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Artists of the 90's
An MMHC Blast From The Past
Here are some of the bands that played the soundtrack of our lives in the fabulous 90's
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JAYHAWKS
Led by the gifted songwriting, impeccable playing, and honeyed harmonies of Mark Olson and Gary Louris, the Jayhawks' shimmering blend of country, folk, and bar band rock made them one of the most acclaimed artists to emerge from the alt-country scene of the '80s. Playing downcast, folk-leaning pop with Neil Young-informed country accents, the band emerged from the Minneapolis
JOHNNY REY
POWERHOUSE PERFORMER OF THE 90'SOpened for Patti Smith , Elvis Costello and the Attractions. Talking Heads, B-52, Mink DeVille as well
SOUL ASYLUM
n 1993, when Runaway Train was released, a single’s success could hinge on a strong video. Eschewing the usual rock’n’roll clichés, Soul Asylum chose to deliver a message with their clip. The video showed photographs and names of missing children, and ended with a plea from Pirner: “If you’ve seen one these kids, or you are one of them, please call this number.”
GOLDEN SMOG
Golden Smog is an alternative country-rock supergroup of loosely connected musicians mostly from the Minneapolis area. At various times, members of Soul Asylum, The Replacements, Wilco, The Jayhawks, Run Westy Run, The Honeydogs and Big Star have worked with Golden Smog. Given the fluid collaborative nature of Golden Smog the lineup has often changed, but relative constants who appear on all the recordings are guitarists Kraig Johnson (Run Westy Run), Dan Murphy (Soul Asylum) and Gary Louris (The Jayhawks), along with bassist Marc Perlman (The Jayhawks)
THE JETS
The Jets are a Tongan American family band from Minneapolis, Minnesota, composed of brothers and sisters LeRoy, Eddie, Eugene, Haini, Rudy, Kathi, Elizabeth, and Moana Wolfgramm, who perform pop, R&B, and dance music. They started performing as a family band in 1977. The group enjoyed worldwide success in 1985–1990, performing three world tours, and producing five top-10 hits
JIMMY JAM AND TERRY LEWIS
James Samuel "Jimmy Jam" Harris III (born June 6, 1959) and Terry Steven Lewis (born November 24, 1956) are an American R&B/pop songwriting and record production team.
They have enjoyed great success since the 1980s with various artists, most intensively with Janet Jackson.
They have written 31 top ten hits in the UK and 41 in the US.
In 2022, the duo were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the Musical Excellence category
They have enjoyed great success since the 1980s with various artists, most intensively with Janet Jackson.
They have written 31 top ten hits in the UK and 41 in the US.
In 2022, the duo were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the Musical Excellence category
SUE MCLEAN
McLean had a music connoisseur’s taste, a philanthropist’s spirit of generosity and a shy schoolgirl’s soft voice. She became the world’s most successful independent female concert promoter, bringing good times to Minnesota music lovers for more than three decades at the Basilica Block Party, the Minnesota Zoo, the Guthrie Theater and other venues.
“She had a greater effect providing musical joy to the Twin Cities and greater Minnesota via her work than Dylan and Prince combined,” said veteran Minneapolis singer-songwriter Paul Metsa. “Sue was a true lifer who both lived by and conducted her business by high ethical and artistic standards and exquisite taste. Unlike most of those in positions of power in the music business, she was completely devoid of attitude and ego.”
“She had a greater effect providing musical joy to the Twin Cities and greater Minnesota via her work than Dylan and Prince combined,” said veteran Minneapolis singer-songwriter Paul Metsa. “Sue was a true lifer who both lived by and conducted her business by high ethical and artistic standards and exquisite taste. Unlike most of those in positions of power in the music business, she was completely devoid of attitude and ego.”
DEBBIE DUNCAN
Born in Memphis, Duncan grew up in Detroit in a music-loving family. She majored in flute and studied voice at Wayne State University, spent several years singing in Los Angeles clubs and came to Minneapolis in 1984 for what was supposed to be a six-week gig at Rupert’s nightclub in Golden Valley. It lasted seven years. By then, she was in a quartet with pianist Don Stille, Gary Raynor on bass and Phil Hey on drums. She made Minneapolis her home, won several Minnesota Music Awards and recorded five albums.
We lost track long ago of how many times we’ve seen her on stage – at the “old Dakota” in Bandana Square and the “new Dakota” on Nicollet Mall (language regulars still use, though the move took place in 2003), at the Artists’ Quarter, Vieux Carré, the Times Bar & Café and the Sofitel (all closed now) and at the Twin Cities Jazz Festival, where she sometimes sang multiple gigs. She was a regular at Crooners. She sang at the Capri, the Chanhassen and the Minnesota State Fair. She developed a reputation as the “working-est singer” in the Twin Cities.
