THE PROFESSOR SPEAKS
By Jim Price

The last time I saw The Country Outlaws last winter, the group was just welcoming aboard its newest member at the time, singer Angela Dodson. When I witnessed the Outlaws at Memories Sports Bar in Huntingdon last month, Angela had fully settled in, and has added even more fireworks to this band's arsenal! Angela, lead singer/guitarist Charlie Hilderbrand, lead guitarist Jason Fouse, new bassist Dan McCorkle and drummer Jim Mills continue to play rowdy, rebellious country and rockabilly.  Charlie demonstrated his deep and commanding Johnny Cash growl on Man-In-Black classics like "Daddy Sang Bass," "Ring Of Fire," "I Walk the Line" and "Cry Cry Cry."  He and Angela teamed up for a stunning duet on Johnny and June's "Jackson;" and Angela showed her stellar voice on renditions of Bonnie Tyler/Juice Newton's "It's a Heartache," Miranda Lambert's "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend," Hank Williams' "Your Cheatin' Heart," Lynn Anderson's "Stand By Your Man" and more.  The group also did numbers from Buck Owens, Elvis, Joe Nichols, Georgia Satellites, Wayne Hancock, Hank, Hank Jr., Hank III and more.  The Country Outlaws' presentation ranged from go-for-broke to tear-in-your-beer, and they had much of the packed-house Memories crowd hooting, hollering and dancing through it all.  The Country Outlaws provide a rabble-rousing good time; they return to Memories Aug. 24. 

The Professor's "Hot Shots" from The Country Outlaws Memories Show