was another Texan, Lisa Pankratz on drums. The show was a huge success. The 'New York Times' printed a great review and a large photo of Ronnie and the band on stage appeared on the front page of the Arts & Leisure section. Unfortunately, Carnegie Hall banned all recording and photographic devices from use during the concert and there is little archive material available of the actual performance.

Fast forward to November 2010. Sean Mencher emailed me and said he had been reminiscing and listening to the Carnegie Hall concert on tape. My immediate reaction was what tape? Did he mean the recordings made at my studio around that same time? No, as it turns out, I had totally forgotten that I had attended the Carnegie Hall show witha recorder under my clothes and a microphone up my sleeve! Now in my defense for committing such a dastardly deed, my only motive and intention at the time was to give Ronnie Dawson a personal memento from one of the greatest moments in his life. Regardless, Sean suggested that we release that tape on a CD, but after careful consideration, it was determined that in addition to being a potential legal hassle, the quality of the recording from my perch way up in the balcony was simply not up to snuff.

Fortunately, the story doesn't end there. While digging back through my stash of stuff I realized that I had other recordings from what was promoted as 'The Carnegie Hall Tour'. After the Carnegie Hall concert in New