Duncan opened for many big names who came through – Herbie Hancock, DeeDee Bridgewater, Miles Davis, Lou Rawls – and did some touring to Paris, New York and Qatar (she always wanted to travel more). When she wasn’t singing, she was out on the town, listening to other singers and bands, a consistently positive show of support.
When we were thinking of people to talk with about Duncan and what a thundering loss her passing represents, we realized we could talk to any jazz musician, any club owner, any jazz fan, because everyone knew and admired her.
We lost track long ago of how many times we’ve seen her on stage – at the “old Dakota” in Bandana Square and the “new Dakota” on Nicollet Mall (language regulars still use, though the move took place in 2003), at the Artists’ Quarter, Vieux Carré, the Times Bar & Café and the Sofitel (all closed now) and at the Twin Cities Jazz Festival, where she sometimes sang multiple gigs. She was a regular at Crooners. She sang at the Capri, the Chanhassen and the Minnesota State Fair. She developed a reputation as the “working-est singer” in the Twin Cities.
Duncan opened for many big names who came through – Herbie Hancock, DeeDee Bridgewater, Miles Davis, Lou Rawls – and did some touring to Paris, New York and Qatar (she always wanted to travel more). When she wasn’t singing, she was out on the town, listening to other singers and bands, a consistently positive show of support.
When we were thinking of people to talk with about Duncan and what a thundering loss her passing represents, we realized we could talk to any jazz musician, any club owner, any jazz fan, because everyone knew and admired her.
BILLY MCLAUGHLIN
Billy McLaughlin wan an MMA for best "New Age Guitarist in 1993- In 1998, Mclaughlin began noticing symptoms of focal dystonia, a neurological condition which severely limits his ability to play guitar.
He began retraining himself to play left-handed, ultimately developing a tapping style holding the neck of the guitar toward his right shoulder. A documentary entitled Changing Keys was made about this phase of his career.
He returned to performing publicly in 2006, both solo and with his band. During his December 2006 concerts with Simple Gifts, the sextet he formed in 2002 to play Christmas music, he performed the hammering style left-handed and more traditional strumming style right-handed, using separate sets of guitars tuned for the manner in which he was playing.
McLaughlin is a voluntary ambassador for the Dystonia Medical Research Foundation
He began retraining himself to play left-handed, ultimately developing a tapping style holding the neck of the guitar toward his right shoulder. A documentary entitled Changing Keys was made about this phase of his career.
He returned to performing publicly in 2006, both solo and with his band. During his December 2006 concerts with Simple Gifts, the sextet he formed in 2002 to play Christmas music, he performed the hammering style left-handed and more traditional strumming style right-handed, using separate sets of guitars tuned for the manner in which he was playing.
McLaughlin is a voluntary ambassador for the Dystonia Medical Research Foundation
STONEY LONESOME BAND
Winner of an MMA award in 1993 for BEST FOLK OR BLUEGRASS ARTIST: Stoney Lonesome
Stoney Lonesome consists of Kate MacKenzie (guitar, vocals), Chris Kaiser (mandolin, lead guitar, vocals), Kevin Barnes (banjo, dobro, vocals), Brian Wicklund (fiddle, vocals), and Patty Shove (bass).
The group first gained attention by appearing frequently on Prairie Home Companion during the '80s. In the early '90s, the quintet began releasing albums on Red House Records, starting with Lonesome Tonight in 1991 and followed by Blue Heartache the next year.
Stoney Lonesome consists of Kate MacKenzie (guitar, vocals), Chris Kaiser (mandolin, lead guitar, vocals), Kevin Barnes (banjo, dobro, vocals), Brian Wicklund (fiddle, vocals), and Patty Shove (bass).
The group first gained attention by appearing frequently on Prairie Home Companion during the '80s. In the early '90s, the quintet began releasing albums on Red House Records, starting with Lonesome Tonight in 1991 and followed by Blue Heartache the next year.
GEAR DADDIES
The Gear Daddies are a rock band originally from Austin, Minnesota. Randy Broughten (electric and steel guitar), Nick Ciola (bass), Billy Dankert (drums and vocals), and Martin Zellar (guitar, harmonica and vocals) played their first shows together in 1984. They released singles and albums between 1986 and 1992 and became an important part of the Twin Cities music scene. Most songs were written by Zellar, but Dankert had several of note, including crowd favorite "Time Heals".
