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rsdsharp

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9. I saw him perform twice. Both times in the mid 70s.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sat Oct 24, 2020, 01:26 PM

Oct 2020

The first time was in the old men’s gym at the University of Northern Iowa. He was phenomenal. The hair on the back of my neck stood up when he did Hill Country Rain.

The second time was a couple of years later. He was opening for Willie Nelson at a concert in Waterloo. He was so drunk he could hardly stand. He was half way through Hill Country Rain before I knew what he was singing. It was like seeing what went before waking up in the drunk tank with Mr. Bojangles.

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Jerry Jeff Walker, Texas singer and songwriter, dies at 78 [View all] Omaha Steve Oct 2020 OP

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I saw him perform twice. Both times in the mid 70s. rsdsharp Oct 2020 #9

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