Terry Smith wrote:
"If I remember correctly, when Mike Ireland and Holler came out with their
debut last year, Ireland repeatedly mentioned Charlie Rich's work from the
mid-60s as a major influence, specifically noting the sophisticated
arrangements, with strings, horns, etc."
Then
Matt says:
Interesting: BR5, who seem to have more than a little rockabilly
in their sound, esp on the last album, does ok with the modern country
biz, whereas the Derailers have been drawing rockabilly fans while
sticking to a more traditional country sound, and getting ignored by
Jon's right about the difference in the labels Derailers have been on and
BR5-49's Arista deal. Also, factor in that BR5-49 was fortunate enough to
get itself incorported into the Nashville/Gaylord Corp borg, which will do
wonders for your liquidity They're a regular part of the Mafia
[Matt Benz] I guess I just like observing the obvious. It's easier that
way...
Matt Benz writes:
Interesting: BR5, who seem to have more than a little
rockabilly in their sound, esp on the last album, does ok with
the modern country biz, whereas the Derailers have been
drawing rockabilly fans while sticking to a more traditional
country sound, and getting
Well, the rockabilly element is more blened into the Derailers'
sound, but it's definitely there. They cover 20-flight Rock, I Got Stung,
several other straight-up rockabilly numbers, etc. BR5-49's more obvious
about it, I suppose, but certainly in my neck of the woods *all* the
rockabilly cats
Jon's right about the difference in the labels Derailers have been on and
BR5-49's Arista deal. Also, factor in that BR5-49 was fortunate enough to
get itself incorported into the Nashville/Gaylord Corp borg...
I wonder if there's any way that the former could have something to do with
the
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Subject: Re: Charlie Rich/Holler
As for the Derailers, sure, they attract a lot of rockabilly
fans,
but so do Wayne Hancock and Dale
