Lorain/Elyria, OH
Randy Owen gets crowds on their feet as Lorain County Fair kicks off
Rona Proudfoot
Randy Owen’s fiddler Megan Mullins was late flying into Cleveland Hopkins International Airport tonight, so the former Alabama rocker couldn’t go on at 7:30 as scheduled.
Lucky for him, Wade Hayes, the lead guitarist in his road band and a solo country artist in his own right was willing and able to keep the audience entertained while they waited.
And fittingly, when Mullins did make it, Owen’s first number was Alabama favorite “If You’re Gonna Play in Texas (You’ve Gotta Have a Fiddler in the Band).”
Owen got the audience singing along early on, even inviting several audience members on stage — provided they made a donation to St. Jude Children’s Hospital.
Read Tuesday’s Chronicle for a full report on the concert from the CT’s John Benson.
Click here to see more photos, and click here for more about lead guitarist and opening act Wade Hayes.
Contact Rona Proudfoot at 371-0792 or rproudfoot@chroniclet.com.
Randy Owen, right, and lead guitarist and opening performer Wade Hayes jam Monday night. (Photo by Rona Proudfoot, The Chronicle-Telegram.)
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Filed by Rona Proudfoot August 24th, 2009 in Lorain County Fair 2009.
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