Tuesday, January 30, 2024

In Memoriam - Hinton Battle


                                                                 Rest in Peace

In Memoriam - Chita Rivera


                                                  An Icon. Rest in Peace

Sunday, January 21, 2024

Rick Springfield & Richard Marx - Count Basie Theatre 1/18/2024

 Rick Springfield and Richard Marx are currently doing a short tour together, and they had a stop in Red Bank New Jersey the other day, at the Count Basie Theatre.

The tour is just the two of them, with no band. They share the stage together for the majority of the show, with the exception of each of them doing a two song solo spot. 

For the majority of the concert, they accompanied each other, usually doing harmony vocals. They did each share lead vocals on a pair of songs later in the show, Rick Springfield's Love Somebody and Richard Marx's Don't Mean Nothing.

 They usually did pretty lengthy introductions to the songs and had a great rapport with the audience. 

 The highlight for me was a mash up of Jessie's Girl with Stacy's Mom and 867-5309/Jenny that Rick Springfield did. 

 Both artists sounded great and gave a great sampling of their work.

 Here is the setlist. Both played on each song, except where noted.


 Endless Summer Nights (Richard Marx song)

 Affair of the Heart (Rick Springfield song)

 The Way She Loves Me ( Richard Marx song)

 Love is Alright Tonite (Rick Springfield song)

 Satisfied (Richard Marx song)

 I've Done Everything For You (Rick Springfield song)

 Hazard ( Richard Marx song)

 Don't Talk To Strangers (Rick Springfield song)

 Hold on to the Night-Partial (Richard Marx song)

 Should've Known Better (Richard Marx song)

 My Father's Chair (Rick Springfield song) Rick solo

 Jessie's Girl/Stacy's Mom(Fountains of Wayne cover)/867-5309(Tommy Tutone Cover) Rick solo

 When you Loved Me (Richard Marx song) Richard solo

  Angelia (Richard Marx song) Richard solo

 Love Somebody (Rick Springfield song) Shared Lead Vocal

 Don't Mean Nothing (Richard Marx song) Shared Lead Vocal

 Human Touch (Rick Springfield song)

 Right Here Waiting (Richard Marx song)

 Jessie's Girl (Rick Springfield song)






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