• Video Premiere: The Carolyn Sills Combo -Big Canoe

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    Rick J Bowen Posted On September 16, 2016
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    A roots music group with a vintage sound older than its years, The Carolyn Sills Combo is breathing fresh life and heartfelt twang into the timeless sounds of post-war American music.  Nominated for a 2016 Ameripolitan Award and Academy of Western Artist Award for Western Swing group of the year, fans of classic country and western swing are falling in love with the band’s new album, Dime Stories, Vol. 2, written and produced by bassist Sills and her longtime guitarist and husband, Gerard Egan.   

    The cowboy loving duo attracted top Monterey Bay area players for their combo, featuring Charlie Joe Wallace (Johnny Paycheck, Cake, Brennen Leigh, Rosie Flores) on steel guitar, Jim Norris (Lacy J. Dalton, Snail) on drums and Sunshine Jackson on harmony vocals and percussion. Sills and Egan are heavily influenced by spaghetti western films as well as their vinyl record collection, citing a wide range of influences from Bob Wills, Patsy Cline, Marty Robbins and Merle Travis to Les Paul & Mary Ford. Word of their authentic live show is spreading quickly throughout California, chock full of three part vocal harmonies, dueling guitar and steel instrumentals and tight arrangements of their own distinct brand of Americana. 




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