Fightin Words’
Tonight’s the big Battle of the Bands showdown between CBS’s Bob Schieffer and White House Press Secretary Tony Snow at the National Press Club. Schieffer performs with the band Honky Tonk Confidential, and Snow rocks out with Beats Workin’. The two will take to the stage and see who wins the Club’s first ever “Crawlin’ Kingsnake Trophy.”
Snow’s even bringing in a ringer: Jeff “Skunk” Baxter (of Steely Dan & Doobie Brothers fame) will join Beats Workin’, and the band has tweaked some of its arrangements in order to give Baxter maximum guitar shredding time.
Schieffer will unveil a brand-new song, called “A Dark and Stormy Night,” and we recently asked him a few questions about his competition and music in general.
“On stage, Tony Snow most resembles …”
Pat Boone or Alice Cooper
“Tony Snow was really born to play …”
A cowbell
“The song I was really destined to sing is …”
“I’m an OLD Cowhand”
“My favorite rock ‘n’ roll movie is …”
“Walk The Line”
“If I could sing a duet with President Bush, it’d be …”
Not possible, he can’t sing like I can.
The Battle of the Bands is all in good fun, of course, and look for a big jam at the end of the evening with both bands.
