sound like time jumpers
Starla's song "Show Me'" wins national
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Starla Nominated for Western Swing Female Vocalist of the Year! Click Here
Jazzabillies Nominated for National Western Swing Cd of the Year! Click Here!
About the Academy of Western Artists
Starla has appeared in American Cowboy magazine.
Starla is a former Jimmy Dean Country Showdown Regional Finalist
Jimmy is former St. Louis Entertainer, Drummer, and Band Leader of the Year
The Jazzabillies have appeared on international charts!
# 1 Swingin' West Top Ten (Song & Cd) (SEVERAL MONTHS!)
#1 Roots Music Report - #1 for over 48 weeks!
Italy Country Music Chart- #5
Germany Country Music Chart - #8
Austria Country Music Chart #10
Holland Country Music Chart- #12
France Country Music Chart #12
United Kingdom Country Music Chart - #22
Japan Country Music Chart- #23
Worldwide Mainstream Top 200 Internet Spins - #27
Highway 107 "Hot 50" Chart - #27
Australia Country Music Chart
Worldwide Mainstream AM/FM chart
European Country Music Association Chart
Received airplay on the Jim Bohanon Show!
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The Jazzabillies appear on Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia- click!
The Jazzabillies have received great reviews in these publications:
Western Swing Monthly
Rope Burns
The Western Way
Powersource Magazine
John Shelton Ivany's "High Five" (published in 200 national newspapers)
Appeared at countrystarsonline.com
Country Music News (Canada's #1 Country Magazine)
Pedal Steel Guitar Association Newsletter
Country Gazette (Netherlands)
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"SHOW ME" cd reviews:
"I heard you're demo and it really swings... thanks again" Leon Rausch, Texas Playboys ______________________________________________________________________________________________________
"Good to hear from you. You've got a GREAT new Western swing CD! Congrats!" O.J. Sikes - www.BostonPete.com/ojsikes. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________
"We played the CD all the way home and it was great. My kind of stuff!"
John Hughey - Steel Guitar Hall of Fame member www.johnhughey.com _______________________________________________________________________________________________________
"I have been swinging with the Queens
and I have listened to this Jazzabillies CD many times too....I enjoy it
very much. It almost has a "Live" feel to it...Jimmy and Starla Oueen along
with Dave Owens, Scotty Henderson, Ernie Reed, Lonnie Patterson, and others
all work together to make this one a keeper...Scott Henderson not only plays
some mighty fine steel guitar, he sings out of the ordinary swing tunes.
Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens is in regular rotation on my bus. Even
these Rock and Rollers who are traveling with me are learning to like this
music and I can hear them sometimes singing Butter & Egg Man and Deep
Purple. Jimmy Queen is wearing many hats here....He plays drums,horns,guitar
and piano and does vocals....Congratulations on this most enjoyable swing
KickA$$ CD...."
