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They were rocking.
They were boogying.
They were dancing their buns off.
The reason was Billy Cowsill who performed Tuesday and Wednesday at Gramma's Pub.
They then proceeded to perform songs by Elvis, Buddy Holly, Hank Snow, Merle Haggard (who Billy explained wasn't dead but his hair was rapidly dying), Patsy Cline, Roy Orbison, and others too numerous to mention.
Each rendition was true to the original theme and sound and took those of us old enough to remember them back to Bobby Sox, Duck-tailed haircuts and memories of hot cars and hotter infatuations.
Billy, who played acoustic guitar, and Elmar (who refused to give a last name) on stand up bass, thrilled this writer not only with quality of their vocals but by the absence of high-powered electronics.
With just the power and purity of their instruments and voices they had more people up and dancing in Gramma's than I have ever seen, and that's a long, long time.
Kudos to both performers and to Gramma's for bringing such quality entertainment to Gibsons.
Carry on.
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