Homegrown Music Concerts | Dustin Douglas & The Electric Gentlemen | Season 13 | Episode 7

featuring creative performances from the WVIA studios. I'm George Graham. This time, we have all out electric blues from one of Northeastern Pennsylvania's breakout bands, Dustin Douglas and the Electric Gentleman.

featuring creative performances from the WVIA studios.

I'm George Graham.

This time, we have all out electric blues from one of Northeastern Pennsylvania's breakout bands, Dustin Douglas and the Electric Gentleman.

(upbeat electric blues music) ♪ She said baby, baby, baby ♪ I'm walkin' out of this door ♪ She said baby, baby, baby ♪ I can't take it, take it no more ♪ ♪ Whoa, oh, oh, oh ♪ Why would you say such a thing ♪ ♪ Whoa, oh, oh, oh ♪ Why would you say such a thing ♪ ♪ I said darlin', darlin', darlin' ♪ ♪ What's a man to do ♪ I said darlin', darlin', darlin' ♪ ♪ Tell me that it isn't true ♪ Whoa, oh, oh, oh ♪ Why would you say such a thing ♪ ♪ Say such a thing ♪ Whoa, oh, oh, oh ♪ Why would you say such a thing ♪ ♪ Say such a thing ♪ So far away ♪ So far away ♪ So far away ♪ Yeah, we're so far away (upbeat electric blues music continues) ♪ So far away ♪ So far away ♪ So far away ♪ So far away ♪ Whoa, oh, oh, oh ♪ Why would you say such a thing ♪ ♪ Whoa, oh, oh, oh ♪ Why would you say such a thing ♪ ♪ Say such a thing (audience applauding) - Thank y'all very much.

(upbeat electric blues music) ♪ Yeah, baby, I'm broken ♪ You broke me good ♪ Yeah, baby, you broke me ♪ Just like I knew you would ♪ Like I knew you would (upbeat electric blues music continues) ♪ You got me tongue-tied ♪ I can't even speak ♪ Yeah, baby, I'm tied up ♪ Yeah, you got me burned out and weak ♪ ♪ I can't even speak (upbeat electric blues music continues) ♪ Yeah, baby, I'm broken ♪ You broke me good ♪ Yeah, baby, you broke me ♪ Yeah, just like I knew you would ♪ ♪ You broke me real good ♪ Yeah, you broke me so good (audience applauding) (indistinct) How we feeling, everybody doing all right?

Everybody out there listening in radio world there.

Thanks for tuning in.

Thanks for being here.

This next one's called "My Time is Precious".

(upbeat electric blues music) ♪ I travel now to come and see you ♪ ♪ But you don't remember my name ♪ ♪ I travel now to come and see you ♪ ♪ But you don't remember my name ♪ ♪ Yeah, I'm over you wasting my time, girl ♪ ♪ Time is precious, yeah ♪ I walk for miles to bring you flowers ♪ ♪ But they always die in the cold ♪ ♪ I walk for miles to bring you flowers ♪ ♪ But they always die in the cold ♪ ♪ Yeah, I'm over you wasting my time, girl ♪ ♪ Time is precious, yeah ♪ My time is precious (upbeat electric blues music continues) ♪ Spend my money to make ya happy ♪ ♪ But you never smile for me ♪ Spend my money to make ya happy ♪ ♪ But you never smile for me ♪ Yeah, I'm over you wasting my time, girl ♪ ♪ Time is precious, yeah ♪ My time is precious ♪ My time is precious, yeah ♪ My time is precious (upbeat electric blues music continues) Thank you.

(audience applauding) (guitar twanging) All right, so this next one is a song off our new record.

This is called "Do What You Gotta Do".

(drumsticks tapping) (upbeat electric blues music) ♪ I been working two jobs five days a week ♪ ♪ Gotta make the money so the kids can eat ♪ ♪ Need a couple dollars to pay the rent ♪ ♪ By the end of the day, the money's all spent ♪ ♪ Working all day's no fun ♪ But you gotta do what you gotta do to get it done ♪ ♪ To get it done ♪ Daddy's working hard at the clubs downtown ♪ ♪ Playing his guitar, what a sweet, sweet sound ♪ ♪ Makes a couple dollars to pay the rent ♪ ♪ By the end of the night, the money's all spent ♪ ♪ Working all night's no fun ♪ But you gotta do what you gotta do to get it done ♪ ♪ To get it done ♪ You gotta do what you gotta do ♪ ♪ You gotta do what you gotta do ♪ (upbeat electric blues music continues) ♪ Working all day's no fun ♪ Working all night's no fun ♪ But you gotta do what you gotta do ♪ ♪ To get it done ♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ To get it done ♪ To get it done (upbeat electric blues music continues) "Do What You Gotta Do".