Lynn Owsley
(Texas Troubadour)
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"I enjoyed it from beginning to end, caught myself tapping my foot and enjoying every song. That is also a great song selection. Your drum sound and playing was exceptional. Also Starla has a great voice with excellent quality and pitch. You gize have created something in your CD of which you can always be proud to play for anyone." Maurice Anderson, Steel Guitar Hall of Fame _______________________________________________________________________________________________________
"You suppose Bob Wills ever met Louis Armstrong? If he did, the result might be the Jazzabillies. When I'm not yakking, I love to listen to the Jazzabillies! If they don't set your toes to tappin', you're clinically dead." Jim Bohannon - Jim Bohannon Show - America's Premier Late Night Radio Talk Program ____________________________________________________________________
"It is a smokin' CD! The playing, arrangements, and the production are top notch." Bravo! Regards! Bob Taillefer, Ontario, Canada ____________________________________________________________________
"The new "Jazzabillies" CD is awesome. Great music and great playing by all involved." Bobby Caldwell www.bobbycaldwell.net ____________________________________________________________________
"This is mostly swing music played as good as you will ever hear it. Earnie Reed did a wonderful job on fiddle. Asleep At the Wheel has nothing on this band. All of the musicians sing, and you find yourself trying to figure out which one sings best. Then you realize all of them are great singers. The band is simply the best you will ever hear, with Dave Owens on bass. Starla Queen has a great voice. You need to get this CD." Keith Hilton -www.hiltonelectronics.net (Hilton Pedals) ____________________________________________________________________
"Real kind of Country blues, swings nicely. Y'all just got to love this!" Joyce Ramgatie "Golden Collection" radio show (Netherlands) ____________________________________________________________________
Gator writes "I have a treat for my listening audience. The Jazzabillies is a group that you will soon hear a lot about. Their music is mostly Western Swing music, but they play some kicking Country music as you will see when you go out and buy their newest CD "Show Me". Many groups have a person in the band that can play several instruments. One of the leaders of the group Jimmy Queen is a Lead Guitar, Trumpet, Trombone, Sax, Piano and Harmonica player, plus sings lead on two tracks. Now dabbling in music since a child I can tell you the variety of instruments alone that Jimmy features is way beyond most musicians. I highly recommend you go to the web links page, go to their site and buy 2 of the CD's, one for you and one for your best friend." I have review the CD and put the entire CD on my playlist - Excellent job!"
Robert Partigianoni, Radio Louisiana - www.gatorsbackyard.com ____________________________________________________________________________________________
"I LOVE IT!!! Jimmy and the gang are the new kings of Western swing! Count on some airplay on KWRE."
Mike Thomas , Warrenton, Mo www.kwre.com
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"My name is Michael Ray and I have an internet radio station on Live365 called Shufflemania. As the name suggests, the primary music played is the Country shuffle, but a significant amount of traditional 2-4s & Western Swing are also played. I really enjoyed listening to the cuts on your new album. I love the fact a person can actually clearly hear every musical instrument individually while enjoying the way they sound together. It's nice to hear such music - devoid of reverb-laden, loud drums and over-compressed mush. I can guarantee I'll play your music on Shufflemania. " Michael Ray, Shufflemania - TX ___________________________________________________________________________________________
"I really like what I've heard!" Henry
Prokop,
101FM ~ Honky Tonk Blues,
Australia
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"We've added their music to our regular playlist. They are a really good western swing band. I love y'alls western swing, great job! Tune in to hear them guys, they are hot stuff!!" Rascalita - Ram Radio www.ramradio.net ____________________________________________________________________________________________
"They have a unique style, this one is definitely Western Swing. For me its damn good!"
Raymond - Country Harvest
programs, Whittlesea Victoria AUSTRALIA
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"I really like it (CD) and the Jazzabillies musicianship and will
definitely be including it in my play list .
I’d be happy to provide airplay to other songs!"
Valerie Baxter RADIO 2XX - 98.3FM Australia ____________________________________________________________________________________________
"I
got my copy yesterday and it’s a “Honkin’ Sum-Bitch.”
From all I heard…WOW!!!
Somebody on your teams knows arrangements. And Starla a GREAT
SINGER - Super voice and so much energy, what a talent!
Dugg
Collins AM 1070 THE
RANCH KFTI,
"The Jazzabillies have just completed their
first album and it is quite an album of some very hot western swing. The
individual musicians are each very talented on their own and should be familiar
to most fans and followers of western swing music. Jimmy Queen is heard playing drums, lead
guitar, trumpet, trombone, sax, piano and harmonica. In addition, he is heard on
vocal on the pop standard The Way You Look Tonight and a Merle Travis
western swing standard remade as Big Gal. Jimmy's lovely wife, Starla
Queen plays rhythm guitar and does the vocals on four very different tunes that
show off her versatility. They are Ray Pennington's very hot Turn Me Loose
And Let Me Swing, the country classic from Dottie West and Ray Price Here
Comes My Baby, another very hot tune that shows off the entire band called Show
Me and the pop and big band standard Deep Purple." Mike Gross, WVOF-FM, Fairfield,
CT
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"This Cd is to put it, simply incredible. I love it, every track. You'll always have a place on the Backforty Bunkhouse Show. This is just AWESOME!!!!!" Joe Baker www.BackfortyBunkhouse.com , New Mexico _______________________________________________________________________
"I have been playing it on my shows - It's A goodin'." Les Swasso http://www.originalcountryradio.com _______________________________________________________________________
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"Fantastic Western Swing - one it's very best. Really love it all....WOW.....GORGEOUS music.... No weak moments....All is GREAT! "
Gerd Stassen, "Hillbilly Rockhouse" Germany _______________________________________________________________________________________
"Show Me" is really a great album of classic western-swing in the great Texan tradition and I started playing immediately in my radio show of American roots based music. More music of yours will be surely on air in the next weeks!"
