After 5 months of band rehearsal and preparation for the big shoot, we completed the ending to Roy C. Forever. We had a 3 piece horn section, a B2 organ, drums, bass, guitar and Roy C. On opening night of the Roots N' Blues N' BBQ Festival Roy C. and his band of two days played in front of around 10,000 people. It was a beautiful night in Columbia, Missouri when Roy took the stage. The crowd was all twitter-pated after seeing The Record Collector beforehand, and there was electricity in the air.
Roy played songs that he hadn't played in 35 years he told me. (Somebody Else's Woman, From the Outside Looking In, and Impeach the President). You would not have guessed that he was 69 years old the way he stomped around like a bull.
At one point during Peeping Through the Window the crowd started chanting ROY C! ROY C! When Roy sang "My Thing is Too Short!" the crowd went dead silent. I mean you could have heard a beer drop in that crowd of thousands. Then when he came back with the chorus Peeping Through the Window, Peeping Through the Blinds the crowd erupted in laughter and he had them in the palm of his hand. It was a good scene, man!
I wish you could have all been there and I'm sure some of you were. We were able to capture the audio and the video from 8 angles so there will be a LIVE album and DVD in the near future.
It was sad to see Roy go, but he left his mark on Columbia, and we hope to have him back. Thanks Roy.
Roy C. Forever
Here is a link to some of the photos. They are incredible!
Roy C. Live Pictures
