Tim Akers & The Smoking Section w/Michael McDonald- Takin' It To The Streets

TOO COOL... Micheal McDonald and Bill Champlin...for rea!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

wow!

Bill freakin' Champlin!!!!

Simply wonderfull, my Idol michael, and bill champlin nice duet of great singers, and what a band. new supporter from quebeccity canada 27.12.15

RIDICULOUS !!!!!!!!

Amazing GRACE, and What a Friend we have in Jesus intro! LOVE IT!

Nothing comes close to a tight Horn Band and this is one of the best!

INTRO IS NEW HOPE BAPTIST CHUUURRRRCHHHH!!

I'm glad these cats had a chance to rest- but, the intro was a bit too long for me. Great song and well played... Cheers!

lol why doesn't the title mention Champlin?

The thing you've got to realize: Nashville isn't just a country-music town anymore.
All the rest of the Big Time Music Industry has moved to a hip-hop/electronic-disco approach, where it's all samples and sequences. Whereas C&W still uses real musicians - so the studios there still have the big rooms and the good mics and the killer engineers. So all sorts of other great live musicians have moved there too. And as this shows, a ton of jazzers have.

Great stuff... I'll be your drummer any time any place... no prob. My kind of stuff...

Luv this version of the hit............

Not mentioning Champlin????

Jesus up on high. This right here. !!!!

awesome!

Bill Champlin never met a song he did not OVER SING! First he butchers Terry Kath tunes and now Michael McDonald's. Please sit this dude down, and tell him "less is more".

Nashville has talent in all genres of music, love this band.

Love thst bass drumsound! :-D

Oh Lord!!! So happy to have found this. Wow..........just WOW

Mannnnnn......!!!!!

I hope it doesn’t rain on my parade %&, for our sakes.........

perfect

phenomenally

Michael is incredible, phenomenal, unrepeatable

Michael and the band sound awesome, but WTF is Bill Champlin doing with the ridiculous over singing?! I used to like the style of his singing and the tone of his voice, but in the last couple decades, he has felt the need to completely abandon any semblance of restraint and sings inappropriate, poorly executed vocal licks in every friggin measure of the song which destroys the inherent melody of the song and is painful to listen to. Thanks for letting me vent...this has been bugging me for awhile. 😁

For juuust a second... I was hoping they'd break into the SNL closing theme. These guys are truly amazing!

Just... damn...

Hold on. That’s Bill Chaplin from Chicago on the 2nd verse. Wow.

I know Michael McDonald is white, but he don't sound like no white guy...he black baby, he black!

That's Bill Champlain, former Chicago keyboardist, singing co-lead.

Bill Champlin!

Wow! Just wow!

Outstanding...!!

RIP Tim Akers. We are going to miss you. :(

Tim Akers will be sorely missed... Love you brother...

I was at this show at 12th & Porter, and it was an experience like no other. Nothing like live music!

Michael is amazing,!

We lost greatness. God rest Tim in Heaven.

RIP Tim Akers. Lovely person, world class artist.

That's Bill Champlin on second verse lead vocals.... I'm pretty sure.

wow its amazing energy.....

Is this entire night available on dvd?

How about the Organ player on the intro?

2nd verse Bill Champlin !!

Michael McDonald and Bill Champlin in the same band? Sick!

Go Bill!!!!

Don't forget the great Bill Champlin!

Absolute horrible videography. The only view of the background vocals is from behind?????? Come on!

I love your voice. I love your music. You’re great absolutely great.