In 1991, Zellar and Broughten played "Stupid Boy" on Late Night with David Letterman. Ciola and Dankert did not play on the show because, at the time, many bands simply sat in with The World's Most Dangerous Band. Zellar said of the experience: "I was so nervous, and it happened so quick. I couldn't tell you what the hell happened. I got done, and I was walking back and said to Randy (Broughten) 'Did I sing all the words? Did I do that?' When I watched it that night in the hotel room, I had no recollection of having lived it."
In 1991, Zellar and Broughten played "Stupid Boy" on Late Night with David Letterman. Ciola and Dankert did not play on the show because, at the time, many bands simply sat in with The World's Most Dangerous Band. Zellar said of the experience: "I was so nervous, and it happened so quick. I couldn't tell you what the hell happened. I got done, and I was walking back and said to Randy (Broughten) 'Did I sing all the words? Did I do that?' When I watched it that night in the hotel room, I had no recollection of having lived it."
IPSO FACTO
IPSO FACTO-Raised with a Jamaican immigrant father, bandleader Wain McFarlane and a group of his siblings and cousins (including Greg, Juju and Julita) turned the music of their childhood into Minnesota’s most successful reggae band. In the 1980s, Ipso Facto built on the local scene that Wain helped develop in Peter Nelson’s band Shangoya, blending in more rock and R&B fans via countless gigs at the Cabooze and other clubs, winning 22 Minnesota Music Awards and signing a short-lived deal with Epic Records. They formally split in 1994 but still often find their groove again.
Their live set “was like watching a Target Center-level show at a nightclub. A couple times at the Fine Line, I ended up sitting with Prince at his table in the balcony while they were playing. He was just as excited to see them as I was. Even now, Ipso Facto delivers.”
—Michael Bland, drummer for Prince and Soul Asylum
Their live set “was like watching a Target Center-level show at a nightclub. A couple times at the Fine Line, I ended up sitting with Prince at his table in the balcony while they were playing. He was just as excited to see them as I was. Even now, Ipso Facto delivers.”
—Michael Bland, drummer for Prince and Soul Asylum
BOILED IN LEAD
WINNING AN MMA AWARD IN 1993 FOR BEST WORLD-FOLK ARTIST: Boiled in Lead- Boiled in Lead is a rock/world-music band based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and founded in 1983. Tim Walters of MusicHound Folk called the group "the most important folk-rock band to appear since the 1970s." Influential record producer and musician Steve Albini called the band's self-titled first album "the most impressive debut record from a rock band I've heard all year." Their style, sometimes called "rock 'n' reel," is heavily influenced by Celtic music, folk, and punk rock, and has drawn them praise as one of the few American bands of the 1980s and 1990s to expand on Fairport Convention's rocked-up take on traditional folk. Folk Roots magazine noted that Boiled in Lead's "folk-punk" approach synthesized the idealistic and archival approach of 1960s folk music with the burgeoning American alternative-rock scene of the early 1980s typified by Hüsker Dü and R.E.M.
The band also incorporates a plethora of international musical traditions, including Russian, Turkish, Bulgarian, Scottish, Vietnamese, Hungarian, African, klezmer, and gypsy music.
Boiled in Lead has been hailed as a pioneering bridge between American rock and international music,[ and a precursor to Gogol Bordello and other gypsy-punk bands.
The band also incorporates a plethora of international musical traditions, including Russian, Turkish, Bulgarian, Scottish, Vietnamese, Hungarian, African, klezmer, and gypsy music.
Boiled in Lead has been hailed as a pioneering bridge between American rock and international music,[ and a precursor to Gogol Bordello and other gypsy-punk bands.
PAUL WESTERBERG
Winner of 2 MMA's in 1994 for performer of the year and song of the year. He is best known as the lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter for The Replacements.
Following the breakup of The Replacements, Westerberg launched a solo career that saw him release three albums on two major record labels.
Following the release of his third solo album, Westerberg has been mostly releasing music that he has self-produced and recorded in his basement home studio.
He has also released two albums and an EP under the pseudonym Grandpaboy.
Following the breakup of The Replacements, Westerberg launched a solo career that saw him release three albums on two major record labels.
Following the release of his third solo album, Westerberg has been mostly releasing music that he has self-produced and recorded in his basement home studio.
He has also released two albums and an EP under the pseudonym Grandpaboy.
