Clint Black, Joe Diffie at Choctaw CenterStage
Clint Black
Choctaw CenterStage (Durant, Okla.) rocked Friday night, first with Joe Diffie and his band followed by Clint Black, who is on an acoustic tour with three long-time members of his band. Both men have strings of hits over the past several decades, and are keeping country music alive and well. Both men displayed good senses of humor that connected them with the audience.
Joe Diffie
Joe Diffie, who was raised a Texan in the Houston area, brought with him a steel player, a keyboard player, lead and bass guitarists, and drummer, to back up his acoustic guitar. There were times when they also backed up his vocals. Much of Joe’s family, including his parents, are from Oklahoma, and were at the concert. His dad, the original Joe Diffie, performed a classic Johnny Cash song with him, and then an aunt sang”Bobbi McGee” both to the audience delight. The audience also rose to its feet when Joe sang in tribute “He Stopped Loving Her Today,” the George Jones classic so much on everyone’s mind because of his recent death.
After a change of band equipment, Clint Black, also originally a Texan, sang many of his hits, and, as he said, some we may not have heard before. The standing ovation came after his last song… actually, after he got everyone to rise during the last song.
The quote of the night was from a female voice in the back, as Clint was talking on stage — “You are yummy, Clint!” He smiled, the dimples digging deeper, and answered back, “This is a yummy audience.” And everyone had fun.
On May 18, The Time Jumpers will be coming to CenterStage. This band consists of many musicians, and plays a mix of western swing, bluegrass, country, old-time cowboy, and no telling what other genres of music.
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