The KC Rain Dogs performing Miss Celie's Blues (Sister)
from the movie "The Color Purple" at Penguin Courtyard at the Country Club Plaza in Kansas City, Missouri with special guest legendary Ann Rabson.
Ann Rabson has been playing and singing the blues professionally since 1962. She performs solo and with various bands, including ad hoc ensembles known as The Annimators. For 25 years she was a member of Saffire—The Uppity Blues Women.
Ann is a legend in her own time.
The KC Rain Dogs is made up of Jim Herbert, Karla Peterie, Phil Smith, and Ann Rabson sitting in for Mike Roark who's recovering from an illness.
The KC Rain Dogs play jug band blues and boogie woogie.
For more info on the KC Rain Dogs go to:
http://kcraindogs.com
For more info on Ann Rabson go to:
http://annrabson.com
For more info on the Country Club Plaza go to:
http://www.countryclubplaza.com
A huge thanks to the KC Rain Dogs and Ann Rabson for allowing me the honor to take video of them performing that afternoon.
Great song from a movie that should have won some awards, but didn't in Hollywood.
TheBandsd 9 months ago
I love this song from the Color Purple.
cardinalsruleaz 1 year ago
great song
great band
rollingmanrolling 1 year ago
She can really sing dat song.
FunSanFran 1 year ago