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Americana rockabilly swing artist from San Francisco whips out keen guitar licks, crackling snare sound & great lyrical imagery
Recorded at the Pig Pen, San Francisco, California.
Recording information: Pig Pen, San Francisco, CA.
Photographer: Jessica Taylor. Man About Town Music | List Price | $14.98 (You save $2.03) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Rock CDs, Rockabilly | | Label | Hayden's Ferry | | Orig Year | 1999 | | CD Universe Part number | 1206283 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Apr 06, 1999 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Scott Mathews | | Engineer | Scott Mathews |
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