Aug. 6, Acton Memorial Library Meeting Room: On a hot August night, there were no complaints from eighteen Betty’s Bounce Trio fans when an outdoor plumbing issue changed the concert’s venue from the lawn to an air-conditioned space–and one with good acoustics, as well. The band comprises Audie Bridges on lead guitar, his son Sam Bridges on bass, and Curtis Doo on rhythm guitar and vocals, and was named for the dancing prowess of Doo’s wife, Betty.
Their music is influenced by the jazz of Django Reinhardt, a Parisian gypsy jazz guitarist of the ’30s and ’40s, who, after emigrating from France, often collaborated with Duke Ellington. The trio performed Ellington’s composition, “Don’t Get Around Much Anymore”, with vocals by Mr. Doo, and their original piece, “Baby Doll”, inspired by Reinhardt. But the trio also showed their versatility in the rock and pop genres when they covered some tunes by the Beatles, Jefferson Airplane, and Stevie Wonder.
Betty’s Bounce has been performing for fifteen years at outdoor festivals, private functions, and regularly on Worcester station WICN’s Lunchtime Concerts (noon-1:00). They have also recorded four CD’s which were available for purchase at the event, and can be found on major streaming platforms. You can see them next at the Silver Girl Restaurant in West Acton on Aug. 29 at 7:00.
Next up in the Library’s Summer Concert Series will be Rule of Two, playing on Aug. 20, from 5:00 to 7:00. The library calendar describes them as a duo who play multiple instruments and sing “crowd favorites from the 1960s through modern day; No matter who is listening, there’s always an opportunity to sing along!”
Jim Conboy writes for the Acton Exchange on a range of topics of community interest.
