Thursday, March 26, 2026

#1,123 - Morgan Freeman Symphonic Blues Experience - 3/21/26 - Heinz Hall, Pittsburgh, PA






SET LIST
  • Dark was the Night, Cold was the Ground (from Blind Willie Johnson’s Columbia Records recording, 1927) - Orch. Martin Gellner
  • Crossroads (from Robert Johnson’s Cross Road Blues EP, 1937) - Orch. David O’Rourke, Martin Gellner
  • You Gotta Move (from Mississippi Fred McDowell’s You Gotta Move, 1965) - Orch. Martin Gellner
  • Death Letter Blues (from Son House’s ​​Father of Folk Blues, 1965) - Orch. Martin Gellner
  • Dust My Broom (from Elmore James’s Trumpet Records recording, 1951) - Orch. David O’Rourke, Martin Gellner
  • Thrill is Gone (from B.B. King’s Completely Well, 1969) - Orch. David O’Rourke, Martin Gellner
  • Cadillac Assembly Line (from Albert King’s Cadillac Assembly Line, 1976) - Orch. Martin Gellner
  • Born Under a Bad Sign (from Albert King’s Born Under A Bad Sign, 1967) - Orch. David O’Rourke, Martin Gellner
  • Hard Times (from Ray Charles’s The Genius Sings The Blues, 1954) - Orch. David O’Rourke, Martin Gellner
  • Somebody Knockin’ On My Door (from Eric Clapton’s Slowhand at 70, 2015) - Orch. Martin Gellner
  • Travelling Riverside Blues (from Led Zeppellin’s Coda, 1982) - Orch. Martin Gellner
  • I’ll Take You There (from The Staple Singers’ Be Altitude: Respect Yourself, 1972) - Orch. Martin Gellner
  • Tried and Tried (from Anthony Big A Sherrod’s Right on Time, 2016) - Orch. David O’Rourke, Martin Gellner
  • Someday (from Anthony Big A Sherrod’s Right on Time, 2016) - Orch. David O’Rourke, Martin Gellner
  • I Lied To You (from Sinners original soundtrack, 2025) - Orch. Martin Gellner
  • Bring It On Home To Me (from Sam Cooke’s The Best of Sam Cooke, 1962) - Orch. Martin Gellner

BAND
  • Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  • Anthony “Big A” Sherrod, Guitarist, Vocalist
  • Adrienne “Lady Adrena” Ervin, Vocalist
  • Keith Johnson, Guitarist, Vocalist, Harmonica Player
  • Adrian “Rev Slim” Forrest, Bassist
  • Mark Yacovone, Keyboardist
  • Lee Williams, Drummer

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