Damon and the Shitkickers say goodbye to longtime bassist Charlie Hodge – photos

I rhapsodize every so often in this space about Damon and the Shitkickers, the Savannah-based outlaw country band that plays regular Saturday happy hours at The Jinx and lots of other gigs around town.

Last Saturday, the band said “so long” to bass player Charles “Good Time Charlie” Hodge. Charles is a Savannah native, and I guess his mom Cheryl mobilized the troops for the goodbye — The Jinx had lots of new faces in the crowd for the farewell show. Charles’ dad Fred sat in on keys, and the band did a rare encore: “Breaking the Law” with Igor taking the lead and Charles picking up the electric bass. Bonus: original drummer Mike DiSanza rejoined the band for the night.

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