SOUNDS OF BLACKNESS
Sounds of Blackness is a vocal and instrumental ensemble from Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota who perform music from several genres music including gospel, R&B, soul, and jazz.[2] The group scored several hits on the Billboard R&B and Hot Dance Music/Club Play charts in the 1990s. Cynthia Johnson of Lipps Inc. and Ann Nesby are the group's most prominent alumni.
The group has received three Grammy Awards, four Stellar Awards, one Emmy nomination, the International Time for Peace Award, the International Dance Music Award, five NAACP Image Award nominations and 1 NAACP Image Award.
Sounds of Blackness's "Time For Love" was nominated for the 7th Annual Independent Music Awards for R&B Song of the year.
Sounds of Blackness has been honored with a star on the outside mural of the Minneapolis nightclub First Avenue,[4] recognizing performers that have played sold-out shows or have otherwise demonstrated a major contribution to the culture at the iconic venue.[5] Receiving a star "might be the most prestigious public honor an artist can receive in Minneapolis," according to journalist Steve Marsh
The group has received three Grammy Awards, four Stellar Awards, one Emmy nomination, the International Time for Peace Award, the International Dance Music Award, five NAACP Image Award nominations and 1 NAACP Image Award.
Sounds of Blackness's "Time For Love" was nominated for the 7th Annual Independent Music Awards for R&B Song of the year.
Sounds of Blackness has been honored with a star on the outside mural of the Minneapolis nightclub First Avenue,[4] recognizing performers that have played sold-out shows or have otherwise demonstrated a major contribution to the culture at the iconic venue.[5] Receiving a star "might be the most prestigious public honor an artist can receive in Minneapolis," according to journalist Steve Marsh
HOOPSNAKES
One of the best blues bands to come out of Minnesota . Their album "Can't Seem to Stop Myself," is one of their most focused efforts; the band is in rare form, the material is top-notch, and the songs are filled with great guitar hooks. On the title track, "Can't Seem to Stop Myself," and "Wound Up," guitarist Charlie Bingham comes as close in inspiration and inventiveness to the great riff-master Keith Richards as one possibly can without sounding like an imitator. With guitar this mean and songs this good, Jump In & Hang On is definitely one of the group's best albums.
STEVE TIBBETTS
teve was a 1994 MMA Award winner for BEST NEW-AGE ARTIST: Steve Tibbetts-a Minneapolis-based American guitarist, is known for his unique approach to sound-forming and composition. He was born in Madison in Wisconsin in 1954. He was in college when his first two records were made. Although Yr was self-published, it gained some attention, particularly from electric guitar fans. The record had many overdubs. One track could have as many as 50, creating a unique soundscape. Steve Tibbetts, like Brian Eno and other artists, views the recording studio a tool to create sounds. He often works and reworks the sounds he finds, incorporating them into musical tracks. (e.g. the footsteps on Safe Journey’s track “Running”, or the chanting from Nepalese villagers on Big Map Idea’s last tracks). In 1982, Tibbetts made Northern Song for ECM Records. This was an attempt by Tibbetts to be able to record his music in Manfred Eicher’s very fast recording style. ECM albums usually take two days to record. Northern Song received harsh reviews. Tibbetts returned to his old method of recording slowly over several months (or more). Manfred Eicher did not produce his subsequent records. However, they received better reviews. Steve Tibbetts can play acoustic or electric guitars as well as the kalimba. His musical compositions cover many genres and styles, including jazz, rock, fusion and new age. Often, a single composition may contain more than one style or genre. Five albums were released in the 1980s; three in 1990; and two in 2000. Other artists he has collaborated with include Knut Hamre, a Norwegian hardingfele musician, and Choying Drolma, a Tibetan nun. Marc Anderson, Steve’s long-time collaborator, is featured on all of the discography recordings, except for the “Steve Tibbetts.” album. You can purchase a CD-Rom containing a variety of sound textures and loops by Steve Tibbetts. In the middle of the 1980s, Steve Tibbetts stopped performing live. He began to travel extensively in Nepal in the late 1980s, where he met Choying Drolma (a Tibbetan Buddhist nun). Although Cho was not meant to be a commercial recording, it was released and received some positive reviews
WILLIE MURPHY
No matter where Willie and the Bees played, there were no strangers, only a fan hive. The band’s West Bank shows in the late seventies, while the hippie enclave was still entrenched there at Cedar-Riverside, could make you believe that flower power might yet pollinate the planet, and these Bees would provide the soundtrack. It didn’t quite work out that way, but wasn’t it pretty to think so?
