I've always admired Will Kimbrough's work; first as a player, then as a producer. He's made some beautiful records wearing either hat. Now, put him together with Tommy Womack, and you've got a one-two punch! In fact, my first introduction to the pairing was with their former band The Bis-quits. Much of the blues feel from that project carries over to DADDY---you can't shake the blues out of these guys.
I've been around each of them in the studio before, separately, but never together. So, I was sure to pick up some lessons during our time with them on the bus. I didn't realize it would be something simple like the familiar saying you've heard so many times before. But, can you relate? Uh...yeah. Here's "Early to Bed, Early to Rise" from this summer's For a Second Time.
Of late, Amanda Shires has been on a solo joyride, but hasn't left the band she co-founded, The Thrift Store Cowboys. She did, however, move to Nashville, where she co-produced West Cross Timbers with frequent collaborator Rod Picott.
They are up on the bus for song number two, "Angels and Acrobats," which we played back in the day from Rod Picott's Stray Dogs album. Check it out from the Celebrity Coaches session in Nashville.
I was just tooling around on the web. The white screen of load-in hurts my eyes. I was able to ascertain that porterdavis is heading out west for a date on Saturday at Joshua Tree, that their name comes from two stations in Boston, where they used to busk, and that there is a real estate concern in Australia that has the same name, except with caps and a space.
I can also tell you that a few months back, I hung out with them pre-show in the dressing room at The Granada in Dallas...beautiful theater...and we had the sparkling repartee thing going on. On the bus, they just got down.
