International acclaim given to Everhart
Train.”
The interview with Everhart
didn’t focus on his Grammy nomi
nation or international reputation,
instead it was a journey into Ever
hart’s style of music.
'Big bucks don’t
make the art
form. My music’s
not commercial.
It’s just traditional
country and very
real.'
“With only a bass and banjo
player accompanying me, 1 an
reach people with my music m it's
purest form.”
Everhart continues discussing
his musical career, which spans
more than four decades, in a
smooth, relaxing voice that breaks
into laughter every few moments,
mainly because he’s so at case
while interviewing.
Everhart’s voice sets one at
ease. During the Lincoln to Coun
cil Bluffs phone call it seemed as
though two old friends who hadn’t
heard from each other in years,
were now trying to bring back
memories.
Bom in 1936, Everhart grew up
in a region of the western sandhills
which was homesteaded by his
early ancestors.
Everhart never learned how to
read music. By the age of five, he
was playing the harmonica on his
grandfather’s knees or pounding
on a local neighbor’s piano.
It appears that Everhart’s soul
has always been in country music,
but his ’60s youth was a far step
away from Nashville’s doors.
After fronting tenor sax for the
Rolling Stones and backing up
legends like Chubby Checker, the
Animals and the Byrds, Everhart
then left rock ‘n’ roll to rid himself
of the drug scene settling over the
creativity of his musical comrades.
He jumped out of the rock ‘n’
roll scene during the Jimi Hendrix
era, but regardless of Everhart’s
reasons for bidding rock V roll
good-bye, he felt even more disen
chanted by certain country music
powers.
“I just wanted to get back to my
roots and preserve country music
instead of following Nashville’s
routes,” he said.
See EVERHA on 6
By Mark GeorgefT
Staff Reporter
For those interested in tradi
tional folk music, Bob Everhart’s
performance at 1:15 p.m. Saturday
is a must.
Everhart specializes in acoustic
guitar and will be joined by Danny
McElroy on banjo and Dick Zion
on bass.
Although Everhart has had a
certain amount success in Amer
ica, especially in the coastal states,
many Europeans sec Everhart as
simply ... a god.
International demand for Ever
hart’s music has sent him on six
foreign tours, from renowned con
cert halls to small, nightclubs.
Back in the United States, Ever
hart received a Grammy nomina
tion for his song “Waiting for a
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