The American People

Bio:

WHAT FOLKS ARE SAYING ABOUT "THE AMERICAN PEOPLE":

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.. "In all Global Attitudes surveys dating back to 2002, the rest of the world has held The American People in higher esteem than it has held America." (Who's gettin' that sweet Muskrat Love now, fellas? --ed.)

-- Pew Global Attitudes Project, 06/24/2005

"The American People will succeed if and only if broadcasters develop a tough and meaningful code of voluntary ethical behavior."

-- Reed Hundt, FCC Chairman, 04/16/1996

"Listen to The American People."

-- Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, 01/19/2007

"The American People are the...bomb..."

--Osama Bin Laden, "Letter To America", 11/2002

What a TRUE AMERICAN has said about "The American People"

-- Greg Knauss, a California programmer and blogger who has created a website which automatically combs Yahoo for and compiles the use (read: abuse) of the phrase "The American People." Thanks & kudos to Greg for a brilliant idea, source and public service.

Member Since:

December 21, 2007

Members:

Reese Campbell: Piano, Organ, Accordion, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals

Paul Liuzzo: Electric Guitars, Vocals

John McGuire: Drums

Dan Warmbrodt: Bass, Vocals

Influences:

Reese Campbell was co-founder of The New Dylans. Partnering with childhood pal and brilliant songwriter/guitarist/vocalist Jim Reilley, now a sought-after producer, writer and session man in Nashville, the boys roped in friends John Lombardo and Jerome Augustyniak from 10,000 Maniacs to record The New Dylans' 6-song eponymous debut Ep in 1986. Much to their surprise, the disc quickly received high praise from "Village Voice" critic Robert Christgau, who ranked it Number 5 in his famed year-end "Pazz and Jop" poll, and from Michael Stipe of R.E.M., who placed it in his Top 3 faves of the year in “Rock Express.” Despite not having a video, The New Dylans were soon buzzed up on two hugely influential MTV programs, the Mark Pellington-produced "120 Minutes" and "The Cutting Edge" with legendary Fleshtones frontman Peter Zaremba. Clueless in the face of such unanticipated success, and without a permanent backing band, the stunned pair foundered for a while, eventually inking a deal in 1991 with Minneapolis-based Red House Records, which released two albums, “Warren Piece” (1992) and “The American Way" (1996). Both Red House albums earned glowing reviews from "Rolling Stone," "Musician," "Pulse," "Spin," "Stereo Review", "Mojo" and "Dirty Linen," among others. National radio also took notice of the band, resulting in live-in-studio sessions on "The World Cafe" with David Dye, "Idiot's Delight" with Vin Scelsa, and Ann Arbor's nationally-syndicated "Acoustic Cafe," plus a featured piece with Noah Adams on NPR's "All Things Considered." During this time TND barnstormed the country playing to anyone who would listen (and many who wouldn't), sharing stages with The Band, Townes Van Zandt, Shawn Colvin, The Fleshtones, Superdrag, Syd Straw, The Silos, Steve Forbert and even old pals 10K Maniacs. Perhaps most bizarrely, The New Dylans forged an unlikely love-fest with ex-Partridge Family imp Danny Bonaduce, who extended a standing invitation to the band whenever they passed through Chicago to crash his morning zoo on WLUP, on one occasion even joining in on bass (which, of course, he never actually played for the Partridges) for a spirited live-in-studio version of “Smoke On The Water” -- somehow simultaneously the apex & nadir of The New Dylans' strange path into critically-acclaimed obscurity.

Paul Liuzzo, with John Lombardo, Mike Young and his brother Mark, was a founding member of and guitarist with 10,000 Maniacs precursor The Mills in early-80's Jamestown, NY. He later evolved into one of Western NY's premier bassists, playing alongside Chautauqua County Music Hall o' Famers Bill Ward & Stan Barton among countless others. Paul has returned to his 6-string roots to lend his inventive licks and impeccable rhythms to The American People.

John McGuire and Dan Warmbrodt have been synching up for so long that they are occasionally confused with Chang & Eng. They are not in fact conjoined, but have earned a stellar reputation as one of the region's tightest rhythm sections. They teamed with Reese in the mid-1990's hippie blues-pop project, Djava, and have been his favorite go-to-guys ever since. (McGuire was also a New Dylan -- until he got tired of losing money & wised up...) More recently the duo has anchored bluegrass-jamsters Big Leg Emma, and TAP is currently sharing John's talents with the talented singer-songwriter Matt Maloof & The Contraband.

Grethe Lindemann proves that booking a band really is rocket science. A Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins and former NASA team member, Grethe keeps The American People in a stable orbit and happens to be a great photographer as well, being responsible for most of TAP's pix on this site. For booking, give her a call toll-free @ 877-4-TAP-LIVE.

Sounds Like:

TAP has been playing at original-music-friendly venues such as Mojo's and the JSB Ice Arena in Jamestown, NY -- The Hickey Tavern in Allegany, NY -- The Brewerie @ Union Station in Erie, PA -- The Great Blue Heron Music Festival in Sherman, NY -- The Barn Jam Series @ Kevin Cole Farm, Panama, NY -- The Ellicottville Wine & Beer Festival in Ellicottville, NY -- and hope to be appearing soon near you. Please take a moment to add us to your MySpace friends list so we can keep you up to date on upcoming shows.