Last night I had the opportunity to attend a fundraising event for the Mesquite ISD in Mesquite, TX. The event was great and seemed to be a success.
The evening started out with a galla event auctioning off various items. I wasn’t going to be found down there bidding on items that frankly I can’t afford (although I really wish I could… well don’t we all) but I could be found in a suite upstairs. Resistol Arena is one of my favorite places to go – well they have rodeos there so how would I not love it.
Martina McBride came out and sang a heck of a show. Man she’s got pipes! It kind of amazed me. Don’t get me wrong, I grew up listening to her music (“Independence Day”, “Wild Angels”) but sometimes these artists are so in their prime and then the radio starts to focus more on the “new”, “new country” artists you don’t hear so much about them anymore, only their latest hits and you kind of forget about their hits in the past. Martina McBride did an overwhelming job of reminding me of this and bringing it all back. Did I mention she has a set of pipes?
The show lasted probably an hour and a half. She was humble, kind, and man that lady can sing and carry a note from here to the moon. She sang some a lot of her hits (besides the two stated above) “Love’s the Only House”, “When God Fearin’ Women Get the Blues”, “Valentine”, “Wrong Baby Wrong Baby Wrong”, “This One’s for the Girls” and ended the show with “Hit Me With Your Best Shot”. She also brought back two classic country tunes from her “Timeless” album, including a Ray Price number. She has an amazing career.
You can’t help but feel a little star struck when you are listening to an artist that has accomplished while sitting in an intimate venue. Just last Sunday she was seen signing on the Grammy’s with Jennifer Hudson, Christina Aguilera, Yolanda Adams and Florence Welch and this morning we watched her sing the National Anthem at the Daytona 500. Here I was thinking to myself… ‘Yea – we just saw her perform a little over 12 hours ago?!’ Kind of crazy.
If you enjoy country music (not just the current pop / Texas country) you will enjoy her show. She brings you back to the country that you remember a few years ago and even brings in the classic country that makes you remember why you love country so much – its the roots of the music. She has after all been a rock in country music for the past 17 years. She will make you sing, dance and sit back with the one you love and really appreciate life (and wish you had a set of choppers like she does).
For more info: http://martinamcbride.com/