Classic Texas Style Honky Tonk

11 MP3 Songs in this album (30:16) !
Related styles: COUNTRY: Honky Tonk, COUNTRY: Outlaw Country

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got nothinâ to say
That hasnât been said before
But Iâm gonna sing this song
Like no oneâs heart has ever hurt them more

So sings True Historians front man Trevor McSpadden on the bandâs new tune âAnother Song About the Blues.â The song captures the True Historiansâ approach to their music. Trevor explains, âWeâre all overflowing with influences from the past and I think we use the music thatâs come before us as a jumping off point. We fully embrace the drinkinâ, cheatinâ, and hurtinâ aspects of country music, just like all the great honky tonkers did. If you donât play it that way, it really just ainât honky tonk.â

Trevor got his start in Central Texas, keeping the two-steppers happy in the dancehalls and roadhouses around Austin. Coming to Chicago in 2005, McSpadden stumbled upon the cityâs underground country music scene. âI had been in town for two weeks and I played my first gig⦠it was mid-January, I was fresh from Texas and didnât know a soul. I did a set by myself and it was awful⦠I was scared, cold and lonely and I missed being in a band.â After the set however, he chatted with enough folks to get a sense of just how much interest there was for classic country in Chicago.

As he got more familiar with the city, McSpadden saw a blossoming honky-tonk scene supported by some devoted country music fans. âThereâs a real hunger for that classic sound around here and Iâm in the fortunate position of being able to bring a lot of the Texas influence as well. Chicagoâs a big city so I wanted a big band. Even though itâs known as a blues town, the music and players were out there, you just had to know where to look,â says McSpadden.

Heâd been writing songs for a full-on country & western ensemble, so McSpadden wasted no time in finding Chicagoâs country pickers. After some scouting, buying a lot of drinks, and a little bit of arm-twisting, the band was up to six pieces, complete with pedal steel and piano. While there have been a lot of guest honky-tonkers along the way, the band meshed with Ken Drost on pedal steel, Joe Cromer on piano and organ, Ken Thompson on drums, Josh Piet on the doghouse bass and Jessica Jane Childs on lead and harmony vocals.

While their first CD has just been released, the band is ready to start the next one. âThe first CD is mostly tunes I wrote in Texas and brought with me. The next one weâll write in Chicago. Probably lots of songs about Old Style beer, ice and parking tickets.â