Edwin McCain and Gary Pfaff @ The Roxy
My friend Neida found out that Edwin McCain was playing a Concert at the Coca-Cola Roxy on Peachtree Street in Buckhead on Valentines Day, 2/14. It was the first stop on his tour. Neida knows (see Nov 25th 2007 Blog) I’ve been trying for years to see Edwin live. Neida bought tickets and She, Jim and I went. I didn’t realize that this was going to be one of the last concerts at the Roxy before closing for remodeling. I had never been to the Roxy before. I had seen several concerts advertised for there and driven past there countless times, but I had never gotten tickets.
A local singer named Gary Pfaff opened for Edwin. In between one of Gary’s songs, he told the story of how he met Edwin. Back in the 90’s, Gary was singing in a bar across from the Roxy where Edwin was singing. Edwin walked over to the bar after his concert and heard Gary playing. Gary was a fan and immediately knew who he was. Since then, Edwin has somewhat mentored Gary.
We were blown away with Gary’s songs. After his set, I walked back to the lobby and purchased Gary’s 2 CD’s and had him autograph them.
Videos (not mine) from that Concert:
Gary Pfaff – Never Looking Back
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oquzAgyWo5s
Gary Pfaff – I’m Gone
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9r0NQaRfzrs
Gary has an incredible song that any acoustic/blues fan would enjoy:
Gary Pfaff – Mississippi Street
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCIRyfcTHfE
Edwin’s show was phenomenal. I always expected one of his shows to be good, and this one proved it. He played several of his old songs. I have to admit that I haven’t played Edwin’s CD’s lately and I forgot about a lot of the great songs he has.
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