Thank y'all so much.

(audience cheering) (audience applauding) - [Audience Member] Yeah!

(melancholy electric blues music) ♪ I came home from work today ♪ Yeah, my baby's things were gone ♪ ♪ I came home from work today ♪ Yeah, my baby's things were gone ♪ ♪ Yeah, they're all gone ♪ There's no sign of my baby ♪ Yeah, she must've moved along ♪ ♪ Yeah, your blocks on my call ♪ I got so much left to say to you ♪ ♪ Blocks on my call ♪ I got so much left I have to say right to you ♪ ♪ Yes, I do ♪ I guess I'll go have myself a drink ♪ ♪ Yeah, and find somebody new ♪ That's what I'm plannin' to do, yeah ♪ (intense electric blues music) ♪ Don't come running back, baby ♪ ♪ Yeah, there ain't no second try ♪ ♪ Don't come running back, baby ♪ ♪ Yeah, there ain't no second try ♪ ♪ No second try ♪ You can keep walking, baby ♪ 'Cause I got no more tears to cry ♪ ♪ Hell, I got no more tears to cry ♪ ♪ Yeah, I got no more tears to cry ♪ ♪ Hell, I got no more tears to cry ♪ (intense electric blues music continues) - I was coming off a little stint that I did with The Badlees.

And then I did a, after kind of chilled out, I wanted to do a solo record.

So I needed a drummer, so me and Tom... That's when Tommy came into my life.

And then from there, a mutual friend of ours.

I needed a bass player for the live shows.

And then that's how Matthew came in.

And then it just kind of gelled really well.

And then from there, here we are 10 years later.

- Well, I think we all listen to all kinds of music.

Matt likes a lot of the jam band.

Dustin likes classic, more classic rock.

And I'm a mixture of both a little bit and just put it all together.

- Yeah, I always say my influences are, is every drummer I've ever played with.

(laughs) All right?

I take just a little something from that drummer rhythmically.

And even the guitar players.

People talk about my favorite bass players.

Of course, I love Jaco and Stanley Clarke and all those guys, but really it's all the rhythm players I've played with.

- And for me, to have a bass player that cares about locking up with the drummers (laughs) means the world to me.

And I think that says a lot about the rhythm section that I have.

And yeah, I'm influenced by these guys as much as I am anything else.

I find it limiting in a good way.

We can definitely add more members if we wanted to.

You know what I mean?

I think we're at a place in our career where we could certainly have a few other people come out with us if we ask them.

(upbeat electric blues music) ♪ I take my coffee black and my liquor cold ♪ ♪ I won't die before I get old ♪ Take your dollars, take your dime ♪ ♪ I'd love to stay ♪ But I ain't got the time ♪ Ain't got no time ♪ 'Cause I'm a bad, bad, bad man ♪ ♪ Yeah, you know that I am ♪ I drink too much and I get too high ♪ ♪ Cut my wings but I still will fly ♪ ♪ I'll break your heart and take you down ♪ ♪ I was on my way but I turned around ♪ ♪ Turned right around ♪ 'Cause I'm a bad, bad, bad man ♪ ♪ 'Cause I'm a bad, bad, bad man ♪ ♪ Don't you know that I'm a bad man ♪ ♪ I'm a bad man (upbeat electric blues music continues) ♪ Well, I'm a bad man ♪ Well, I'm a bad man ♪ Well, I'm a bad man ♪ Yes, I am ♪ Well, I'm a bad man ♪ Yeah (audience member whistling) (upbeat electric blues music continues) Thank you, thank y'all so much.

- Yeah!

(audience applauding) - I'll take a second to thank Mr. George Graham for having us here.

We really appreciate to do it once, but to do it twice is super cool.

So thank you, George.

This next one's another new one off the new record.

This is called "Good Love".

(upbeat electric blues music) Yeah, it goes something like this.

