Carl Butler's Gospel Lounge is held in a small 2-room area adjacent to the main indoor stage at Knuckleheads every Wednesday evening and features a super band composed of Carl Butler on lead guitar & vocals, John Nichols, keyboards/organ & vocals, Dale Zea on drums, Frank Infranca on bass & George Lamp on keyboards. John kicked things off tonight with "Pass Me Not" then backed Carl as he sang "Ancient Of Days" and then returned to sing the Bee Gees' "Words." Carl & John teamed up to do a Willie & Waylon classic, "Good Hearted Woman" and before introducing tonight's guest artist, Carl sang the gospel number "Your Name Is Like Honey" to the delight of tonight's crowd.
It has been awhile since we have seen Pat Pierce and enjoyed his great keyboard playing and vocals, we believe it must have been at Annie's Country Jubilee back in the summer sometime. It was really an awesome sound here tonight with the three keyboard artists playing off one another. Pat got the joint shakin' as he got right into Asleep At The Wheel's (he swears that group was named after Vanna White) "Boogie Back To Texas." Next up was Rufus Thomas' "Walkin' The Dog," an instrumental - "Mercy Mercy," Ray Charles' "What I Say," Floyd Cramer's "Last Date" and a super upbeat version of "Misty." It was certainly a pleasure seeing Pat again and meeting his daughter Sasha. He's a great entertainer.
Pastor Carl had a short but sweet Christmas message tonight. He encouraged us to remember that no matter what we give, it can never eclipse what God gave to us.....and that should be the spirit of Christmas. Material gifts soon disappear, the best gift we can possibly give is a gift of ourselves. He remarked that his mother has had some extremely serious health issues recently and this Christmas he plans on giving her something extra special........spending some quality time with her. Amen. It was also great having Pat Irvin drop in tonight and enjoy the festivities. (Below) Pat Pierce boogies back to Texas with help from Carl Butler (r)
