Saw Mr. Bromberg several times, once with the whole big band(horns and electric guitars,and Evan Stover on the fiddle, where is Evan now?), and twice with three other guys(mandolin, electric bass and fiddle.) This is going back some years as you well know, since he has limited himself severely in recent years. There was no better showman as far as I am concerned.

First off, with the big band, as I sat cross-legged four feet from the stage, I was awestruck by both his range of songs, and his guitar playing (lets not bicker over his voice). Equally at home on his Gibson (the black God), or a Martin accoustic, or mandolin, or eschewing them all and grabbing a fiddle in the middle of a song and picking up where the devil left off! If you know of a more talented multi-instrumentalist please let me know! If this was not enough for ye, Willie Dixon opened the show! Yes that Willie Dixon, long gone but hopefully not even a mere shred of forgotten.(Wang Dang Doodle is all ye need to know)!

And later, with his small outfit, one could plainly see the reason why this guy was THE session man for Dylan, and Jerry Jeff and God knows who else including Bonnie Raitt and Steve Goodman and the list goes on.

Don't talk to me about Bromberg, or risk the wrath of Sir Clifton of Amboy. Just go out and find some CD's and open your ears!

Clifton53