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"Squirrel Nut Zippers - Musical Candy" produced by Clay Walker and Mammoth Records © 1996 Clay Walker Since the release of their debut album, "The Inevitable," in early 1995, The Squirrel Nut Zippers have started a glorious craze across our country with their revivification of "hot" jazz, swing, ragtime and Dixieland sounds of the 1920s and '30s, offering a fun, unpretentious alternative to contemporary music. Call them a novelty act if you must, but they've hit upon a formula that transcends genres and generations. While the Zippers were on tour promoting "The Inevitable," filmmaker Clay Walker approached the band about doing a creative project. They agreed and Walker followed the group for the next 9 months conducting interviews with each member in and around Chapel HIll, NC. Walker also captured on video some of their very best early national live performances in North & South Carolina, Atlanta, Los Angeles and San Francisco. In November of 1995, the Zippers headed back into the studios to record their second full length album, "Hot," which was recorded in New Orleans at Daniel Lanois' Kingsway Studio and contains 12 twelve new songs by the Zippers. Walker used his wealth of material on the Zippers to create a documentary that is both informative and entertaining. Walker has created a captivating portrait of the band that documents the group's formation, rise to national popularity and the songs that became the enormously successful "Hot" album. (more to come....) |
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