The Doyle And Debbie Show

We went to see the Doyle & Debbie Show which has been getting rave reviews here, and turned out to be very funny.

Doyle Mayfield, an old-guard country star with a handful of hits back in the 70s and 80s, is reviving his career thirty years, four wives, and three Debbies later. The new Debbie, a single mother with three children, sees this lovable lothario as her last chance to make it big in Nashville – but she also questions hitching her star to this loose cannon.

The songs are original parodies of different genres of country songs. The songs are musically lively, and the performers have real singing talent, so you find yourself enjoying the music while cracking up over the lyrics. Song titles include "For The Children", "Barefoot And Pregnant", and "I Ain't No Homo (But Man You Sure Look Good To Me)". The parody material runs a bit toward older styles of country music, rather than contemporary, and the crowd at the show last night had a lot of people who looked like they were in their 40s and 50s.

Bruce Arnston, who plays Doyle, wrote the songs and put the show together. The show played in Nashville for 5 years, and then came 450 miles north to Chicago, where it has been extended at least once so far.



It's a bit like Spinal Tap,
but on a Tennessee map.