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Greg’s Triumph at the Opera House
From the album “Songs For Pathetic Lovers” featuring Greg Brayton and the songs of Art Fettig
(c) 1997 Growth Unlimited Inc. – Distributed by Connert Media LLC (previously Infomedia Inc.); All Rights Reserved
I wrote a song I titled Graj Sale-ing back in 1997, Greg recorded it using but two of his many voices. On this song I think we might have called them Billy Bob and Betty Jean. Well one evening Greg did a live performance in a Variety Benefit Show at the Opera House in Coldwater, Michigan. It took a ton of ingenuity with his wife, Sally, an artist, to pull this off but Greg Sang a duet with himself, live, onstage, in living color and really dressed up for the occasion. In this attached photo you can see two profile shots. Just picture Greg being split down the middle. The right side is Greg as Billy Bob. Mustache, hat, plaid shirt. At the same time Greg is Betty Jean on the left side. The fancier hat, dress, makeup.
Show Time: After the introduction, the curtain rises and a spotlight is on Greg standing with his profile to the audience. After singing the first lines of the song as Billy Joe he just swings around on his heel and sings as Betty Jean and IT STOPPED THE SHOW! The applause and cheering was so loud that the sound man had to start the song from the beginning and…..well…I now get all choked up just remembering this. That was truly a performance I will never forget.
References:
- Pathetic People Flyer (PDF)
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The Platinum Rule by Art Fettig
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