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Click here for press and reviews! The Jazzabillies are appearing on national & international charts! Updated June l, 2007 # 1 Swingin' West Top Ten ( U.S.) Top Ten - Feb '06, Mar '06, & Apr '06 #1 for May, June, July, August, Sept, Oct, Nov & Dec Top Ten - Jan '07, Feb '07, March '07, Apr '07, May '07, June '07, July '07, August '07, Sept '07, Oct '07 ________________________________________ Roots Music Report #1 - 48 weeks!!!!! (U.S.) #2 - 31 weeks at #2 - - -83 total weeks on the chart! ___________________________________ #1 Powersource Magazine - (U.S.) Western Swing Chart Top 10 - Aug & Sept 2006 Western Swing Chart #1 - Oct & Nov 2006 Western Swing Top 10 Chart Nov/Dec 2006 _________________________ 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 RAM Radio Chart - #13 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 Top 200 International Airplay Chart Radio Six International #3 Album of the Year Received airplay on the U.S. Jim Bohanon Show _____________________________________ 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)
Country Music News (Canada's #1 Country Magazine) Pedal Steel Guitar Association Newsletter Country Gazette (Netherlands) Country Standard Time
Music Maker Magazine
_____________________________________________ "I heard you're demo and it really swings. Love you guys' music." Leon Rausch (Voice of the Texas Playboys) ____________________________________________________________________ "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) ____________________________________________________________________ "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 - America's Premier Late Night Radio Talk Program ____________________________________________________________________ "Kickin' band - cross between Brazo Valley Boys & Ike Turner's Band" -Narvel Felts (Rockabilly Hall of Fame Member & Country Music Legend) ____________________________________________________________________ "We played the CD all the way home and it was great. My kind of stuff!" John Hughey - Steel Guitar Hall of Fame ____________________________________________________________________ "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. GREAT job on steel." Maurice Anderson, Steel Guitar Hall of Fame ____________________________________________________________________ "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 _____________________________________________________________________________ I LOVE IT!!! Jimmy and the gang are the new kings of Western swing! Mike Thomas , KWRE _____________________________________________________________________________ I got wonderful listener reaction to "Detour" on "Swingin' West." I have "Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens" on my show. Scotty both plays some wicked steel licks and really belts out this old Louie Jordan and Asleep at the Wheel memory. Mike Gross, Swingin' West ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ "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 and Lonnie Patterson on {some} guitar. Starla Queen has a great voice. You need to get this CD." Keith Hilton (Hilton Pedals) ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ "You've got a GREAT new Western swing CD!" Congrats! O.J. Sikes - _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ "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
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'Love it, love it, looooveee it! Not too many can swing it these days". Parko Parkinson, KOOL KOUNTRY QBN FM 96.7 _______________________________________________________________________ "Fantastic Western Swing - one it's very best. Superb version of ""All In The Game" Really love it all.............WOW..............GORGEOUS music...... Gerd Stassen, "Hillbilly Rockhouse" Germany _______________________________________________________________________________________ "Great music and band. The female voice is perfect. I love it." Bente Keyed (Denmark) _______________________________________________________________________________________ "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 _____________________________________________________________________________ "Such a breath of fresh air!!!" Eddie O'Strange, New Zealand _____________________________________________________________________________ "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) __________________________________________________________________________ I really
like what I've heard! Henry
Prokop, 101FM ~ Honky Tonk Blues, Australia "They have a unique style, this one is definitely Western Swing. For me its damn good!" Raymond - Country Harvest programs, Whittlesea Victoria AUSTRALIA ____________________________________________________________________________________________ "OUTSTANDING!!!! Playin the dog outta it" Mark Miller KBEC ____________________________________________________________________________________________ I
got my copy yesterday and it’s a “Honkin’ Sum-Bitch.” From
all I heard…WOW!!! Somebody on your teams knows arrangements.
