A 6 piece hillbilly string band playing traditional and original hard hitting honky tonk, country & western swing and bluegrass with lots of harmony, cleverly written originals and big stylistic nod to the classic sounds of country music.

14 MP3 Songs
COUNTRY: Honky Tonk, COUNTRY: Traditional Country

Show all album songs: Roadhouse Riot And Other Songs With Words Songs


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Chicago's traditional and original country & western band the Gin Palace Jesters have released their sophomore CD "Roadhouse Riot...and other songs with words." Not since Americaâs FIRST country radio show âThe WLS National Barn Danceâ from Chicago went off the air in 1960 has country and western music this visceral and genuine been created outside of Nashville, Texas or California. With the band members being from Pennsylvania, Virginia, California, Iowa and beyond there are no âcity slickersâ in these 14 songs as the 12 originals and 2 covers contained on this disc faithfully pay homage to several sub-genres and regional styles from country music's rich past. "You Cry Alone" and âLosing Her Memoryâ tips the hat to Bakersfield styled Honky Tonk while âOlâ Webbâs Bullhorn Pontiacâ and âRoadhouse Riotâ bring the sounds of 1950âs styled King Records Hillbilly music. "Down Beneath the Willows" calls to mind the Appalachian death ballad tradition while âMoonbeamâ echoes the hillbilly Shakespeare Hank Williams. âToo Sad To Stayâ is straight out of the western swing playbook, "Hit the Bricks" IS later period Sun Records and âReflections Donât Lieâ is a classic country shuffle. They top it off with a faithful renditions of the Buck Owens weeper "Second Fiddle" and a Louvin Brothers song the Louvin Brothers never recorded âAre You Missing Me.â Playing self proclaimed â4-H music: Hard Hitting Hillbilly Honkytonkâ this band delivers on itâs claims. This is the SOLID sound of REAL country straight from America's Heartland. The Gin Palace Jesters have done it again!