ARTiST: Rollin' Phattys
ALBUM: Red Hot Joe
BiTRATE: 192kbps avg
QUALiTY: EAC Secure Mode / LAME 3.97 Final / -V2 --vbr-new / 44.100Khz
LABEL: Cimsound Records
GENRE: Rock
SiZE: 64.97 megs
PLAYTiME: 0h 44min 59sec total
RiP DATE: 2008-07-03
STORE DATE: 2008-04-22
Track List:
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01. Plantation Girl 6:18
02. Red Hot Joe 4:44
03. Paradise Street 3:29
04. Cochon De Lait (Down On The 4:17
Bayou)
05. My Heart Is On Fire 6:27
06. Black Bear River 4:21
07. Greta 4:56
08. Sugar Babe 3:44
09. Cherry St Blues 3:04
10. Kim's Cowtown 3:39
Release Notes:
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Voted "Blues Band of the Year" in the 5th Annual 2008 Payne County Line Oklahoma
Music Awards!
What's with the name you ask?
The Band is Rollin' and the Tunes are Phat!
Native sons & daughters of the mother road, playing like they mean it!
The RPs show is hot, rockin', and in the bag to please!
Birthed in the historic music scenes of Tulsa & Stillwater, Oklahoma, and also
inspired by the legendary music of Texas & Louisiana. The band members have been
active participants in the regional music scene of the south central U.S. since
the mid 1970's. After a 12 year break, core members reunited to form the Rollin
Phattys.
The band features the songwriting collaboration of front man Ken Helton &
guitarist Jeff Parker. Ken & Jeff have been working together as writers and
studio mates since the early 1990s. The bands debut release Red Hot Joe
features great original tunes from the early yrs as well as some fresh new
material. Their sound can best be described as "Southern-fried blues, rock, &
soul steeped in Tulsa Tradition."
"If you were around the Oklahoma/Texas/Louisana music scenes in the 70's, 80's
and 90's you might have heard these guys collectively and individually. These
guys were an intricate part of the famed Stillwater Oklahoma Red Dirt Music
scene during the 1990's from the ground floor up. They worked both in the studio
and on the road with artists like The Hickodelics, Tom Skinner & Farmboy, Bob
Childers, Medicine Show, Red Dirt Rangers, Cross Canadian Ragweed, Jason Boland,
The Great Divide, and many others. But above and beyond Red Dirt Americana, they
have preformed many genres of music including their beloved branded Southern
Fried Electric Blues, Rock, & Soul. They could be seen performing in Stillwater
at Willie's Saloon, Eskimo Joe's, Mexico Joe's, The Stonewall, Washington St.
Grill, JR Murphy's, Tumbleweeds, and the Wormy Dog, and after hours at the
legendary Farm. You might of seen 'em in Tulsa at the Full Moon Cafe, Sunset
Grill, Uncle Bentley's, Louie's, Rivers Edge Cafe, Bullwinkle's, Cherry St.
Brewery & Tulsa City Limits, in Dallas at Debonair Danceland , The Brass Rail,
Deep Ellum, & Chances, in Austin at The Hole in the Wall, and the Liberty Lunch.
Down in Baton Rouge and New Orleans in the late 90's you'd have heard 'em at;
The Varsity, M's Fine & Mellow Cafe, Roxannes, The Bayou Cajun, The Alligator
Bayou, Neutral Grounds, The Kerry Irish Pub, and Maxwell's Toulouse Cabaret. In
addition, individually & collectively, they have toured extensively across the
US and Canada over their careers.
The RPs are releasing their debut CD, "Red Hot Joe" in May 2008. With an
advanced press pre-release campaign beginning in April 08. They released an
advance limited-run CD single of the title track "Red Hot Joe" and a B side,
"Kim's Cowtown Shuffle" (a song featured on the soundtrack of Rodeo Mayhem, a
Rodeo Circus Films Documentary Release for Topics Entertainment)in the fall of
2007. The single was featured on Tulsa radio shows, KVOO's "Red Dirt Radio
Show," and KMOD's "Smokehouse Blues," and is featured internationally on Clear
Channel Radio's "New" channel. The single is available through SNOCAP on the RPs
MySpace site. The new CD will be available at their upcoming live shows
beginning in mid-April 2008. The new single "Cherry Street Blues" is being
featured on Tulsa Ok's Kool 106.1 Request it, call program director Kevan Seal
at (918) 460-1061, kevanseal@clearchannel.com
Rollin' Phattys are:
Ken "Cooter" Helton - Vocals/Gtr
Ken is a premier front man, with the ability to cover many different styles. He
is a long time contributor to the Stillwater musical community - both as a solo
artist and band front man. He has played with numerous national band projects,
and performed extensively on the Nevada Casino tour circuit.
John "Johnny B" Buckner - Bass Gtr
John Buckner is a notorious bass man and longtime member of the Stillwater music
scene. He played in Tom Skinner's short lived touring band "Farmboy" along with
guitarist Jeff Parker and Stillwater drummer, Eric Hanson (Mike McClure, Jimmie
LaFave, Hadden Sayers). The band was signed to the Baton Rouge, LA based label
"Binky Records"
Jeff "Jeffreaux" Parker - Gtr/Keys/Vocals
Without a doubt, one of the top guitarist from Oklahoma. As a performer, he has
traveled extensively throughout the United States and Canada, playing all styles
of music and sharing the stage and performing with acts such as Jefferson
Starship, Alice Cooper, Buck Owens, Rodney Crowell, Johnny Paycheck, Baillie &
the Boys, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Jerry Jeff Walker, Kevin Welch, Jimmie LaFave,
Brewer & Shipley, The Great Divide, Cross Canadian Ragweed, and countless
others. In addition, guitarist Jeff Parker is a recording producer & engineer
and has produced & engineered on projects for many national artists including,
Rita Coolidge, Cross Canadian Ragweed, Jason Boland & the Stragglers, Tom
Skinner, Bob Childers, Cherokee National Youth Choir, and the Tulsa Oratario
Chorus.
Dixie "D Dub" Weathers - Drums/Percussion
Dixie Weathers is the newest & youngest addition to the RPs. Dixie can be heard
on Artimus Pyle's (Lynyrd Skynyrd's former drummer) new release Artimus
Venomous. In addition, while in the Northeastern State University Large & Small
Jazz Ensembles, Dixie performed & recorded with notable jazz greats Bobby
Watson, Scott Wenholt, Henry Johnson, Kevin Mahogany, Mulgrew Miller, Ed Soph,
Conrad Herwig and others.