The House That Stood Still

In September 2022 Willie Nile and his band played a concert at Daryl's House Club in Upstate NY. They had just completed a multi-city tour with a dozen shows under their belts, so the band was well-oiled, in the groove, and on fire that night. Recorded by the venues head engineer Peter Moshay, upon playback Willie looked for another pair of socks because his were blown off. That said, "Live At Daryl's House Club" shows the band in all it's power, ragged beauty and glory. This album captures them at their very best, and covers a wide range of songs from Nile's career. Johnny Pisano, bass/backing vocals; Jimi K. Bones, lead guitar/ backing vocals; Jon Weber, drums; and Willie plays guitar, piano and sings. The recordings were mixed and mastered by Dave Darlington at Bass Hit Recordings in NYC.

A characteristically humongous (8-CD) box set from the wonderful obsessive-compulsives at Bear Family, documenting the Killer's '60s tenure at Smash Records. Lewis made consistently good music during this period, but the combination of his personal scandals and the British Invasion made him a pariah to radio programmers until mid-decade, when he returned to his country roots. Highlights of the set include the entirety of a Texas live show, with Lewis and his crack band rendering various early rock standards at dangerously high (i.e., proto punk) speed, some excellent duets with his (then) wife Linda Gail, and gorgeous renditions of standards like Willie Nelson's "Funny How Time Slips Away" and Merle Haggard's "Lonesome Fugitive." Lewis fans with deep pockets should grab this one immediately…

In September 2022 Willie Nile and his band played a concert at Daryl's House Club in Upstate NY. They had just completed a multi-city tour with a dozen shows under their belts, so the band was well-oiled, in the groove, and on fire that night. Recorded by the venues head engineer Peter Moshay, upon playback Willie looked for another pair of socks because his were blown off. That said, "Live At Daryl's House Club" shows the band in all it's power, ragged beauty and glory. This album captures them at their very best, and covers a wide range of songs from Nile's career. Johnny Pisano, bass/backing vocals; Jimi K. Bones, lead guitar/ backing vocals; Jon Weber, drums; and Willie plays guitar, piano and sings. The recordings were mixed and mastered by Dave Darlington at Bass Hit Recordings in NYC.

The Story Of Rock And Roll would not be complete without a heavy dose of Jerry Lee Lewis. Is there an early rock & roller who has a crazier reputation than the Killer, Jerry Lee Lewis? His exploits as a piano-thumping, egocentric wild man with an unquenchable thirst for living have become the fodder for numerous biographies, film documentaries, and a full-length Hollywood movie. Certainly few other artists came to the party with more ego and talent than he and lived to tell the tale. And certainly even fewer could successfully channel that energy into their music and prosper doing it as well as Jerry Lee.