Things are rocking in Manteo these days. Vusic OBX has been bringing some great talent to the Roanoke Island Festival Park, but there latest venture shifted things a bit and the result was amazing.
Chairmen of the Board played to a packed house at the Pioneer Theater on Friday and Saturday, and the show was pure high energy performance performed by some amazing musicians.
Best known for their hit Give Me Just a Little More Time that was released in 1970, the group has stood the test of time remarkably well.
Although founding members General Johnson and Danny Woods have passed away, Ken Knox, who has been with the group since 1976 has done an excellent job of keeping the music and sound relevant and powerful. Actually Knox has been with the band longer than that, since he played saxophone in the Executives the back up band before becoming part of the group. He did that for four years.
And big props to Ken Knox, especially, for understanding what makes how showmanship can combine with high energy to create memorable performance.
A coupe of time he brought out his tenor sax, and he’s good…really good. But for pure showmanship it tough to top going out into the audience and jamming on his sax.
The music of Chairmen of the Board exists in a unique sphere with a great crossover appeal for the Motown sound and Beach music.
Because of the identity with beach music there have been a couple beach songs written and Carolina Girls is the epitome of the. The words are simple “Carolina girls are the best in the world, Carolina girls are the best in the world.” But when Knox invited all the women in the audience to dance in the aisles, that’s what they did.
The group has become so identified with beach music that it has been inducted into the North and South Carolina Halls of Fame.
That is certainly a one of a kind honor.
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