Mandrell:
Standing
in
line
is
worth it--PAGE 13
Barbara
Mandrell
pulled
Bernie
Markowski
from
the
audience
to
perform
with
her
during
a
con-
cert
Tuesday
at
the
Riverside
Theater.
Markows-
ki
played
a
harmonica
Mandrell
gave
him.
--Sentinel
photo
by
Dale
Guidan
Mandrell
shines
in
variety
of
moods
By
Jon
F.
Eiche
People
were
lined
up
in
front
of
the
Riverside Theater
Tuesday
night
--
in
front,
around
the
corner,
and
down
the
block.
And
even
two
performances
could
hardly
con-
tain
them.
They
were
all
there
to
see
and
hear
Barbara
Mandrell,
who,
judging
from
the
response
of
the
crowd
at
the
early
show,
made
the
standing
in
line
worthwhile.
Mandrell
demonstrated
throughout
the
evening
what
a
capable
and
complete
entertainer
she
is.
Her
singing,
in
numbers
ranging
from
the
up-tempo
"Sleeping
Single
in
a
Double
Bed"
to
a
slow,
intense
version
of
"The
Battle
Hymn
of
the
Republic,"
captured
a
variety
of
moods,
but
without
sacrificing
a
consistently
full-voiced
sound.
She
was
also
a
treat
to
the
eye,
adorned
by
an
outfit
of
violet
and
gold
and
a
winning
smile,
moving
energetical-
ly
to
the
music.
In
fact,
the
entire
production
was
out-
standing
visually,
from
the
white
stage
setting
and
pastel
outfits
on
the
seven
band
members
to
the
intricately
cho-
reographed
lighting.
The
band
distinguished
itself
not
only
in
instrumental
Music
virtuosity,
but
in
vocal
ability
as
well.
Drummer
Randy
Wright
and
guitarist
Gene
Miller
did
well
in
duets
with
Mandrell
--
"After
All
These
Years"
and
"As
Long
as
You
Belong
to
Me,"
respectively.
As
her
fans
have
come
to
expect,
Mandrell
indulged
in
some
good-natured
showing
off
by
playing
several
differ-
ent
instruments
during
the
show:
harmonica,
saxophone,
slide
dobro,
pedal
steel
guitar,
and
banjo.
Her
pedal
steel
playing,
in
"Steel
Guitar
Rag,"
was
especially
impressive
during
the
double-time
last
verse.
A
standing
ovation
at
the
end
of
the
performance
brought
Mandrell
back
to
the
stage
to
sing
"Get
to
the
Heart,"
the
title
cut
from
her
latest
album.
Randy
Travis
opened
the
show
with
a
pleasant
mix
of
original
material
and
songs
recorded
by
other
country
artists.
Unfortunately,
his
five-man
backup
group
over-
powered
his
mellow
vocal
delivery.