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Cash O' Riley And The Downright Daddies
Style: Modern Rockabilly
Releasenb.:5612
There's a new Cash in town. That's right ladies and gentlemen,
Mr. Cash O'Riley.
There was a time in the 50s when America discovered Rockabilly.
Today there is Cash O'Riley, who reinvented Modern American
Rockabilly.
This album with 13 tracks was recorded end of 2002 but was never
released so far. 12 songs have been selfpenned by singer Cash
O' Riley. A second album will be released end of 2004. Cash
O'Riley has already played all big festivals in the US and boy
this band rocks. Modern rockabilly at its best. Only one cover
I love Rock'n'Roll from the Ramones, the rest is written by
Cash. If you are familiar with other Rhythm Bomb Productions
you will know what you can expect: A fantastic voice, strong
lyrics, highly motivated musicians with one goal: Rockabilly
Uprising !
Hailing from Detroit [sic] (Jackson), Michigan, Cash O'Riley
and his Down Right Daddies bring to the table a full plate of
authentic rockabilly fused with traditional
The opener SEND ALONG reminds of what the late, great Hank Williams
Sr. would be doing if he were alive today. While tracks two
and three, RUBY FRUIT BLUES and I'LL BE GONE, has the King himself
smilin' down from the heavens, givin' a two big thumbs up.
The 12 songs, all but one written by Cash, have some great sounds.
Cash and his Downright Daddies keep things moving with good
singing, some excellent guitar pickin', a good rhythm section,
and even some fine saxophone playing as well as backing vocals.
Johnny Itch, who plays doghouse bass for the Downright Daddies,
was the saxophone player on the CD, and Brian Bedwell, on the
drums, are both original Downright Daddies.Dave Roof, who is
known to the Michigan rockabillies as the former bass player
for The Starlight Drifters and current bass player for Bill
Georgio's band, Nobody's Business, produced and engineered this
CD at his own Rooftop Studios in Royal Oak, Michigan. With gumption
that can possibly only be matched by Cash himself, Dave took
it upon himself to play and record the lead guitar tracks after
the band had first recorded the bass, drums, vocal and acoustic
guitar, so when Cash and crew heard what Dave had done with
the lead guitar tracks, everybody was blown away. It just goes
to show that talent, ambition, tenacity and the determination
of a bull in heat will eventually lead to success. Most of the
cuts on the CD are up-tempo rockabilly with a heavy dose of
twang that should satisfy any lover of roots/Americana/classic
country music, as well as the diehard rockabilly purists. Besides
the frequent themes of love, sex and drinking, there are many
interesting and enjoyable sounds. The third song on the CD,
"Every Time You Walk", is a mid-tempo rockabilly song
that reminds me of an early Elvis Presley single that I don't
hear too often, "Too Much" (I lost my RCA single many
years ago, but I believe the flip side was "I'm Playing
For Keeps").
As is the case with many of our younger generation's rockabilly
stars including Craig "Bones" Maki, Cash's exposure
to rockabilly was catalyzed by an early propinquity for punk
music, and one of the tracks on this CD , "I Love Rock
Rock'N'Roll", is Cash's tribute to the Ramones after the
death of Joey Ramone in 2002.
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