Few styles are as enjoyable as Western Swing, and it’s a pity that so few artists do it these day. The band Susie Blue and the Lonesome Fellas takes you back to the days of Cindy Walker and Kay Starr, with the husky voice of Solitaire Miles along with the lithe team of Neal Alger/g, TC Furlong/sl-g, Stuart Rosenberg/fid, Eric Schneider/sax, Tom Hope/p, Larry Kohut/b and Phil Gratteau/dr. The get the crowd on the floor with syncopated honky tonking with Spade Cooley’s “Crazy Cause I Love You” and Left Frizzell’s “Cigarette and Coffee Blues.” Who has names like these anymore?!? Miles is a joy as she does a handful of Walker tunes, with “I Hear You Talkin’” just oozing out over the brim and “Love is a Lingering Thing” delivered with a twinkle in her eye. All of the tunes are between 2-4 minutes, so you feel like you’re listening to tunes at the juke box on the counter alongside your hash browns. This band takes you to a place you want to be.
Seraphic Records
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