Craig Evans - Vocals, Bass, the occasional keyboards;
Brad Tucker - Vocals, all things guitar; and side Taters: Greg Marrs, Jim Wark - gtr, Buz King - Drums and Mike Gribik - live sound and all-round support
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Influences
Beatles, Everly Brothers, Roy Orbison, Nick Lowe, Emmylou Harris, Mavericks, Buddy Holly, Buddy Miller, Elwood Dowd, Brian Wilson, Coach Reggie Sizemore, Marlon "Bud" Brando, Charles Dickens, Hank Williams, Mark Twain, Mills Brothers, Lindsey Buckingham, Kurt Vonnegut, Frank Capra, Shag, Alfred Hitchcock, Sherwood Schwartz, Bob Dylan, Traveling Wilburys, William Joyce, Earle Hagen, Dave Edmunds, Matthew Sweet, Jack Finney, Richard Matheson, Stephen King, Clive Barker, Quisp, Quake, Abba, Milton the Monster, Lewis Carroll, Joel and Ethan, Tom Waits, Harry Nilsson, Richard Perry, Matthew Sweet, Raymond Scott, Brak, Jerry Garcia, Goofy Grape, Rootin' Tootin' Raspberry, Dark Shadows, Monkees, monkeys, Lancelot Link, John Steinbeck, William Heath Robinson, Neil Gaiman, The Archies, Three Dog Night, Sloan, Gomez Adaams, Haley Mills, Vic Mizzy, Elf Power, Keiran Kane, Kevin Welch, The Apples in Stereo, Edward Gorey, Seonna Hong, Mary Blair, Jim Flora ... and most everyone else we've ever listened to, watched, read, talked about, or thought we dreamed about.
The Taters ( www.thetaters.com ) play an eclectic mix of roots rock, pop, country, skiffle & Americana, a sound that's been compared favorably to a mixture of Everlys, Orbison, Beatles, and Nick Lowe.
When Craig Evans and Brad Tucker started singing together in the early 1980's, neither could have guessed how long that partnership would last. With the new release of Just One Night, their 4 th album as The Taters, it's obvious to listeners that their music is still getting stronger all the time. And now those new to the band can get a glimpse of what goes on during a live show the interplay and harmonies, and just the wide range of song styles that make up their musical identity.
A lot has been written over the last 10 years about the influences of the band, and comparisons have been made to Roy Orbison, The Everly Brothers, The Mavericks, Nick Lowe and others. "We decided it was time to do a live album this time out, said Craig in a recent interview, since that's where we meet most of our listeners, and vice versa. It gave us a chance to do some covers that are regular requests at our shows, and to kind of pay tribute to some of the influences that have guided us for so long. We're also using the album as a chance to re-work some of the tunes from our early albums. The cool thing was how well all of it came together in a single show!
Just One Night was recorded in Ashland , VA , and includes Craig & Brad along with a host of side Taters, including Diana Carr (pedal steel) , Stu Grimes (drums), Jim Wark (guitar), Ned Henson (guitar), and Alan MacEwen & Chris Watling from The Grandsons on horns.
Writing in Billboard magazine, the internationally published "bible" of the music industry, critic Gordon Ely described the Taters as "determinedly-and gleefully-forging a path with no limits or end in sight. This is music for which you've been waiting a long, long time... Without a trace of self-consciousness or pretension, the Taters draw up a formula that can rightly be claimed as their own".
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Hey guys! Caught part of the show downtown today. Good job! Quite spudly. Wanted to stay for the duration, but y'know, friggin' work. Keep the home fries burning.
