It’s more or less a coincidence that Lyle Lovett comes up right after
Mary Chapin Carpenter. Fans of the latter, of course, are sure to be familiar
with these lines from “I Feel Lucky”:
Now eleven million
later, I was sittin' at the bar.
I bought the house a
double, then the waitress a new car.
Dwight Yoakam's in
the corner, tryin' to catch my eye.
Lyle Lovett's right
beside me with his hand upon my thigh.
[obviously with her
consent; see chorus below]
…
I feel lucky,
I feel lucky, yeah.
Hey Dwight, hey
Lyle, boys, you don't have to fight.
Hot dog, I feel
lucky tonight.
(I have to admit I started to wonder, when in recent years it became
annoyingly typical for the two of them to appear at Wolf Trap on back-to-back
evenings, forcing me either to choose between them or endure two late nights in
a row.)
The best summary of Lovett’s music I could find came from Last.fm: “Lyle
Lovett is an Americana singer-songwriter and actor from Klein, Texas, who has
been described as "the thinking man's cowboy". While typically
associated with the alt-country genre, his albums typically incorporate folk,
swing, blues, jazz and gospel music as well as more traditional country &
western styles.”
Concert notes (all from appearances at Wolf Trap with his Large Band
unless otherwise noted): 2019 2018 2017 (at Strathmore with John Hiatt) 2016
2015
Favorite songs:
If I Had A Boat
That's Right (You're Not From Texas)
Here I Am
Closing Time
Church
She's No Lady
I Will Rise Up/Ain't No More Cane
What Do You Do/The Glory Of Love
Simple Song
Penguins
Nobody Knows Me
Don't Touch My Hat
L.A. County
Good Intentions
My Baby Don’t Tolerate
North Dakota
Family Reserve
Pass Me Not O Gentle Savior
Wallisville Road
Which Way Does That Old Pony Run
Bonus tracks -- Funny How Time Slips Away (duet with Al Green), and
Francine Reed’s performance of Wild Women Don't Get the Blues (always a
highlight of his Large Band shows)
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