“What goes up, must come down. Spinning wheel got to go round.”
“Sitting crossed-legged on the floor, twenty-five or six to four.”
A Millennial might ask: What is this mumbo jumbo? — a physics primer or some numerology parable? Whereas a Boomer probably couldn’t recite these words out of rhythm and might just sing them outright.
For 47 years the famed jazz/rock horn bands Blood Sweat & Tears and Chicago have recorded, toured and left more than a two-generation catalog of hits between them. Both groups started in 1968 in Chicago and New York respectively. Both comprised similar instrumentation and all were trained musicians. Both still tour today (Chicago with most of its original members).
The Kentucky Symphony Orchestra’s Boogie Band, which plays pop, country, R&B, Latin, disco, and the like from 1955-2012, offers a live version of a studio session group of musicians, who would lay down the back-up instrumental and vocal tracks in studio recordings of various artists and groups. When people listen to their favorite songs, they often will hear a string section on ballads, or some horns that may or may not be in the original band. These musicians are similar to the guys and gals who are hired to “sit in” to record charts for an album and that potential hit single in LA, Nashville, New York or Cincinnati.
Many of the KSO musicians in this group have played on numerous recordings with a variety of artists (one of their trumpeters — Gary Winters — used to fly to LA to play for American Idol). So these three evenings at The Carnegie will feature a group of seasoned veterans and several area vocalists, who will present an evening of hit tunes and tell the stories about these two bands from two cities. BS&T and Chicago each took very different paths over their incredibly long runs which continue today.
Find out which group was a headliner at Woodstock. How did another react to a self-inflicted tragedy? Hear the hits of the past (“You Made Me So Very Happy,” “Saturday in the Park”) together with more recent releases (“Now,” “Surreptitious”) as the KSO closes its 23rd / All 20th century season with three nights at The Carnegie — 8 p.m., Thursday through Saturday, May 7 – 9.
Tickets are Adults $30, Students $27 and can be purchased here. Group discounts and limited view seating available by phone only — Call The Carnegie box office at (859) 957-1940.
From KSO