Oh, to have been a fly on the wall at RCA when it was first proposed that Kenny Rogers pick up a song originally penned for Marvin Gaye by the Bee Gees. One imagines that conversation raised some eyebrows. But “Islands in the Stream,” Rogers’ 1983 hit duet with Dolly Parton, is a national treasure. Justin Moore was born nine months after that song hit national airwaves. Coincidence? Well, consider this: “Somebody Else Will,” from Moore’s 2016 album Kinda Don’t Care, opens on a silky smooth R&B beat before exploding into a massively twangy country hook. Yep.
Justin Moore
Thu, 7:30pm, $49.75
City National Civic, San Jose
Justin Moore at City National Civic