(upbeat electric blues music continues) ♪ Got myself a situation I'm addicted to ♪ ♪ Yes, I am ♪ I'm on a mission, yeah, a mission just to be with you ♪ ♪ You can't stop me ♪ You can try, but you won't hold me back ♪ ♪ No, you won't ♪ All your love, baby ♪ Your love will give me a heart attack ♪ ♪ Yes, it will ♪ You're driving me crazy ♪ Blowing my mind every time ♪ I love the way that you look at me ♪ ♪ I got that good love ♪ Give me your good love ♪ I got that good, good love ♪ I got that good love ♪ Give me your good love ♪ I got that good, good love ♪ Yes, I do ♪ Your love is stronger than my whiskey ♪ ♪ Sweeter than my wine ♪ Your good lovin', baby, just gets better with time ♪ ♪ The way it makes me feel ♪ The things it makes me do ♪ I just can't get enough of that good lovin' from you ♪ ♪ You're driving me crazy ♪ Blowing my mind every time ♪ I love the way that you set me free ♪ ♪ I got that good love ♪ Give me your good love ♪ I got that good, good love ♪ I got that good love ♪ Give me your good love ♪ I got that good, good love ♪ Got that good love ♪ Give me your good love ♪ I got that good, good love ♪ I got your good love ♪ Give me your good love ♪ I got that good, good love (upbeat electric blues music continues) ♪ I got that good love ♪ Give me your good love ♪ I got that good, good love ♪ I got that good love ♪ Give me your good love ♪ I got that good, good love ♪ Got that good love ♪ Give me your good love ♪ I got that good, good love ♪ I got your good love ♪ Give me your good love ♪ I got that good, good love (upbeat electric blues music continues) It's called "Good Love".

Thank y'all so much.

A lot of our legwork happens in pre-pro.

We like to hit the studio very prepared, and we like to lay down the basic tracks live.

So we kind of get that energy, 'cause that's a lot of our vibe and our energy comes from.

So to do the whole, record the drums first, then add the bass thing, now we... And we play so much together we kind of know what we're gonna do.

So I like to...

I don't think there's ever been a... Maybe a few tunes but odd ones, but we've always recorded rhythm tracks live at least.

And then go do the dopes.

- I keep pushing to road test stuff, because again, after we've played them for two, three, four, six months, it's like, oh, man, like I wrote this part and then this, we got this.

It just sort of naturally marinates and progresses.

Whereas, like he said, we usually, but at the same time, it's a very, we're a very deadline-driven band, too.

So when we set a record to release, or a goal to release a record by a certain date, we go, we push, we push, and it's a great product.

But like Dustin said, we're prepared, but it's usually, it came together within the, what, the prior month usually?

(upbeat electric blues music) ♪ Well, yeah, you know I can't stop ♪ ♪ I won't, won't stop, I won't stop ♪ ♪ Something I can do ♪ Yeah, you know I need it ♪ Yeah, you know I want it ♪ Yeah, I gotta have ♪ Something to get me through ♪ What I need ♪ Is a little bit of bass ♪ A little drum, too ♪ A little bit of whiskey ♪ It's time to get this done ♪ Little bit of smoke ♪ A little you ♪ A little bit time so I can show you what I can do ♪ ♪ Yeah, gonna show you what I can do ♪ ♪ Yeah, you know I like it ♪ Yeah, you know I love it ♪ Yeah, you know I want it ♪ Lay it right down for me ♪ Yeah, you know I feel it ♪ Yeah, I hear it, yeah, you know that I feel it ♪ ♪ Lay it right down for me ♪ What I need ♪ Is a little bit of bass ♪ A little drum, too ♪ A little bit of whiskey ♪ It's time to get this done ♪ Little bit of smoke ♪ A little you ♪ A little bit of time so I can show you what I can do ♪ ♪ Yeah, gonna show you what I can do ♪ ♪ Break it down like this (upbeat electric blues music continues) ♪ A little bit of bass ♪ A little drum, too ♪ A little bit of whiskey ♪ It's time to get this done ♪ A little bit of smoke ♪ A little you ♪ A little bit of time so I can show you what I can do ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ Little bit of bass and a little drum ♪ ♪ Bass, bass, bass, drum ♪ Little bit of bass, a little drum ♪ ♪ Bass, bass, bass, drum ♪ Little bit of bass, a little drum ♪ ♪ Little bass, a little drum ♪ Break it down ♪ Break it down ♪ Break it down ♪ Well, break it down Thank y'all so much.

- Yeah!

