Mood:  a-ok

On Friday, Irene and I went to see Tommy Hunter at the Rose Theatre in Brampton. At 70 years old, his voice wasn't as good as it use to be, but his concert was very entertaining. He sang old country standards from his TV show.

He also proved to be a country cornball. He joked about his band. He joked about his age and he joked about his lack of appeal for younger audiences.

He told stories about how he got started with "Country Hoedown" in 1956 and the talented people he worked with: Gordie Lightfoot, Tommy Common, Lorraine Forman, Gordie Tapp, etc. He made Canadian television history come alive again.

The man was and still is a multi-talented musician. He quite adeptly played lightening guitar and he also played the violin in different positions. Would you believe under his leg on one leg for a whole song?

At the end, Tommy did an encore by doing tricks with his yo-yo. Four stars.

http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/T/htmlT/tommyhunter/tommyhunter.htm(The History Of Tommy Hunter)

http://www.rosetheatre.ca/ (The Rose Theatre In Brampton)