Don Vecchio – Pittsburg Pa
Ann Kerstetter (the Duchess of Duke Street) is known for her emotional live performances. She knocked ’em dead at the IBC’s. That doesn’t mean she can’t make a hot CD; in fact she has two of them. Her second CD, “Duke St. Diary,” has quite a variety of tunes. There are three or four that just knock me out and many more that I truly enjoy. My favorite is “All Day and All Night Long.” It had my feet tapping and my buns bouncing.The only problem … I was driving at the time. I also like her version of an E.G Kight song, “If You Ever Touch Me,” a steamy tune. She briefly tells her story in “Duke Street down to Memphis” Well, it’s not that brief. It’s eleven minutes long. It’s a good tune with a slow driving beat. She also shows her other
side …that of a Spanish teacher in “No Mi Toques Asi.” This song can be caught on YouTube and got good reviews. She shows her versatility by also doing a romantic blues ballad, “When Your Smile Warms Me Like the Sun,”(love that title) and a bouncy “Messin down in Texas.” Don’t just take my word on it , this CD was a semi-finalist for best selfproduced CD at 2010 IBCs. Here’s more good news about
Ann! She’s coming to do our “Blues Go Pink” show November 7th at Cefalos! We all will get to see her, many of us for the first time. So pick up this CD or her first, “Classics.”
Brett Fleming from WEVL in Memphis said, “An ‘s vocals had the crowds at the IBCs hooked …don’t miss a opportunity to see her in your town.” No problem, I won’t! ‘”
-Don Vecchio
VP Blues Society of Western PA
Pittsburgh, PA
