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There was a time, before the recording industry was fully developed, when the
labels applied to specific styles of music were nothing more than fledgling
marketing terms.
The musicians who appeared on the early records of the 1920s
and 30s thought nothing of playing any style of music, and were guided only by
their own personal taste. Artists like Eddie Lang and Louis Armstrong, in
addition to playing their own music, backed blues shouters, country singers, and
played in big band orchestras. This is the spirit that we, as a band, are trying
to recapture. We play our own songs, and others that have caught our ears,
regardless of their origins. Most importantly, we try to make every song our
own. After six years of playing together, each musician in the group has
developed a distinct, personal voice which can be heard in each song. The result
is an infectious mix of early blues, jazz, country, and popular songs which is
highly listenable and ideal for dancing.
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