Neverly Brothers at Fox Lake's Oktoberfest

This group put on a great show at Fox Lake, Illinois' Oktoberfest. I'd heard of them, but this was my first time to see a performance. They say that they are a Rock and Roll Evolution band, showing the way the music went from Rockabilly to the British Invasion. The songs they played from the British Invasion definitely showed Rockabilly influences. It's a regular history lesson.

We caught the last several songs of the first set and were impressed enough to stick around for the second one. The group consists of a lead guitar, stand-up bass, and stand-up drummer (who only had a bass drum and a snare and played with a whisk stick. For just three guys, they sure put out a full sound.

They opened the second set with five Beatles songs including that great Arthur Alexander song, "Anna." Next up were two Rolling Stones songs. One was "Get Your Kicks on Route 66" which we, of course, REALLY liked. Then came three Dave Clark 5 songs, "Can't You See That She's Mine" and "Because." Then "Glad All Over."

Other songs:

Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom- Animals
Hippy, Hippy Shake-- Swinging Blue Jeans
You're No Good-- Swinging Blue Jeans
Well Respected Man-- Kinks
You Really Got Me-- Kinks
Henry the 8th-- Herman's Hermits-- this was a sing-along
World Without Love-- Peter and Gordon

I have never seen anyone play a stand-up bass like this guy. The lead guitarist looked a little like John Lennon.

www.theneverlybrothers.com

Well worth a trip to see these guys.

Long Live Rockabilly. --RoadDog