Review: JD & The Straight Shot | Chicago at Tulsa’s Margarittaville
Americana band JD & The Straight Shot were the opening act for Chicago Friday evening, at the new Paradise Cove theater at Tulsa’s Margaritaville Hotel and Casino.
It was my first time at the new venue, and I was anxious to check it out.
JD and The Straight Shot
You know how sometimes the wait through the opening act of the concert you are anxiously waiting to hear can be brutal? This was not the case Friday night, as JD and The Straight Shot delivered about half an hour of a “not too county – not to folk” music show. There harmonies blended together to form the perfect Americana type sound.
The band features vocalist/guitarist Jim Dolan, bassist Byron House and violinist/fiddler Erin Slaver.
Dolan’s voice has a bit of a New Orleans sound that harmonized perfectly with the band. Slaver’s “fiddle” playing matched or exceed 
any I have seen before and her voice was just as enjoyable.
The band noted several music soundtracks to its credit. One of them being from Oklahoma made movie “August Osage County,” which was performed for the sold out crowd.
The evening featured their songs “Ballyhoo” and “Better Find A Church,” which kept the audience totally engaged and singing along. Their music softly eased you in to the powerhouse music from Chicago that was to come.
A little fact I found out about Straight Shot front man Dolan that was not mentioned Friday night…… he just happens to be the owner of New York Knicks. I kid you not!
Chicago
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There was not much of a wait between opening act and Chicago taking the stage to the delight of the anxious crowd.
Chicago is an American rock band that was formed in 1967 in where else, Chicago, Illinois. What? 1967? 50 years
ago? A good portion of Friday nights crowd was not even born when they started.
You might think that a concert from a band formed 50 years ago would be over quick. Not in this case… as the band played nonstop for nearly 3 hours. Hit after hit after hit kept the crowd cheering all evening.
The nine-man band’s team format allowed each member to show his strengths thoughout the evening, hit after hit.
Chicago’s oldest member, Robert Lamm, is 71. He didn’t miss a beat when performing hits like “Look Away,” “Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?,” “You’re the Inspiration,” “Hard to Say I’m Sorry” and “25 or 6 to 4.”
The newest member of the band, Jeff Coffey has vocals that are what you expect from the band. He is a perfect match for the group.
Founding member, Trombonist, James Pankow tight jeans and antics on stage kept the crowd curiously entertained
throughout the evening. His fun onstage is infectious.
This band knows how to perform live, engaging the crowd constantly and interacting with each other. Five decades after forming, they keep the crowds coming back, and always wanting more.
The band members mesh well. They are constantly trading fist-bumps with themselves and the crowd and applauding each other along the way.
If you get the chance, the self-described “rock and roll band with horns” is something you do not want to miss.
Chicago’s Robert Lamm and James Pankow to be Inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame
Singer-songwriter-instrumentalists Robert Lamm and James Pankow, either singly or in collaborations, were the chief songwriters of supergroup Chicago. Their enormously influential work helped pave the way for jazz-oriented rock.
Robert Lamm has been with Chicago since the beginning. Chicago’s first album Chicago Transit Authority, contained seven of his songs, “Beginnings,” “Poem 58,” “Does Anybody Really Know What Time It is?” “Questions 67 & 68,” “Listen,” “South California Purples,” and “Someday.” He continued writing for the band, throughout the 70’s and 80’s with hits, “25 or 6 to 4,” “Wake Up Sunshine,” “Dialogue,” “Saturday in the Park,” “Another Rainy Day in NYC,” and “Getaway.”
Chicago’s lifetime achievements include two Grammy Awards (one is for Chicago’s first album, Chicago Transit Authority, which was inducted into the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame in 2014), are Founding Artists of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, multiple American Music Awards, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2016. Record sales top the 100,000,000 mark, and include 21 Top 10 singles, 5 consecutive Number One albums, 11 Number One singles and 5 Gold singles. An incredible 25 of their 36 albums have been certified platinum, and the band has a total of 47 gold and platinum awards. Chicago are celebrating their 50th anniversary in 2017, and are working on Chicago XXXVII.
Chicago’s tour continues through the summer, ending in San Diego in September.