New Orleans keyboard cat Henry Butler (above at the Narrows piano) brought Crescent City warmth with his sometimes rollicking, sometimes progressive jazz-like, sometimes this-side-of-Mozart performance to the Narrows Friday night.
From the start he showed that, in addition to his boogie-woogie capabilities, he could bring classical and "prog" stylings to tunes like the Beatles "Eleanor Rigby."
At the same time, he praised New Orleans songwriters for their poetic lyrics like "I'm waitin' for my ya ya" that he suggested, tongue-in-cheek, ranked up there with Yeats. My guess is more people understand (and appreciate) "waitin' for my ya ya."
Below: some of the crew at the Narrows that truly adores Henry and wanted a personal keepsake of his performance. Here's to you guys! Suitable for framing!
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