Nanette Workman & Co. play an obscure nugget from deep in the rock 'n' roll vaults.

As Cream previewed on Monday, Nanette Workman, who sang background on "Honky Tonk Woman" and "You Can't Always Get What You Want" among other rock classics, played Family Wash last night, joined by Bobby Keys, who played saxophone on a slew of Stones classics, including the seminal instrumental outro on "Can't You Hear Me Knocking." Along with guitarists Warren Pash and Keith Gattis (Dwight Yoakam), drummer Bryan Owings (Emmylou Harris, Ray LaMontagne) and bassist Dean Tomasek (Bare Jr.), Workman and Keys roared through a short four-song set that slayed the packed house, providing yet another only-in-Nashville experience. (Where else are you going to see a band like this...for free?)

According to the always-reliable Wikipedia, Workman is 63 years old, and let's just say that her voice isn't the only thing that is well-preserved. Even up close, she looks 15 to 20 years younger than her age...which is more than we can say for a certain other Rolling Stones member who shall remain nameless. (As Peter Cooper might put it, his name rhymes with "teeth.")

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