Saturday, 24 November. Our morning show today was the Comedy Jamboree at the
Grand Country Music Hall. Advertised as "a roller-coaster of laughs, comedy,
music, dance and family fun," this show is average at best. Very typical “Hee Haw” style comedy that was
pretty corny. The two starring funny
guys repeatedly pulled audience members up on stage for their own brand of
down-home humor, usually poking fun at the audience member. Luckily, nobody got upset. The show featured
a sizzling song-n-dance quartet (two gals, two guys) that sang a number of familiar
country and holiday songs, and were pretty darn good. The show’s back-up band was very good,
especially pianist extraordinaire, Tracy Heaston, whose hands moved so fast on
a couple numbers they seemed a blur.
Absolutely amazing stuff. In the
end, this was, for us, at the bottom of the list of shows we’ve seen during our first trip to Branson. Mediocre at best.
Our evening show at Mickey Gilley's Theater featured SIX, billed as Branson’s #1 show – and let me tell you,
we were definitely not disappointed. SIX
is absolutely amazing! You won't believe what comes out of those mouths! Drums, bass, instruments and unbeatable
harmonies -- and that's just in the first 30 seconds! An a cappella performance extraordinaire! SIX
is made up of six (duh!) Knudsen brothers – Barry, Kevin, Lynn, Jak, Owen, and Curtis –
who have thrilled audiences with their rhythmic percussion, toe-tapping bass, and
melodic vocals that mix together seamlessly – and all produced live with the
power of just SIX incredible voices. The
first of November began Branson’s run of holiday shows and during this past
week here we’ve heard holiday music at every show. Actually kinda nice – got us in the holiday
spirit. And the SIX show was no
exception, featuring some wonderful – and remember, a cappella – renditions of
traditional and newer holiday songs. Their version of "Little Drummer Boy" -- remember, all drums in the song were done by voice -- was absolutely astounding! If
you attend only one show in Branson, make SIX the one! I guarantee you will have an unbelievable
experience. These guys are AWESOME!
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