English drummer and bandleader Joe Daniels is heard leading his lively Dixieland band on this smartly selected Living Era compilation of recordings made between 1951 and 1955. Although parallels have been drawn between Daniels and studiously eccentric characters like Raymond Scott, this portion of his career was entirely devoted to old-fashioned Dixieland jazz. The examples that have found their way onto this compilation are strong enough to warrant comparison with the best of Lu Watters, Eddie Condon or Jimmy McPartland.
With Wilson's longtime friend Pat Sansone of Wilco producing, Wilson and the band recorded in Studio A at the Sound Emporium, the late country maverick Cowboy Jack Clement's studio. The musicians included Nashville’s premier session players including bass player Dennis Crouch, Russ Pahl on pedal steel, multi-instrumentalist Jim Hoke, and world renowned Fiddle master Mark O’Connor. Working with this Nashville band gave Wilson the same kind of feeling he had as a kid, strumming along with those bluegrass bands.
1998's The Very Best of the Dixie Cups: Chapel of Love is not only an excellent compilation – with outstanding sound and informative, well-designed liner notes – it's probably the best single-disc Dixie Cups compilation available.
Jesse James Dupree is an American musician, television personality, and businessman. He is the lead singer, guitarist, and primary songwriter in the rock band Jackyl, founded in 1991. As a solo performer, he released albums in 2000 and 2008 under the names of "Jesse James Dupree" and "Jesse James Dupree & Dixie Inc.", respectively. In 2007, Dupree founded Mighty Loud Entertainment, a record label and artist management and marketing company. 2008 brought the release of Rev It Up and Go-Go, an album by Jesse James Dupree & Dixie Inc.[6] Three music videos were released in promotion of the new CD: "Money Lovin' & Speed", "The Party" and "Bite".
Almost a masterpiece, but definitely a classic. Some fans might be put off with the vocals of Patrick Simmons(Doobie Brothers) or Alex Ligertwood(Brian Auger/Santana), but if you like them like I do, you're in for a treat. Not much to add here other than it's very similar to their masterpiece What If with a few vocal tracks. Apparently they were looking for a more commercial audience(probably the record label). Nothing really commercial here other than Turn It Up, but there's enough instrumental chops to save it from the dumpster. Great song! Industry Standard is the 2nd album one should purchase along with DREGS OF THE EARTH. Either one would be a great for your collection.