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The Little Willies
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The Little Willies
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Product Details
- Artist: The Little Willies
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- Binding: Audio CD
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- EAN: 0094635067125
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- Format: Enhanced
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- Label: Milking Bull Records/EMI
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- Manufacturer: Milking Bull Records/EMI
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- Number of Discs: 1
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- Product Group: Music
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- Publisher: Milking Bull Records/EMI
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- Release Date: 2006-03-07
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- Studio: Milking Bull Records/EMI
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- Title: The Little Willies
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- UPC: 094635067125
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Product Description: One of the freshest country albums of the year comes not out of Nashville, but rather New York, from a sporadic band with the unlikely (and somewhat suggestive) moniker of the Little Willies. At times, the fivesome (named in homage to Willie Nelson) hearkens to the great historic western-swing bands--crack, loose-limbed musicians fronted by a hypnotically sublime girl singer. If that sleepy female voice (and her distinctive piano) sounds astonishingly like Norah Jones, that's because it is Jones, exploring the country side of the blues. The group--rounded out by Lee Alexander (bass), Jim Campilongo (electric guitar), Richard Julian (guitar, vocals), and Dan Rieser (drums)--formed in 2003 to play the Living Room on New York's Lower East Side and just do the classic American music they grew up enjoying. That's why their low-key labor of love, recorded without commercial expectations and promoted under the radar, includes both originals (including the achingly sweet "Easy as the Rain") and covers of Hank Williams's "I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive"; Nelson's "I Gotta Get Drunk" and "Nightlife"; Kris Kristofferson's "Best of All Possible Worlds"; Townes Van Zandt's "No Place to Fall"; and Leiber & Stoller's "Love Me" (made great by Elvis Presley). Throughout, the record maintains the slightly inebriated, bar-band feel of a live club performance, especially on "Lou Reed," a very funny saga of a cow-tipping incident possibly involving the dark rocker. This is an extraordinary record, not only for its musicianship, but for the infectious joy and exuberance of performers who remember just how fun it is to play music from the inside out. --Alanna Nash Got the Willies?
New York City
The Peter Malick Group featuring Norah Jones | 
Jim Campilongo and the 10 Gallon Cats
Jim Campilongo | 
Slow New York
Richard Julian | 
Come Away with Me
Norah Jones | 
Table for One
Jim Campilongo | 
Feels Like Home
Norah Jones |
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Customer Reviews
Great additon to Norah Jones Collection
This was a little unknown album with Norah Jones. It was a great album. The handling of the item was quick and service was outstanding. Highly recommend.
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A gem I stumbled upon...
Not every track on this album "wows" me, but by and large it is a terrific album. If you like good song writing, this is must have. I think that I like Nora Jones best in this setting - collaborating with other artists. The lead guitar, the melodies and lyrics, and the tone of most of these songs are pure pleasure to listen to.
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Merle Haggard Once Did a Tribute Album to Bob Wills...
I felt compelled out of necessity to add my comment that this album's kick-off track - "Roly Poly" - is, without a doubt, a tip of the hat to the great Bob Wills, the subject of Merle Haggard's 1970 release, A Tribute to the Best Damn Fiddle Player in the World. "Roly Poly" is track #9 on Merle's album, by the way. It is also worth noting that this style of music is known as Texas swing, not country & western. Norah Jones fans may or may not enjoy this record - it depends how open they are to other forms of pop music.
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A little on the weak side
More country twang than I imagined with Richard Julian sounding a bit too much like Lyle Lovett, but the CD is fun just the same. Not that I mind Lyle Lovett, but Richard doesn't seem to have a voice of his own, unlike Norah who livens this CD up with her immediately recognizable vocals. Not sure what Cow Tipping has to do with Lou Reed, but Norah and Richard sound like they were having fun on this song. The CD is nicely packaged. Little in the way of liner notes, which makes this CD seem more like a lark than anything else. Hoping for something more substantial to come along soon.
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A Must Hear!
If you're a Norah Jones fan....you must hear this album. You can immediately sense that this is her "first love" of music. Incredible band. I can't stop listening to it. My two little boys sing the songs all over the house. So great...I hope we hear more from The Little Willies!
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