Cadillac & Cornbread may seem an unlikely collaboration. Cornbread Harris, an 81 year old piano legend, performed on Minneapolis' first rock n' roll record: "Hi-Ho Silver"
with Augie Garcia in 1955. In over the past 60 years Cornbread has
played at nearly every venue in the Twin Cities and has shared the
stage with many talented musicians such as Fats Domino, Jerry Lee
Lewis and Archie Bleyer. A godfather of the Minneapolis sound, he not
only is Jimmy Jam's father but taught Morris Day and the Time along with prince. Currently he has teamed up with Cadillac Kolstad and the Flats, a Minneapolis American roots trio who strive to keep the rich West Bank music tradition alive, made famous by the likes of John Koerner, Willie Murphy and Bob Dylan. Cadillac Kolstad and The Flats
formed in early 2007 and has since performed over 200 shows a year including
music festivals, radio shows and television programs. Combining
Cadillac Kolstad's pounding boogie-woogie piano with Chad "Auggie"
Augustine slapping on the doghouse bass backed by Johann Swenson's
finesse on the marching snare, the band takes on a fresh approach to
classic American dance music. While honing their craft, they have been
performing every Sunday at Palmer's Bar on the West Bank, the oldest bar under continuous operation in Minneapolis. They released their self-titled album in the summer of 2007 and are currently working on a live at Palmer's album set to be released 2009
along with an upcoming video documentary about their collaboration
with Cornbread. Cadillac Kolstad and The Flats' dedication to authenticity goes beyond
their vintage suits and pompadours, to bringing an acoustic piano, hauling it behind their
1964 Cadillac.
I just wanted to stop by to say hello and give you a little update on what Blood Root Mother is up to! We will be recording an EP of new music in August, and we recently finished recording a live DVD. The DVD is currently unreleased and I actually just saw it for the first time a few days ago. It features the last two performances with Tony Ellis still alive, and some footage from the tribute show we played on the night of his funeral.
There are some cool covers, as well as some NEW music that will be on our upcoming EP. We're very excited about the new music and we'd like to share a sneak peak with you. Here's a video of a new tune called Run Bobby Run:
Just wanted to say thanks for being a friend! Have a great day! Come by and see us play at Eclipse Records Thursday July 16th at 7pm. Othr acts are Lollipop Factory, Company Inc. and Ribbons. Stop by our page for more info and a sample of some music!
Yo Friend! Bouch from Dante's Lounge here. I wanted to let you know that we just posted two songs from our new album entitled "TRANSPARENT SCARS" on our music player. When ya get a chance, give these trax a spin and check out the new merch on our website at www.danteslounge.com Let us know what ya think. Hope to cya at some shows this summer.
Blood Root Mother will be playing at Trocaderos in Minneapolis on Friday, June 26th. I cannot stress enough how awesome this show will be!! We're playing with three of the sweetest local rock bands: Claret, Niobium and Casanatra. If you haven't heard these guys, check them out immediately! Please come to this show!!
I recommend stopping by during happy hour for two for one drinks along with free buffet, which is delicious. We'll be hanging out at Trocs all night, so come by and chill/party with us :)
Again, here's the event info:
Friday, June 26th Trocaderos 107 3rd Ave N Minneapolis, MN 18+ // $6 // 8pm
Please come out and support some great local music!! Music starts at 9:30pm, we should go on around midnight. Invite your friends, pile into a car (or a party bus), and together we will make this one of the highlights of the summer :)
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That Rockabilly Fever by Sheree Homer is a candid account of life on the
road and in the studio with '50s legends and today's talent. These are personal
stories told by the artists themselves. It's a soft cover biography that will
be published in October 2009 by McFarland Publishers and retail for $39.95. It
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That Rockabilly Fever will be approximately 350 pages in length. It will be
unlike any other rockabilly book on the market since it will include some of
today's hottest young talent plus insightful stories from 1950's backing
musicians and engineers for the first time, such as James Kirkland (Bob Luman,
Ricky Nelson), Richie Frost (Ricky Nelson), Steve Handford (Bobby Lee
Trammell), Tony Austin (Rock and Roll Trio), Stanley Walker (Ray Smith), Bobby
Poe (Wanda Jackson), Vernon Sandusky (Big Al Downing) and Bob Sullivan
(KWKH/Louisiana Hayride). Foreword by acclaimed writer Ken Burke.
These forty-six artists will have individual profiles and one
glamorous photo per musician: Glen Glenn, Lew Williams, Art Adams, Elvis
Presley, Ricky Nelson, Bob Luman, Ed Bruce, Dickey Lee, Jack Earls, Hayden
Thompson, Maddox Brothers and Rose, Sonny Burgess, Carl Mann, Ray Smith, Johnny
Powers, Larry Donn, Pat Cupp, Ronnie Hawkins, Bobby Lee Trammell, Huelyn
Duvall, Gene Summers, Sonny West, Buddy Holly, The Collins Kids, Wanda Jackson,
Charlie Gracie, Big Al Downing, Laura Lee Perkins, The Rock and Roll Trio,
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Cole, Cari Lee Merritt, Josie Kreuzer, Eddie Clendening, Suzy and Buddy Dughi,
The Casey Sisters, Carl Sonny Leyland, Dawn Shipley, Sue Moreno, Ruby Ann, and
Tex Rubinowitz.
Through the music of Cornbread Harris & Cadillac Kolstad and The Flats along with all the other musicians that have shared the floor on Sunday's dance parties have brought a strong pressence through the support of their fans-as well as the newbies who tend to keep on coming back to the West Bank of Minneapolis to Palmers bar to watch and hear the classic music through the musicians who dedicate their souls through the music bringing so much more of the past into the now. But if it weren't for the bar and it's people - and musicians who share this classic tradition - is nothing but the past.I & I know many many more would agree to keep the Sunday night dance parties alive and open for the newbies to enjoy. I hope to see my fav musicians on the floor again @ Palmers- where such history has been made and will hopefully be made in our future. Im glad that Palmers is open - but wout the classic dance parties on Sunday's Im not sure it will ever be the same. I like to call Palmers my second home on Sunday's-last Sunday was more of a heartbreak than a family tradition where the people and musicians become a one as they drink and dance w the neighberhood of the West Bank-dancing the night away...especially since these bands helped Palmers to keep their music liscense...They have soul and should be their every Sunday...
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