Bob Kovacs not only videotapes local concerts, he performs, too
Annandale videographer Bob Kovacs not only works behind the
camera, capturing many performances from Mason District Starlight by
Spotlight concerts throughout the summer, he’s a talented musician, too.
camera, capturing many performances from Mason District Starlight by
Spotlight concerts throughout the summer, he’s a talented musician, too.
The video below is from a lunchtime concert of country, pop,
and novelty songs Kovacs presented Aug. 22 at the Shepherd’s Center of Annandale-Springfield, a nonprofit, interfaith organization serving seniors.
and novelty songs Kovacs presented Aug. 22 at the Shepherd’s Center of Annandale-Springfield, a nonprofit, interfaith organization serving seniors.
The song, “Marie Laveaux,” was written by Shel Silverstein
and was a hit for Bobby Bare in 1974. There was an actual person named Marie
Laveau—she was a voodoo queen in Louisiana—“but leave it to Shel Silverstein to
find the humor,” Kovacs says. “I had a great time performing for the Shepherd’s
Center crowd, which was at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church on Ravensworth Road in
Annandale.”
and was a hit for Bobby Bare in 1974. There was an actual person named Marie
Laveau—she was a voodoo queen in Louisiana—“but leave it to Shel Silverstein to
find the humor,” Kovacs says. “I had a great time performing for the Shepherd’s
Center crowd, which was at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church on Ravensworth Road in
Annandale.”
Kovacs doesn’t confine his video recordings to Mason. He recently uploaded a couple of performances to his Annandale Arts You Tube channel, including singer/songwriter Cheryl Wheeler’s “Pop Tarts and Spam,” about an actual cruise ship incident, from an Aug. 22 show at Nottoway
Park in Vienna, and the Tone Ranger’s rendition of the old David Cassidy song, “I Think I Love You,” from the A Capella Festival July 27 at Lubber Run Park in
Arlington.
