Shaun Young: Lead Vocals and Rhythm Guitar
Kevin Smith: Upright Bass and Vocals
Sean Mencher: Lead Guitar and Vocals
Influences
"Uncannily precise at recreating a sound that crosses Sun-styled Rockabilly with schmaltz-free Nashville country circa late '50s - early '60s, High Noon's simple combination of acoustic and electric guitar plus stand-up bass is an exemplary case of a band pursuing the subtle detail of an established sound and getting it down cold."
The Austin Chronicle - November 10th 1989
This is BIG! Anyone who enjoys rockabilly, heck just good ol' fashioned American roots music, is sure to rejoice at the news that Austin,Texas Rockabilly Trio, HIGH NOON is back!
The release of their new Goofin' Records compact disc, What Are You Waiting For? is bound to be met with excitement worldwide. The Rockabilly Trio returns with their trademark sound intact, a powerhouse full of energy that attacks a wide variety of musical styles with class and finesse.
They are three virtuosos on their own, yet when lead guitarist Sean Mencher, rhythm guitarist Shaun Young and upright bass player Kevin Smith get together the results are much more than just the sum of their parts. From the opening chords of the swinging like mad "Let's Go Daddy-O" to the Buddy Holly influenced "Beautiful" to the sweet and plaintive "I've Never Felt As Lucky," What Are You Waiting For? is a tour de force of traditional sounds-country & western, blues, rock'n'roll and bluegrass- one that will grab you by the ears and never let go. As Young says, " We are trying to be true to the music that we want to play and we are really into the music." Mencher adds, " There are so many influences coming in from the three of us that it has turned into its own sound." One listen to What Are You Waiting For? and you are sure to hear what he means.
High Noon formed in Austin, Texas in 1988 through a mutual love of rockabilly. They then proceeded to be named Austin's Best Rockabilly Band seven years in a row. During that time they released a multitude of records, 45's, 78's, CD's and even a 10" disc. They played not only throughout the United States, but in Russia, Scandinavia, Japan, Central Europe and The Canary Islands. They even played at Carnegie Hall with Ronnie Dawson and performed on the Late Night with Conan O'Brien Show in 1994. In 1996, they decided to take a break and do other things.
"We wanted to be a working band," Smith explains, "and we wanted to do things the right way. We reached a point where it just wasn't moving any more. We spent 9 years really knockin' hard. We reached a point where we wanted to wait for everyone else (primarily in the US) to catch up to what we were doing. The traditional music scene now is much bigger now than when we started."
Since 1996, Smith played with a wide variety of Austin bands including the Asylum Street Spankers, 8 1/2 Souvenirs, Hot Club Of Cowtown and many others. Mencher moved to Maine where produced bands from New York, Boston and Vermont .He also formed his own group, Sean Mencher and His Pine Tree Three, and performed regularly with Wayne "The Train" Hancock. Young formed Shaun Young and His Texas Trio, as well as played drums for the Horton Brothers and, another act he helped form, the Jive Bombers. A turning point was when they got together for a reunion at the Viva Las Vegas 2000 festival. "The crowd was wild that night," Smith recalls. "It was like we were the Beatles or something."
In January of 2002, they went into the studio with Billy Horton as producer and recorded what turned out to be What Are You Waiting For? " Soon thereafter, Mencher returned to Austin and High Noon officially got back together. "We rehearsed for two weeks and learned the songs before we started out playing them live," Mencher relates. "Before we'd play songs in front of an audience before recording them. Now," he adds with a laugh, "we have to learn the record. I have to say that the time away from the band was a growth time. It was a like a sabbatical. It's allowed all of us to contribute more."
Smith agrees, "I think as we were putting this together that we were a lot more mature and we were able to contribute in so many different ways. This record came together so quickly, so cohesively, so strongly that I'm proud of everything on it. I feel I contributed to everything on there and not just with my bass playing, with arranging, everything. It's a solid group effort and joyful experience. We're all really proud of it. We have this special chemistry, it's still there and it's still feels great."
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New Years Eve 1993 Bartlett Opry House Bartlett Texas. Playing for the Two Steppers with Lisa Pankratz sitting in on the drums!
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