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  • Keni Lee Burgess October 3, 2011 at 8:49am
    I enjoyed the show, but clearly there are some considerations. His performances were a little stiff and reserved, but he is not a professional touring musican. A few years on the road would improve that greatly. For a debut, he plays well and fortunately due to his fame, he can draw a crowd. This gives him the advantage of having some great back-up musicians willing to work with him.  Additionally, it is exposing viewers to jazz and blues, who may never had watched, if it was not for the Doc. Once you really start to understand the music business, you clearly realize although the performer needs to be very talented, they need the support of the "Powers that Be". There are many talented people out there. Just watch a few episodes of X Factor and this becomes clear. Good Stuff. Thanks for posting.      
  • Mark Bliss October 2, 2011 at 12:01pm

    I watched it the other night.

    Despite the producers repeated attempts to make it into something epic, it has some pretty good moments. The guy is ok when its just casual fun, but they are trying to blow it up into something far too big. They brought in some serious back up band personal and it sometimes threatens to take over, but for the most part its worth a look. His comments on the experience of visiting New Orleans kind of dragged on for me.....

     

    Oh, anyone see Seasick Steves appearance on Top Gear?

    Apparently the "former tramp" as it was put is a bit of a car guy and has had a bit of a thing for the European models in his life. I think he said he has had Jaguars, And maybe some Volvos. Pretty impressive driver too. (They always have their guests do a "hot lap" in a test car on a test track and rank them amongst other guests as if its some measure of "car guys")

    He showed off a homemade guit made from a Morris Minor hubcap and did a little quick riff on it, but that was it as far as music. Too bad.

  • Hip Bone Bellaire October 2, 2011 at 9:15am
    Or watch it here... GEE    http://video.pbs.org/video/2146104923
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