The King Bee in the equation, Willie Murphy, phased the band out—or they phased themselves out—in 1984, a peak year for Minnesota’s new-wave/punk scene and the rise of Prince. But Murphy’s reputation never lost its sting. More importantly, he’ll never lose his standing as a historical linchpin that bridged the racial divide in the Twin Cities, creating the kind of integrated, black-and-white group and sound in two cities that had invisible, but clearly segregated, boundaries, especially in live music venues.
As a teen, Murphy had played with the legendary Valdons, the only white guy in the African American R&B band. It was a sign of things to come.
The King Bee in the equation, Willie Murphy, phased the band out—or they phased themselves out—in 1984, a peak year for Minnesota’s new-wave/punk scene and the rise of Prince. But Murphy’s reputation never lost its sting. More importantly, he’ll never lose his standing as a historical linchpin that bridged the racial divide in the Twin Cities, creating the kind of integrated, black-and-white group and sound in two cities that had invisible, but clearly segregated, boundaries, especially in live music venues.
As a teen, Murphy had played with the legendary Valdons, the only white guy in the African American R&B band. It was a sign of things to come.
DAISY DILLMAN
The Daisy Dillman Band holds a well deserved place in Minnesota music history. With a small handful of others, they dominated the music scene in the late 70's - and more than most, they went on to play in the majors with two nationally released, charting records. Along the way, they earned a place in the hearts of loyal audiences across Minnesota and the entire country. They did it by bringing everything they had... to countless nights of unforgettable music.
TRAILER TRASH
winner of 7 MMA awards in the 90'S Trailer Trash got its start as a regular attraction at Lee’s Liquor Lounge, in downtown Minneapolis. With the popularity of retro-country music and swing-dancing in the mid-'90s, the band found a following among new generations of music lovers. Trailer Trash is known for playing traditional country music, but they can swing, rock and groove in a wide variety of styles from the American hit parade. For 25+ years, the band has turned generations of music lovers on to its brand of American roots, country, swing, and rockabilly. Their contagious enthusiasm and obvious enjoyment onstage have earned Trailer Trash the reputation of being Minnesota’s premier honky tonk band.
JONNY LANG
Jonny Lang was born in Fargo, North Dakota, United States, of Norwegian descent.[1] He started playing the guitar for his friends at age 12. He played modern hits to the classics, even performing a rendition of Jimi Hendrix's take on the National Anthem. Soon after his father took him to see the Bad Medicine Blues Band, one of the few blues bands in Fargo, Lang started taking guitar lessons from Ted Larsen, the band's guitar player. Several months after Lang began, he joined the band, which was then renamed Kid Jonny Lang & The Big Bang. Two years later A&M Records, then home of Janet Jackson and Soundgarden, was invited to come to see him at a live performance at Bunkers Bar in Minneapolis, and he was signed to the label becoming the latest in a trend of young blues guitarists that then included Kenny Wayne Shepherd and Derek Trucks.[1] The band moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota, and independently released the album Smokin' when Lang was 14. He was signed to A&M Records in 1996.[1] He released Lie to Me on January 28, 1997.[1] The next album, Wander this World, was released on October 20, 1998, and earned a Grammy nomination. This was followed by the more soulful Long Time Coming on October 14, 2003. Lang also made a cover of Edgar Winter's "Dying to Live". Lang's 2006 album, the gospel-influenced Turn Around, won him his first Grammy Award.[3]
SEMISONIC
Semisonic is a rock band from Minneapolis, Minnesota, consisting of Dan Wilson (lead vocals, guitar, keyboards), John Munson (bass, keyboards, backing vocals, guitar), and Jacob Slichter (drums, percussion, keyboards, backing vocals).
Born from the ashes of the influential Twin Cities band Trip Shakespeare in 1995, Semisonic’s first commercial breakthrough arrived with the 1998 release of their sophomore album, ‘Feeling Strangely Fine,’ which went platinum on the strength of its chart-topping lead single, “Closing Time.” Nominated for a GRAMMY, the track was a radio juggernaut that landed in countless film and television soundtracks and would come to define the sound of an entire decade of rock and roll.
Though the band never officially broke up, they parted ways in the early 2000s, remaining close and periodically reuniting for one-offs and charity performances over the years. In 2020, Semisonic reunited to release their first music in 20 years – an EP entitled You’re Not Alone with a single of the same name.
