut only a couple of months ago and I was thrilled to be able to watch him perform in my very own backyard.I never imagined he would be returning back to the Delta so soon. I was suppose to be in Memphis this Memorial Day weekend and when Walter told me about his show my heart went south because I had already made plans for this entire weekend.I remember when I first met Walter about five(5) years ago I told him that he could always count on me being there for him and with him making the trip all the way from Oklahoma to perform again in my neck of the woods I made my decision to stay and support my friend.
This won't be like one of my typical long drawn out reviews because I had a long day at work and I had to leave for Memphis early the following morning. "THE DO DROP INN" once again played host to this TEXAS BLUES MAN whom I dubbed "THE NEXT BIG THING".It wasn't a very large crowd on hand but Walter has always told me wheter he's at a festival of thousands or in a club with only five people that he would always let it do what it do.Though the crowd was small there were plenty of familar faces on hand.Several of my female co-workers(damn they were looking good) were on hand to show Walter some love and to be honest I didn't even know a couple of them were blues fans.Also on hand were Regina,Regina's mom and Crystal who all made the trip from Memphis. "THE CLARKSDALE DIVAS",Claudette Nawls and Veronica McDowell a.k.a. Roni were also in the house.
Walter opened his performance by thanking the people in attendance for coming out and he promised that we would all have a good time.He had everyone up and dancing on "Creeping" and "Careful Woman".As always Rufus Thomas "Walking The Dog" was the highlight of his performance as Walter allowed a few of the fans in attendace to walk with him.Most notably was two guys(I didn't get there names)who impressed Walter so much he changed gears and simply begin to entertain the women in attendance and together the three of them put on a display of grown folks dancing that would have been rated XXX at any theater and the females in attendance loved every minute of it.He was joined on the mic by one of his now infamous dancers as they performed Ray Charles "The Night Time Is The Right Time" and it was a very good rendition.He paid tribute to his daughter Kaylah with "Kalah's Boogie" and "I Bounce Back".He showcased his terrific vocals on "Don't Scratch My Back","Just Me","Free Agent" and "Crazy Smooth Sexy',I've always loved his laid back soulful delivery on this jam.He continued to display his vocal depth as he did a excellent rendition of The Tempmtations "I Wish It Would Rain".He paid homeage to The Do Drop Inn with "Laid Back Kind Of Place".
I've always stated that Walter Waiters is a BLUES MAN FIRST.He begin to take us home as he begin his blues set medley.He opened up with my personal favorite "Married Man's Blues" and this was the first time that I saw him perform this song.He took me home with some deep down home tradional blues,"Rock Me Baby" and "Down Home Blues" put everyone in a hand-clapping and foot-stomping mood.His masterful skills on "LUCY"(his keyboard)were being displayed as this Texas Blues man did his thing.In the middle of one of his selections my lil brother began to get a little explicit.Every show that I attend now the male artist display tounges and lil Walter was no different as he begin to lick Lucy up and down.I blame Marvin Sease for getting this s**t started.
Not to be ignored was the sounds coming from this keyboard.The sounds of B.B. King,Buddy Guy and the late great Albert King filled the room.He continued his blues theme with Carl Sims and J.Blackfoot's "Your Man Is Home Tonight" and Bobby Blue Bland's "You Got To Hurt Before You Heal".He closed his performance with Buddy Ace's "It Don't Hurt No More".I've seen Walter's performance a few times and his maturation as an artist is incredible.His vocals and showmanship have allowed him to become a top notch entertainer.His ability to allow the crowd to be involved at his shows has definetly made him a FAN FAVORITE.To all the promoters out there please add this gifted brother to some of your upcoming shows.If you want to see and hear a real Blues Man then Walter Waiters is definetly "THE MAN".To get all the latest news and information on Walter Waiters please visit his website at www.walterwaiters.com and on his myspace page at www.myspace.com/walterwaiters
In closing I would like to thank Jacquelyn and her entire crew at THE DO DROP INN for making it possible for us to see Walter perform again and in a very short time period.I want to give a shout out to all my co-workers in attendance and its too many to name and I sure didn't want to leave any of you out,it was so good to see you all there getting your blues on.To Regina,her mom and Crystal sorry you got there late but better late than never for real and to "The Clarksdale Divas",Claudette and Roni" I really enjoyed getting my blues on with you all,we must do it again real soon.I had a great time at this show and I just wanted to share it with the greatest fans in the world.Take care and MAY GOD BLESS YOU ALWAYS.I'll see you down by the stage.
BIG K9