Crystal Gayle

Crystal Gayle is, without doubt, a country music legend. Musical from a young age and with early mentoring and inspiration from older sister Loretta Lynn (famous for hits such as “Coal Miner’s Daughter” and “Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man”), it was only a matter of time before Crystal found her own success. And find it she did! With twenty number one hits under her belt and a host of worldwide tours to go along with them, Crystal has had her fair share of practice in learning how to put on a great show and give fans what they love.

A Crystal Gayle show is not complete without her signature song “Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue.” Even today the ballad sounds as fresh and poignant as it did when it was first released. Just the opening bars of the song creates a ripple of excitement among the crowd at one of Crystal’s gigs, and within seconds everyone is singing along to the lyrics.

Many of Crystal’s hits from the seventies feature in her concerts, and you can tell that many of the people at her shows have been fans from the very start. Listen out for “Talking In Your Sleep”, “Why Have You Left The One You Left Me For?” and “Take It Easy.” All stand out and shimmer when she performs them live. If you get the chance, definitely go see this living legend in action!

I was surprisingly disappointed. The show lasted 1.5 hours, which is typical for Rams Head on Stage in Annapolis, MD, but about 40 minutes of that time in the middle was a huge waste of time. Unfortunately, her sister Peggy Sue, was unable to perform due to illness and I am truly sorry for that, but the "substitute" performer, who was singing her heart out, was simply not what I paid for, and I get that those things can happen, but it just went on and on and on ...

The songs that Crystal sang were wonderful, I just wish she had sung more and spent less time on goofing around. I wouldn't have minded if that time had been spent on telling more stories, that would have been wonderful, but not this other "stuff."

This was a blast from the past of sorts. I love Crystal so much I named my 1st born after her in 1984. I really enjoyed the concert. She is so down to earth and made me feel like each and every one of her audience was important. I loved the gospel section she did, meeting all of her band members and seeing her close relationship with Peggy Sue. I love,love, loved this concert so much. Thank you to all involved, the hard work to make this concert happen. Especially good job Ashly B.