and Gills wouldve said, I told you!
Crow, looking sharp in a snazzy chapeau, divided her turns between the old and the new.
She was in particularly good voice all night, sliding all over her range with an impressive effortlessness.
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At its conclusion, Crow simply threw her hands up and exclaimed, Touchdown!
with Gill adding, He shoots!
Backstage before the show, Combs had been refreshingly confident.
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But he didnt have trepidation either, vowing presciently to make fans of his fellow performers.
(Tales about Merle Haggard and Don Henley were among the highlights.)
Backstage before, the show the singer-songwriter talked about the show being doubly enjoyable for that reason.
Its like a one-two punch, she said.
My whole thing for the last 10 years has been How do we get instruments in the kids arms?
And while theres room for everything, we need our singer-songwriters too.