Massimo Ferro Highway 61 Radio Voice Spain _____________________________________________________________________________
"Wonderful version of "Deep Purple". Really nice stuff." Steve Bianchi 99.3 WJZS (SWINGFM) Rhode Island _____________________________________________________________________________
"We will continue to play your CD because it's a great one!" Gene Roberts, KDHX - St Louis, Mo _____________________________________________________________________________
"Real kind of Country blues, swings nicely. Y'all just got to love this!"
Joyce Ramgatie "Golden Collection" radio show (Netherlands) _____________________________________________________________________________
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"Jazzabillies is well accepted in our country music fans." Tom Kawaii, Japan _____________________________________________________________________________
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"OUTSTANDING!!!! Playin the dog outta it" Mark Miller KBEC _____________________________________________________________________________
"WOW! Wanta' swing? They call it "Kickin' Western Swing". I call it "Kickin' Ass Western Swing". PICK HITS ARE .. I really can't decide, so enjoy them all!" Indie World Record Report _____________________________________________________________________________
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"Jazzabillies are my kind out outfit. With just six musicians (four of them lead vocalists) the Jazzabillies make a sound just like a full blown western swing orchestra! “Show Me” (Q-Tone Records) is a really exciting experience and will appeal to a much larger audience than just country. Jazzabillies are a six-piece good-time band that blends western swing and honky tonk with a little jazz and blues to produce a sound that is both exciting and extremely listenable and that challenges the listener not to hit the repeat button. The widely experienced and highly talented ensemble features four lead vocalists; Jimmy Queen (lead guitar, piano, harmonica, drums, trumpet and sax), Starla Queen (rhythm guitar), Scotty Henderson (steel) and Dave Owens (upright bass). Completing the line-up is Ernie Reed (fiddle) and Lonnie Patterson (lead). “Show Me” (Q-Tone Records) offers a dozen varied tracks culled from a number of musical genres. Starla Queen (rhythm guitar) opens appropriately with a rousing the proceedings with “Turn Me Loose And Let Me Swing”. The programme continues with what might almost be called a Ray Price reading of “All In The Game” (Owens lead & upright bass) followed by Scotty Henderson (steel guitar) with the blues favourite “Butter And Egg Man”. Jimmy Queen (lead guitar, piano, harmonica, sax, trumpet, trombone and drums) sings the hell out of one of my favourite ballads, “The Way You Look Tonight”. “Swingwalk” is the only instrumental on the album and is a take on the Santo and Johnny hit, “Sleepwalk”. Half way through the album Starla appears again, this time with a cover of Dottie West’s “Here comes My Baby” and, staying with more recognizable country titles, Dave Owens croons the country standard “Detour”. Scotty makes his second appearance with the novelty blues “Nobody Here But Us Chickens” and here’s Jimmy again with “Big Gal”. Starla is reprised with two consecutive numbers, the title track, “Show Me”, and then she revives the popular classic “Deep Purple” and finally Dave closes the show with “From Tennessee To Texas”. A truly superb album! Completing this most satisfying album is; “Big Gal” (Jimmy Queen), “Show Me” (Starla) and “From Tennessee To Texas” (Owens)." Pete Smith Reviews _____________________________________________________________________________
"THE JAZZABILLIES/SHOW ME. Westerm swing fans will love this one. All the ingredients are utilized in this one including a brass section a la BOB WILLS in his heydey. Other instruments include, electric lead, steel guitar, fiddle/strings, banjo(on one track), piano, bass, drums and harmony vocals. 12 performances. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED" - Honkytonkin Music _____________________________________________________________________________
