Fountain Park should be rocking this Saturday, with the return of Vic Vacuum and the Attachments.
Kent County’s own Mike McBride, on electric bass, leads the band in a set of classic rock. The setlist is likely to feature tunes from the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Jerry Lee Lewis, Tom Petty and Jimi Hendrix. The band is a favorite at Rock Hall Fallfest.
McBride has been playing music since his high school days, when he and a group of friends won a battle of the bands in Fountain Park in the 1960s. Later, he played folk music with guitarist Bill Matthews, who introduced him to the guitar styles of Merle Travis, Mississippi John Hurt and others. In addition to guitar and bass, he also plays mandolin.
In the 1970s, he moved to Nashville where he toured with country outlaw Johnny Paycheck and recorded with the legendary studio band Barefoot Jerry, master fiddler Vassar Clements, mandolin virtuoso Jethro Burns, and country stars David Frizell and Shelly West, among others. He can be heard on six platinum records and six gold records, with more than 15 million total sales.
Joining McBride for the concert are Carl Peters, guitar and vocal; Joe Martone, keyboards and vocal; and Dale Trusheim on drums. Peters was a member of Blind Willie and Nasty Habits, two blues-rock bands that gigged regularly around Delaware.
Martone has played with nationally known acts including Chuck Berry, the Drifters, the Coasters, and Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes.
Trusheim has played for years around Maryland and Delaware, and was the original drummer with Fat Shadow, Cowboy Jazz and the Wazoos.
Trusheim is also responsible for the band’s name. A few years back when he and McBride were preparing for a gig, Trusheim said “I always wanted to be in a band named ‘Vic Vacuum and the Attachments.'” When McBride stopped laughing, he decided to use the name, and it stuck.
The concert begins at 7 p.m and runs till about 8:30. Audience members should bring something to sit on. Only limited seating is available. In case of rain, the concert will move to Emmanuel Episcopal Church at 101 N. Cross St., across from the park.
Music in the Park is sponsored by the town of Chestertown with support from the Kent County Arts Council and community contributors. To help make these free programs possible, send donations payable to the Town of Chestertown, and designated for Music in the Park, to 118 N. Cross St., Chestertown, MD 21620.
Rain location: Emmanuel Episcopal Church – 101 N. Cross St. across from the park.
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