Steve English
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Baja, Arizona
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Posted 24 Aug 2012 1:15 pm |
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Another Dusty Chaps Show on Sept 2:
This show will replicate both the "Domino Joe" and the "Honky Tonk Music" albums.
Hoco Fest Day Three: Dusty Chaps, Dreadnutts featuring Bob Meighan, Chuck Wagon and the Wheels, Ned Sutton & more!
September 2,2012 7:00 pm to September 3, 2012 2:00 am
Get your tickets now, before HOCO fest sells out like last year! HOCO 2012 is jam packed of 4 days that can’t be missed. Here’s Day Three…
Dusty Chaps
The Dusty Chaps was a honky tonk country swing band based in Tucson, Arizona.
From the Tucson Weekly, Feb. 23 2012 -
The Dusty Chaps packed Plush for a show that was a celebration of their music.
The Dusty Chaps recorded three lp’s for Capitol Records, and this show featured the complete replication of ” Domino Joe ”.
A concept album of country gumbo with elements of swing, bebop jazz, norteno and rock. it’s marked by precise arrangements, intricate horn charts and lots of clever wordplay, all courtesy of songwriter and bassist George Hawke.
Dressed in a fire-engine-red rhinestone nudie suit (with boots to match) , Hawke, without singing a note, was the musical focal point, leading the 13- piece band through a series of difficult twists and turns, all executed to perfection.
The band included a five piece horn section, two keyboardists ( including longtime Hawke sideman Randy Lopez ), Fred Hayes on drums, Steve English on pedal steel, Ed Delucia on guitar and original chaps member Bill Emrie on violin.
Then there was singer and button accordion player Peter Gierlach (aka Petey Mesquitey ), delivering every nuanced vocal with an enthusiasm and flare for showmanship rarely seen onstage these days.
Four tunes into the set-when Lopez strapped on a keyboard-style accordion, and with the trumpets becoming more prominent- it became clear just how sophisticated and ahead of it’s time this music was.
From amazon.com -
“Domino Joe” is an amazing achievement- a rock opera, or maybe a country/rock opera, beautifully produced, played and composed. It is a truly stellar work of art, a great piece of music. The story follows the ups and downs of an amusing rascal as he drinks, fights and well you knows his way through the 1970′s American Southwest. He seduces pretty maidens. He wins pots and loses them, and in the end (just like most operas) there’s a certain amount of murder and mayhem.
There are three things that make this album really stand out. First, the songs are wonderful, with a very consistent voice- a combination of sly humor, compassion and love of life. Second, the arrangements are great. And finally, the singing and playing are none too shabby- the band is extremely tight.
It took a lot of talent and brains to pull this thing together, and it’s still available on CD 37 years after it was recorded.
Here's pics of the Feb 2012 show:
http://timfuller.com/chapsplush/
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