Sonny Moorman

Every once in awhile in this space, I write about stuff that makes life good around here. This is one of those times.

Went with my bud Kincaid after the radio show last night, to see Sonny Moorman at one of the last, great dives on the East Side... Shady O'Grady's in Remington. To say the venue matched the performer would be too obvious. Let's just say, when you think of to-the-bone blues, you think of O'Grady's and Sonny up front...

What a great guitar player. I'm not sophisticated enough in the whys of professional music to understand why some guitarists make the Big Time and some play Shady's. I just know what my ears tell me. They say Sonny is as good as anyone I've heard.

I only had time to stay for one set. Sonny ripped through four or five ZZ Top tunes right off the bat: Blue Jean Blues, Thunderbird, Jesus Just Left Chicago, Arrested For Driving While Blind among them. If genius is making the difficult look routine, Sonny qualifies. If you're a blues/R-and-B fan and havent heard Sonny, maybe you havent lived here very long. If you've never had the pleasure, I recommend it highly. What a player.