Sounds like? No, but listening to and influenced by (in no particular order): Son House, Muddy Waters, Charley Patton, Howling Wolf, T-Bone Walker, Louis Jordan & His Tympani Five, Wynonie Harris, Roy Brown, Tampa Red, Blind Willie McTell, Robert Johnson, Bob Wills, Bill Monroe, Milton Brown, Bill Haley, Carl Perkins, Blind Willie Johnson, Count Basie, Charlie Christian, Johnny Hodges, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Johnny Cash, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Hank Williams, Little Walter, Big Joe Turner, BB King, Slim Gaillard, Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, Fats Waller, Harry "The Hipster" Gibson, Little Richard, Blind Blake, Dock Boggs, Roscoe Holcomb, Flatt & Scruggs, Sid King & the Five Strings, Elvis Presley, Louis Prima, Barney Kessel, Cab Calloway, Herb Ellis, Warren Smith, Bob Brozman, Billy Lee Riley, Stanley Brothers, Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington, Speedy West, Jimmy Bryant, Lefty Frizzell, Bessie Smith, Roy Lanham, Big Sandy & The Fly Rite Boys, Nat King Cole Trio, Johnny Moore's Three Blazers, Hank Garland, Merle Travis, Cliff Gallup, Gene Vincent, Eddie Cochran, Scotty Moore, Jimmy Rivers and the Cherokees, Leadbelly, The Stargazers, Duke Robillard, Joe Maphis, Bill Kirchen, Elmore James, Papa Charlie Jackson, Lonnie Johnson, Memphis Jug Band, Beale Street Sheiks, The Carolina Chocolate Drops, Bukka White, Sylvester Weaver, Blind Boy Fuller, King Bennie Nawahi, Sweet Hollywaiians, King Pleasure and the Biscuit Boys, Ray Gelato, The Chevalier Brothers, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Ella Mae Morse (more to come...)
A big thank you to Christophe Losberger for the great photos taken at the BAG Nights! Christophe is now my friend on MySpace under the name "Sitatof", check out his page and see more great pix.
Hi there, Sunday, 13 December 2009 - Swing/Jazz Matinée at the Salzhaus Winterthur (www.salzhaus.ch and www.swingsouts.ch) . 30s dance music with DJs and Jill's Cocktail Band. Hope to see you there. Love Jill x
Thank you for liking that track, it had many of my friends chuckling when they first heard it. It just came out of going into the bathroom one day and realizing we had our new toothbrushes, our old ones and a guest one all in the pot and thinking... that's too many toothbrushes. Loving your work too - I will be posting more soon. MPF
18h Big Jambalaya 19h film ("Schultes gets the blues") 21h G. Rag & los Hermanos Patchekos 22h Mama Rosin with his original ti-fer player and some guests
Last concert in Genf with our Drummer Vanina ... after 300 concerts toghether.
"Ticklin' The Strings" by Sweet Hollywaiians
Amazing Japanese hot string band playing 1920's, 30's, 40's style hawaiian, swing, calypso, blues, italian music and originals,featuring vintage instruments.3 songs with Robert Armstrong and Tony Marcus(from Robert Crumb and His Cheap Suit Serenaders)
"The Sweet Hollywaiians have probably the best feel for this 20's music of any string band working today. They manage the rare feat of sounding relaxed even when their playing is hot, are top notch musicians with tasteful arrangements and a full, rich, warm sound.Plus, they have a nice gamut of tunes, from King Nawahi to Giovanni Vicari to Bobby Leecan. See them live, if you can, for an unforgettable experience. If you can't, buy their Cds!" ~ Terry Zwigoff
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