"Cowboy jazz and Bob Wills-era swing are capably executed by the Missouri-based Jazzabillies, a smooth ensemble that specializes in retrofitting standards with danceable flair. Led up by bandleader Jimmy Queen, who smoothly revives "The Way You Look Tonight," each of the core musicians takes a turn at vocalizing. Bassist Dave Owens sounds a bit like Ray Price on his cover renditions of "All in the Game" and the country classic "Detour." Starla Queen evokes nostalgic longing with her version of "Here Comes My Baby" and the chipper "Turn Me Loose and Let Me Swing." Scotty Henderson does a serviceable job on Big Band-era staples "Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens" and "Butter and Egg Man," but he provides the disc's true highlight with his haunting steel guitar work on the instrumental "Swing Walk." In all likelihood, the disc which comprises 11 cover tunes and one riff-laden original, was crated to demonstrate the group's enviable chops and musical chemistry. However, a band this good shouldn't linger on a playlist of oldies forever. Versatile and blessed with a lot of arrangement savvy, the Jazzabillies easily cause a stir with new music in this crowd-pleasing style." Ken Burke, Country Standard Time _____________________________________________________________________________
"The Jazzabillies have a fine trump in the form of Starla Queen, that perfect voice for Western and can make that marriage to swing." Moors Magazine, (Netherlands) _____________________________________________________________________________
"This is a great CDof western swing music with jazz riffs in it." Doug Dick WVGN Virgin Islands _____________________________________________________________________________
"The Jazzabillies is the new generation of western-swing,they can sing,play and it's the real thing!!!!Don't miss it,it's the future of real country music!!!" Alain Joris(Belgium)Radio Columbia 106.9 fm _____________________________________________________________________________
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"Husband and wife team Starla and
Jimmy Queen are the driving force behind the western swing band
Jazzabillies. Show Me ideally showcases the Jazzabillies sweeping
musical capabilities with a fine selection of numbers. Opening the
album the Jazzabillies ideally set the mood with Starla taking lead
on "Turn Me Loose and Let Me Swing" leaving the listener in no doubt
as to what this CD is all about, fully explaining swing with
extracts of "San Antonio Rose" and "Take The A Train" incorporated
in the arrangement…simply sensational!!! Going back to the 1930's
Fed Astaire is the first artist that I know of to record Jerome
Kern's "The Way You Look Tonight". A host of soloists and vocal
harmony groups has recorded the number over the years and even Rod
Stewart gave it a distinctive quality on his 2001 album The Great
American Songbook. Here Jimmy Queen gives it a nice bouncy
interpretation, kicking the number off with another lease of life. With teasing glimpses of musical brilliance and 12 well-crafted tracks on this outing, the Jazzabillies provide an awesome and unbeatable variety of swing all along the way. An album not to be missed, this is not your typical western swing album, but incorporates all the best elements that swing music has to offer!!!" Graham Lees, UK . Golden Grahams Western Hour, Music Maker's Choice, and Twang Grass, Swing's the Thing, and Country Connection. Also contributing writer to Music Maker Magazine |
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"I loved it there's not a bad'un in the whole bunch. What a great group and great tunes.You folks that love country and western swing need to get this CD it's killer. It's great to see bands doing CD projects especially when they sound this good." Bob Martin, Madison TN (Steel Guitar Forum Founder)
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"I have just played the cd - I have never heard your music before, I ordered the cd when I read Leon Rausch said that your music really swings - I love Western Swing music so I took the chance and what a big surprise - the cd is simply awesome, what an excellent choice of songs. Thank you for the great music, this is my cd for 2006. Will you please mail me when you make a new cd - you can´t stop with this one !!!!!" Kind Regards John Mortensen (Denmark)