Tell Ol’ Scotty I loved his playing, especially SWINGWALK. And
Starla a GREAT SINGER - Super voice and so much energy, what a
talent! ____________________________________________________________________________________________ "This is a great CDof western swing music with jazz riffs in it." Doug Dick WVGN Virgin Islands _____________________________________________________________________ "This is a great CD of western swing music with jazz riffs in it." Doug Dick WVGN Virgin Islands _____________________________________________________________________ "It is a smokin' CD! The playing, arrangements, and the production are top notch. Bravo! Regards! Bob Taillefer, steeler - Ontario, Canada _____________________________________________________________________ "The Jazzabillies is the new generation of western-swing, they can sing, play and it's the real thing!Don't miss it, the future of real country music!!! Alain Joris(Belgium)Radio Columbia 106.9 fm _____________________________________________________________________ "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) _____________________________________________________________________ "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 especially enjoy the picking of your standup bass player. I can guarantee I'll play your music on Shufflemania." Thanks! Michael Ray, Shufflemania - TX ___________________________________________________________________________________________ "Really good western swing band. I love y'alls western swing version of "Sleepwalk", great job! I've always loved the song "Turn Me Lose And Let Me Swing". I had only heard it by great Buddy Emmons and Ray Pennington, but you do a good cover. Tune in to hear them guys, they are hot stuff!!" Rascalita - Ram Radio www.ramradio.net ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ‘Ain’t Nobody Here But Us chickens’ – what a fun song! I really like it and the Jazzabillies musicianship also 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 The new
"Jazzabillies" CD is awesome. Great music and great
playing by all involved. Bobby
Caldwell www.bobbycaldwell.net 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. Scotty Henderson is heard playing some very exciting steel guitar and handles the vocals on the old favorite Butter and Egg Man and Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens from Louie Jordan and Asleep At The Wheel. Dave Owens is the bass player and quite a vocalist on the Tommy Edwards pop standard All In The Game and two western swing favorites, Paul Westmoreland's Detour and the Johnny Bush gem From Tennessee To Texas. Former Mel Tillis Statesider, Ernie Reed is the fiddle player and Lonnie Patterson plays lead guitar on Show Me. The remaining cut in this 12 tune CD is the super instrumental Swingwalk. Mike Gross, WVOF-FM,
Fairfield, CT "I have been playing it on my shows - It's A goodin'." Les Swasso http://www.originalcountryradio.com/ _______________________________________________________________________
"We have pleasure in
advising the arrival of the disc today, and to say it will certainly get
airplay here." Neil
Murch & Noel Parry (Country DJ's) New Zealand
_____________________________________________________________________________ "Jazzabillies is well accepted in our country music fans." Tom Kawaii, Japan _____________________________________________________________________________
"The Jazzabillies are just like the
name implies, a blend of jazz swing and Texas swing. It makes for a fun
sound with a horn section together with steel and fiddle. Show Me is
like a mix of two genres put in the same room, but the Jazzabillies make
it work. The sound is unique, and energetic. Some songs lean more one
way or the other, while other songs really blend the sounds of brass
with steel guitar and fiddle. With each listen there is a draw to the
dance floor, and feet will be tapping. The Jazzabillies claim that
cowboy jazz is still alive, and after listening to Show Me it’s hard
to deny that this music should stay around. It’s not hard to imagine
the fun times that are to be had while playing the album. Overall Show
Me is an exciting mix of instruments, and the songs are fun to listen
to." - Powersource Magazine
_____________________________________________________________________________ "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”, 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 _____________________________________________________________________________ Show Me ideally showcases the Jazzabillies sweeping musical capabilities with a fine selection of numbers. In the 1940's Louis Jordan popularised the fun song "Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens" with the song being recorded by many different bands over the years including Asleep At The Wheel. Released as their first single from the album with Scotty on lead vocals, the Jazzabillies give the number an easy style. Although well performed…I feel the band could have played-up the fun side of the song a little more. 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!!! Dave Owens certainly does the song "All In The Game" the justice it deserves, and Scotty hitting the spot with "Butter and Egg Man". 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. I love the Jazzabillies interpretation of the instrumental "Sleepwalk", which they re-name as "Swingwalk". A great version of Artie Shaw's big band number "Deep Purple" sees Starla on lead vocals in addition to the title track "Show Me". 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 ______________________________________________________________ "Congratulations
on your musical accomplishments with this recording project I have heard
portions of the album and it is excellent. However, it stands to reason it
would be great you have the best western swing bass player of all times
working with you. Owens is the Charlie Parker of the upright bass and has
one of the best voices of anyone in any genre' of music." Kenny
Burford
"Received your CD today and have been
playing the heck out of it. You are the greatest.
Bob Wills would be proud. I hope you are you working on another CD? I
can't wait. I would also like to send my congratulations for a job well
done to the recording engineers who captured the sound perfectly. My
hat's off to you all." Roy Anthony - Thamesville, Ontario,
Canada
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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 !!!!!"
John Mortensen (Denmark)
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". Most groups have
great music, but few have 4 Lead Singers. Many groups have Lead Guitar
players, Jazzabillies have 2. ________________________________________________ "Just a quick note to let you know I'm really enjoying presenting "The Jazzabillies" to my audience. It's a GREAT CD. " Randy Ray, KACT (Texas) |
