Ray Price, Connie Smith, Leona Williams, Loretta Lynn, Buck Owens & the Buckaroos, Tammy Wynette, George Jones, Johnny Paycheck, Dolly Parton, Wynn Stewart, Bill Monroe, Jimmy Martin . . . 50s and 60s country music.
Miss Leslie and Her Juke-Jointers play honky tonk country music with a 50s and 60s flair. Miss Leslie sings a gutsy, belting lead that has been compared to the likes of Patsy Cline, Leona Williams and Connie Smith. This group is creating buzz with their music they describe as Country music with a hardwood floor sound. Combining some original material along with obscure country tunes that they have unearthed from the 50s and 60s, the band opens up new sounds in a retro honky-tonk setting.
While Miss Leslie & Her Juke-Jointers are a relatively new group on the scene, the band has played professionally with nationally touring acts. Ricky played for many years with Gary P Nunn and Dale Watson and is the steel player on most of Dale Watson's recordings. Ricky has also played with many Texas artists such as: Tommy Alverson; Davin James; Larry Joe Taylor; The Derailers and Asleep at the Wheel and TV and radio commercials and movies such as www.monster.com, Bud Light, Kodak, Lonestar, Texas Lotto, "A Scanner Darkly" and many more. Ric Ramirez played for many years with Two Tons of Steel and Wayne "the Train" Hancock.
Miss Leslie & Her Juke-Jointers were nominated for Houston Press Music Awards in 2004, 2005 and 2006. In 2005, they were nominated for Best Original Band in the Houston Chronicles Ultimate Houston Awards. The band was also a top music pick in 2005 and 2006 for the Houston Chronicles Handstamp Blog. And Honky Tonk Revival was voted Best Debut Album of 2005 by the FAR Charts, FAR and Away picks.
And THANKS to Angela Duckworth for the cool MySpace Layout . . . .
Miss Leslie & Her Juke-Jointers's Friend Space (Top 32)
Miss Leslie - Thanks for adding me as a Friend. A mate from the land Down Under (John Scholten) introduced me to your music via email yesterday, and I was immediately hooked. So was my 15 month old grandson who came into my office and started to dance to "Honky Tonk Hangover" playing from your MySpace. That was enough of an endorsement to convince me to order your CD. Can't wait for its arrival. Hope to see you perform in the Washington DC area some day.
Miss Leslie and Friends: SongNation. com ! GREAT, BRAND NEW MUSIC and SONGWRITER PROMOTION COMMUNITY ! Hope all your Many Fans and Friends check it out ! George and Lynne
Hello Miss Leslie & Your Juke-Jointers. Thanks for accepting me in your space. Your music really impressed me; keep doing this ! ! ! Many greetings from far across deep blue waters, Europe, The Netherlands.
Thank you for that lovely new CD, "Between the Whiskey and the Wine." It is currently my favorite release this year. Hopefully you will make a isit to Los Angeles some day and I will get a chance to see you and your excellent band.
