Turning Danielle smiled at her brothers and the band. Hearing something being said by an audience member, she ignored it until it was said again.
"Let the girl sing!"
Looking around to see who said it , Dani saw several guys sitting at a table al grinning at her.
Grinning at Jake and Elwood she said, " Well, we have to do what the audience asks, so what do I sing?"
Thinking for a moment she looked at Jake and Elwood and walked over to the horn section and whispered something to them. Walking back to the mic she winked at the guys as the song began.
" At last my love has come along
My lonely days are over
And life is like a song
At last the skies above are blue
And my heart was wrapped up in clover
The night I looked at you
I found a dream that I can speak to
A dream that I could call my own
I found a thrill to press my cheek to
A thrill that I have never known
You smiled, and then the spell was cast
And here we are in heaven
And you are mine at last"
Jake and Elwood looked at Danielle with their mouths hanging open in awe. They had never heard her sing like that. They were used to her singing faster Blues songs , but never a slow love song.The audience too was in awe. She sounded like an angel. An angel that sang the blues.
Taking notice that everyone was staring at her , Danielle pulled out her harmonica and spoke into the microphone timidly, thinking she had done badly.
"Uh our next song is one of my favorites, 'Sweet Home Chicago.' Matt?"
She looked at Matt Murphy as he started his guitar intro. Then she stated to play her harmonica while Elwood did his dance and Jake began to sing.
Come on
Oh baby don''t you wanna go
Come on
Oh baby don''t you wanna go
Back to that same old place
Sweet home chicago
Come on
Baby don''t you wanna go
Hidehey
Baby don''t you wanna go
Back to that same old place
Oh sweet home chicago
Well, one and one is two
Six and two is eight
Come on baby don''t ya make me late
Hidehey
Baby don''t you wanna go
Back to that same old place
Sweet home chicago
Come on
Baby don''t you wanna go
Back to that same old place
Sweet home chicago
Six and three is nine
Nine and nine is eighteen
Look there brother baby and see what I''ve seen
Hidehey
Baby don''t you wanna go
Back to that same old place
Sweet home chicago
Oh come on
Baby don''t you wanna go
Come on
Baby don''t you wanna go
Back to that same old place
Sweet home chicago
When they finished, the room was full of applause and the tip jar was overflowing heavily, Danielle noticed. Since that was the end of the gig the band started to pack up the equipment and load it into the cars. When they were through, they joined The Bluesback inside at a table
"Danielle, you were great up there when you sang 'At Last.' You were amazing," the band exclaimed!
"Was I really,"she asked?
"Yes you were, and we're proud of you Dani" Elwood replied with a smile handing her a Coke.
Apparently the audience thought so too as several members walked over to praise her sing.
"Magnificent, never heard anything like it!"
"You sang like an angel! An angel that sings the blues."
Everyone nodded at this comment. Frank, the manager, walked over and handed Jake $300.
"You guys were great, feel free to play at the House of Blues anytime."
Suddenly remembering the harmonica case out front, Danielle opened her bag and pulled out one of her extra harmonicas and handed it to Frank.
"Would it be all right if you put this out in the case out front,"she asked?
Smiling he nodded, "I think so. Here write your name on this so we can place it in front."
He handed Danielle a dark blue Sharpie and a thick piece of paper. Carefully she wrote out 'Dani Blues and the Blues Brothers Band' and handed it to him.
"Ready to get going,"Elwood asked?
"Yup, let's go,"the band replied as Danielle picked up the tip jar and it's overflowing contents into her fedora , picked up her bag and followed them.