Born from the ashes of the influential Twin Cities band Trip Shakespeare in 1995, Semisonic’s first commercial breakthrough arrived with the 1998 release of their sophomore album, ‘Feeling Strangely Fine,’ which went platinum on the strength of its chart-topping lead single, “Closing Time.” Nominated for a GRAMMY, the track was a radio juggernaut that landed in countless film and television soundtracks and would come to define the sound of an entire decade of rock and roll.
Though the band never officially broke up, they parted ways in the early 2000s, remaining close and periodically reuniting for one-offs and charity performances over the years. In 2020, Semisonic reunited to release their first music in 20 years – an EP entitled You’re Not Alone with a single of the same name.
GREAZY MEAL
Ask around in Minneapolis right now, and you'll be hard pressed to find someone that hasn't heard of, if not witnessed the kaleidoscopic live show that is "Greazy Meal".
But Minneapolis' top drawing band, and creators of the debut CD "Visualize World Greaze" are equally adept in the studio. With "Digitalize World Greaze" the 8 member alternative soul collective revisits and remixes their 1966 debut album into a wild melange of hypnotic rhythuns, hard grooves and turnable mania. Utilizing the awesome talents of this Minneapolis all-star band and their tripped out sidekick DJ Pfaffoo, the tastiest licks from Visualize World Grease are blended, blended and rendered anew with a sound that once again demonstrates this band’s unending ability to create fresh, innovative music.
A special teat for fans, Digitalize World Grease will impress the ears of the uninitiated as well, with its new sonic flavor from an alternative dimension/
- from the 1997 TRG “one sheet” for Digitalize World Grease
released: November 5, 1996 TRG Records - TRG 89348 (CD)
released: November 5, 1996
TRG Records - TRG 89348
(CD)
Greazy Meal
Visualize World Grease
Dave Anania - drums, vocals
Jim Anton - bafroom bass, vocals
Tommy Barbarella - rhodes, wah clav, wurlitzer, hammond, moog
Ken Chastain - percussion, guitar, fuzzy kit, vocals
Julius C. Collins III - vocals
John Strawberry Fields - guitar, vocorder, vocals
Brian Gallagher - saxophone, flute, vocals
Spicy T. - Rhymes, FX mouth drums, vocals
Marc Pfafflin - programming & DJ
Produced by John Strawberry Fields, Ken Chastain and Greazy Meal
Engineered by John Strawberry Fields, Ken Chastain and Greazy Meal
Recorded at Funkytown, Minneapolis
iTunes
But Minneapolis' top drawing band, and creators of the debut CD "Visualize World Greaze" are equally adept in the studio. With "Digitalize World Greaze" the 8 member alternative soul collective revisits and remixes their 1966 debut album into a wild melange of hypnotic rhythuns, hard grooves and turnable mania. Utilizing the awesome talents of this Minneapolis all-star band and their tripped out sidekick DJ Pfaffoo, the tastiest licks from Visualize World Grease are blended, blended and rendered anew with a sound that once again demonstrates this band’s unending ability to create fresh, innovative music.
A special teat for fans, Digitalize World Grease will impress the ears of the uninitiated as well, with its new sonic flavor from an alternative dimension/
- from the 1997 TRG “one sheet” for Digitalize World Grease
released: November 5, 1996 TRG Records - TRG 89348 (CD)
released: November 5, 1996
TRG Records - TRG 89348
(CD)
Greazy Meal
Visualize World Grease
Dave Anania - drums, vocals
Jim Anton - bafroom bass, vocals
Tommy Barbarella - rhodes, wah clav, wurlitzer, hammond, moog
Ken Chastain - percussion, guitar, fuzzy kit, vocals
Julius C. Collins III - vocals
John Strawberry Fields - guitar, vocorder, vocals
Brian Gallagher - saxophone, flute, vocals
Spicy T. - Rhymes, FX mouth drums, vocals
Marc Pfafflin - programming & DJ
Produced by John Strawberry Fields, Ken Chastain and Greazy Meal
Engineered by John Strawberry Fields, Ken Chastain and Greazy Meal
Recorded at Funkytown, Minneapolis
iTunes
KOERNER RAY AND GLOVER
“Spider” John Koerner. Dave “Snaker” Ray. Tony “Little Sun” Glover. The names are legendary, and the seminal country-blues trio they formed in the early Sixties influenced a musical era with its passionate treatments of rare blues stylings. A self-described fun-loving trio of misfits, they turned audiences on their heads with foot-stomping performances throughout the U.S., and their series of Elektra recordings, commencing with Blues, Rags and Hollers, are considered the cornerstone of the Sixties folk/blues revival.
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