Jimmie Rivers, Stuff Smith, Kay Starr, Mildred Bailey, Joe Venutti & Eddie Lang, Adolph Hofner & the Pearl Wrangles, Tiny Grimes, Maxine Sullivan, Freddie Green, Bix Beiderbecke, Bob Moore, Adrian Rollini, the Rice Brothers Gang, Bob Wills & his Texas Playboys, Johnnie Lee Wills & his Boys, Oscar Alemàn, the Hot Club of Cowtown, Sol Hoopii, Vance Terry, Al Clauser, Bob Skyles & his Skyrockets, the Hoosier Hot Shots, Valaida Snow, Don Helms, Cliff Burner, Carolina Cotton, Moon Mullican, Bullmoose Jackson, Porky Freeman, Blossom Dearie, Bob Dunn, Bill Black, George Gershwin, Townes van Zandt, Wilbur Ware, Leon selph & his Blue Ridge Playboys, George L. Cobb & Jack Yellen, Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant, Patsy Cline, Jimmy Blanton, Leon “Take it Away” McAuliffe, Tal Farlow, Slam Stewart, Captain Stubby & the Buccaneers, the Boswell Sisters, W. Lee O'Daniel's Hillbilly Boys, Ruth Brown, Joaquin Murphy, Bill Mack, Charlie Christian, les frères Ferret, Sam Ku West, Milt Hinton, Squirrel Nut Zippers, Merl Lindsay & his Oklahoma Nite Riders, Wynonie Harris, Rose Maddox, Harry Roy, "King" Bennie Nawahi, Cole Porter, Roy Smeck, Cole Porter, Hank Thompson and His Brazos Valley Boys, Fapy Lafertin, Milton Brown & his Musical Brownies, Billy Boyd & his Cowboy Ramblers, Harry Reser, Billie Holiday, Ray Brown, Willie Dixon, Big Joe Turner, The Tune Wranglers, Little Roy Wiggins, Ella Fitzgerald, Hartman’s Heartbreakers, the Ditty Bops, the Nite Owls, the Modern Mountaneers, Port Arthur Jubileers, Robert Crumb, the Prairie Ramblers,Oscar Pettiford, and many more …
Breda Jazz Festival (w/ Ian Parker, the New Cool Collective) – Breda (NL)
Katse Feesten (w/ the Seatsniffers!) - Zelzate
Bethune Retro - Bethune (FR)
Gideon Music Festival (w/ Bob Wayne) - Groningen (NL)
Jazz Festival Delft (w/ Hans Dulfer) – Delft (NL)
N9 Musicclub - Eeklo
CC De Zeyp - Brussel
CC Cité Culture - Brussel
Honky Tonk Jazz Club – Dendermonde
Sonsbeek Theater Avenue – Arnhem (NL)
Rockabilly Day - Ertvelde
Park Open – Arnhem (NL)
Western Swing Sunday - Oostkamp
Jazzenede (w/ Earl Okin, Roland, Bruno Deneckere, ...) - Assenede
Rockin' at the Drive In Barn - Oosteeklo
Goerock - Oud Turnhout
Herbakkersfestival – Eeklo
Straattheaterfestival Lauwe – Lauwe
Museumnacht – Ename
ORIGINS & INFLUENCES
The story of “Little Kim & the Alley Apple 3” begins with an ad in the music section of “Den Artiest”. By the end of 2007 Kimberly (Vocals) was looking for a new musical project ... in the tradition of the great female performers of the hot jazz era, like: Kay Star, Billie Holiday, Maxine Sullivan, Mildred Bailey, the Boswell Sisters, ...
When Kimberly and the gang finally met on a cold and windy winter evening, you could tell ... there was an immediate spark of inspiration between the four ... a spark that hasn’t dimmed since ...
ORIGINALS & TRADITIONALS
The outcome was obvious ... ‘cause what do you get when you mix twenties styled hot jazz vocals and honky tonk? That’s right: Western Swing!
The songs you hear were recorded at the Closed Session Studio in Roeselare (Belgium) with original recording material of the hot jazz era. To reproduce the sound of the old days, some wonderful material was used (and is still used on live performances) like: 1938 Gibson EH-150 amp ♫ 1951 Gibson BR6 amp ♫ 1949 Fender Custom Double 8 lapsteel guitar ♫ 1848 French Double Bass “Charotte Millot-Mirecourt” ♫ 1947 Gibson L7 Archtop Guitar ♫ 1850s Floating Dearmond Pickups ♫ 1955 Gibson L49 Archtop Guitar ♫ And many more … We hope you like the sound as much as we do …
BOOKING
little_kim_western_swing@hotmail.com
0496 96 49 18 (Tom)
Little Kim & the Alley Apple 3's Friend Space (Top 40)
Hey Little Kim et al, thanks ever so much for the add. You've got a great sound, really love the songs. Hope to see you on our travels across this fine land. Take care Chris TM&M
