Tillis how you really feel

Legendary country singer Mel Tillis, above right, takes the stage Thursday at Colusa Casino Resort with fiddlers Jim Buchanan, left, and Ernie Reed. At left, keyboardist and bandleader Dennis Pratt and the nine-piece Statesiders band have toured with Tillis for decades. Tillis, who was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2007, gave an intimate

performance before a nearly sold-out house.