(audience applauding) (upbeat electric blues music) ♪ Behind the wheel ♪ The drive in rain ♪ Riding beside ♪ The hurricane ♪ I see lightning ♪ I hear thunder ♪ I'm trying to rise above ♪ What's been pulling me under ♪ I'm just a wolf on a mountain of sheep ♪ ♪ Don't judge a man by the company he keeps ♪ ♪ Don't believe what you see ♪ What you see ♪ Is what you get ♪ What you see ♪ Is what you get now ♪ Whoo ♪ A life of sin ♪ An empty cup ♪ My head is spinning ♪ Hell, I can't stand up ♪ I see lightning ♪ I hear thunder ♪ I'm trying to rise above ♪ What's been pulling me under ♪ I'm just a wolf looking for a place to sleep ♪ ♪ Don't judge a man by the company he keeps ♪ ♪ What you see ♪ Is what you get ♪ What you see ♪ Is what you get ♪ Just keep running ♪ Just keep running, oh ♪ Just keep running ♪ Oh, yeah (upbeat electric blues music continues) ♪ Baby ♪ Oh, what you see (indistinct) ♪ ♪ Is what you get ♪ Yeah, what you see ♪ Yeah, is what you get ♪ What you see ♪ Is what you get ♪ What you see It's called "What You See".

Thank y'all so much.

(audience applauding) - Yeah!

(melancholy electric blues music) - This is called "Change".

♪ Same old story ♪ Same old news ♪ Same old guitar ♪ That plays the blues ♪ Same direction ♪ To get you there ♪ Down the same old road ♪ It goes nowhere ♪ I need a change ♪ I could use a little change ♪ I need a little change ♪ I could use a little change ♪ Same old town ♪ Same old regrets ♪ Same old dream ♪ It ain't come true yet ♪ Same old show on the same old TV ♪ ♪ Same old you ♪ Same old you and me ♪ We need a change ♪ We could use a little change ♪ We need a little change ♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ We could use a little change ♪ A little change (melancholy electric blues music continues) ♪ Too many tomorrows ♪ That I must send away ♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ While I stand on the shore ♪ With nothing more to say ♪ I need a change ♪ I could use a little change ♪ I need a little change ♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ I could use a little change ♪ A little change ♪ Change ♪ Change ♪ Change ♪ Change ♪ Change (melancholy electric blues music continues) ♪ Change ♪ Change ♪ Change ♪ Change (audience applauding) - Thank you.

- [Audience Member] Yeah!

(equipment thuds) - So we got time for one more song.

Once again, I wanna thank Mr. George Graham for having us.

We really appreciate it.

Thanks for hanging out with us, our studio audience here, and anyone who's listening at home, too.

(guitar twanging) Once again, my name is Dustin Douglas.

That's Mr. Matthew Gabriel on the bass guitar.

Tommy Smallcomb on the drums.

(audience applauding) We are Dustin Douglas and the Electric Gentleman.

It's been a pleasure, thank y'all.

(energetic electric blues music) ♪ Gonna get myself a Cadillac ♪ Hit the road and never look back ♪ ♪ Show up on your TV screen ♪ Tell your kids you knew me when ♪ ♪ Gonna get myself a Chevy truck ♪ ♪ And hit the road and not give a ♪ ♪ Gotta turn on your radio to find out where I've been ♪ ♪ I'm gonna take this train, yeah ♪ ♪ Take it as far as it will go ♪ 'Til I run out of track ♪ Won't be no looking back ♪ No more, no more, no more ♪ Gonna get myself a Corvette ♪ And visit all the places I haven't yet ♪ ♪ Take the highway coast to coast ♪ ♪ Show up in your hometown ♪ Get a V8 Fordor ride ♪ Like a modern day Bonnie and Clyde ♪ ♪ Become legends in our time ♪ Run the whole (indistinct) down ♪ ♪ I'm gonna take this train, yeah ♪ ♪ Take it as far as it will go ♪ 'Til I run out of track ♪ Won't be no looking back ♪ No more, no more, no more ♪ Yeah (energetic electric blues music continues) ♪ I'm gonna take this train, yeah ♪ ♪ Take it as far as it will go ♪ 'Til I run out of track ♪ Won't be no looking back ♪ No more, no more, no more ♪ No more, no more, no more ♪ No more, no more, no more (energetic electric blues music continues) Thank y'all.

(audience cheering) (audience applauding)

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