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Snowdroppers - Too late to Pray The term SNOWDROPPER has dual meanings; it’s a 1920’s slang term for cocaine addicts, but also a turn of phrase referring to deeply disturbed individuals who have a penchant for stealing woman’s panties off clotheslines. As a band The Snowdroppers have a foot in both camps, but they also delight in delivering boozed up, toe tapping, foot stomping blues rock, all with a thrillingly ‘tip your hat’ homage to nostalgia.  TOO LATE TO PRAY, their debut CD recently arrived in the ARIA Top 100 and the first single ‘Rosemary’ has had radio programmers across the country rushing to reschedule news bulletins to find extra “ON AIR” time for it, while TV networks and shows like Rage (Indie Clip Of The Week), Channel V (V Music Promo) and MTV have all strengthened and readjusted their satellite dishes so the video can make contact with a larger audience including extraterrestrial life forms (every market is important to these guys ‐ even distant universes).The Snowdroppers’ one true calling in life is to introduce and convert heathen non‐believers (especially the young, the old, the fragile and the interned) into a new generation of obsessed blues drenched rock n’ roll acolytes… Too Late To Pray is a 12 track album that is an all out assault on the mundane, expanding musical styles from the humblest of Blues to Rockabilly, Punk, Gospel, Country as well as the unmistakable sound of percussive 70’s porn movie instrumentals. The second single ‘Do The Stomp’ will heal the sick ‐ or at least lift their spirits. ‘Do The Stomp’ will elevate the band to a rarefied air level and will ensure The Snowdroppers will be keeping company with musical royalty including past runner ups of the Eurovision song contest. The Snowdroppers continue to play live to packed houses around the country, and have landed the support act slot for Seasick Steve for his trip over in January 2010. These four clean‐limbed honkeys, Johnny Wishbone (Vocals, Banjo & Harmonica), Pauly K (Guitar), London (Bass) and Cougar Jones (Drums) are in reality dirty boys eager to mix things up a little. Fusing their love of the old time blues and country masters with their more contemporary influences, The Snowdroppers are hell‐bent on promoting promiscuity and will deliver that message courtesy of their ribald songs of fornication and intoxication. So get ready to indulge the power‐drinking, body‐grinding, string‐picking, nipple‐licking, blues‐lover in everyone with ‘TOO LATE TO PRAY’ www.snowdroppers.com |
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SNOWDROPPERS TO APPEAR IN AUSTRALIAN MOVIE: RED DOG |
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A portrait of blues legend Dave "Honeyboy" Edwards. Painting by Earl Klatzel.  Long past its due, I finally took the opportunity to portray a big inspiration to me as well as add an essential figure from blues history to my portfolio. Born in 1915, and playing blues since the early 1930's, Dave "Honeyboy" Edwards is one of the last living blues musicians from when the music was at its infancy. He still records and tours to this day at the young age of 93.
Reflections of his life style and the eras he built his reputation, stain the canvas background in faint washes. His music style and unique sound have a strong presence emanating from this full color image in oils, while giving you a glimpse into his life.
I'm very proud to have met and talked with Honeyboy here in Calgary in 2007, and I will always cherish our conversation. This painting of Honeyboy will be posted on my website within the next few weeks in the Musicians Gallery.
Thank you, Earl Klatzel Check out many of Earl's Blues History & Blues Portrait paintings at: Bluesworks by Earl Klatzel www.earlklatzel.com |
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 On February 24, 2008, a filming crew from Good Morning America was
in the Delta. The result was a testament to one of the last remaining "jook
joints" - Po Monkey's in Merigold, MS. View
the clip. Featured in the
clip is Mr. Willie Seaberry, the proprietor of Po Monkey's, and the band
is T-Model Ford on guitar, Terry "Harmonica" Bean
on harp, and Lee "Pocket Knife" Williams on drums. For more information
about Po Monkey's and its heritage, visit http://www.southernspaces.org (Information
courtesy of Charley Burch and Luther Brown.) |
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Mississippi Blues Trail Honors Elmore James An originator of the electric Blues style who performed in cafes and juke joints around Canton, Mississippi, sixty years ago got a marker along Mississippi's growing Blues trail. On Tuesday, historians, state officials, and Blues enthusiasts gathered in Canton to unveil the Elmore James/Hickory Street Blues Trail Marker. James was born in Richland, Mississippi, in 1918. Blues historian Jim O'Neal of Kansas City said James arrived in Canton in 1951 and worked in a radio repair shop. The shop was owned by Robert Earl Holston, who in a 1971 interview shared how he and James experimented to amplify the guitar's sound. O'Neal said James' music inspired Fleetwood Mac and almost anybody who plays slide guitar. Blues Wax |
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