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Rick Moore wants people in his hometown to know about the album he made last year, so he and his Mr. Lucky Band are taking up residence at 3rd & Lindsley Bar & Grill for a series of early evening performances beginning Wednesday and continuing weekly through June 23.
The record is Slow Burnin' Fire, described variously by Moore as "heart-of-the-South rock," "rockin' blues" or "blue-eyed soul." "We're getting a lot of airplay everywhere in the United States but Nashville," Moore says. "We hope these four Wednesdays in a row will give folks a chance to get familiar with us." Moore will play from 6:30 to 8 p.m. the next four Wednesdays at the club, located at 818 Third Ave. S. The native of Bolivar, in West Tennessee, spent many years in Memphis. Before moving to Nashville in 1986 he played with Don McMinn, Keith Sykes and New York rocker Mink DeVille. Ex-Nighthawk Jimmy Nalls produced Slow Burnin' Fire. He also has played with Gregg Allman and Sea Level, so he knows the Southern Rock and blues. The disc also features guest artists such as Reese Wynans and Memphis Horns member Wayne Jackson. One track, Let Me Down Easy, sounds like an out-take from an Otis Redding session, thanks to Jackson's horn lines. "I wrote that song about 10 years ago," Moore says. "I got inspired by that Memphis thing I grew up with. I've known Wayne for about 20 years. He just did some terrific stuff. He's got that feel that we all look for." Moore's group includes a bunch of veterans of various Southern, blues and roots-rock bands. They've played frequently at 3rd & Lindsley in the past. Owner Ron Brice opened the club in 1992. "To me, it's the best place to play in town," Moore says of the club. "It has a professional feel to it, and Ron Brice is a great guy. He supported us from day one." Moore and the Mr. Lucky Band joined Tony Joe White for a live radio broadcast last year on WRLT-FM (100). "A lot of places, you walk in the door and the club owner's just looking at dollars and cents. I'm sure Ron is too, but the fact that he loves the music is a big plus." The club holds around 200, serves food and includes a pool table for diversion. Every Sunday night, WRLT broadcasts live from the club, and at 9 p.m. every Wednesday the Wooten Brothers hold forth. At 9 p.m. this Saturday, Buddy Guys's guitarist, Scott Holt, appears with his band, and at 9 next Sunday, Chris Whitley is on the live radio broadcast. Recently, Brice collected 13 live tracks from performances at the club on a compilation CD available for sale at the club. Moore looks forward to his four-week stand there. "We hope to have a big party with all our Memphis buddies, our blues buddies and everybody else who's part of our group," he says. "We wrote the record straight from our heart. We wrote the songs and played 'em as we felt 'em. It was a labor of love, not a pre-programmed thing at all." |
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The Tennessean May 31, 1998 |