Prater, Scott & The Djangobilly Scott Prater And The Djangobilly CD

}Adding Tony Hull, on drums (which coincidentally was the same lineup that had been together a few years earlier in the punk rock band, "Miller Lowlife"), the band opened up their dynamic and expanded their musical interaction.

The djangobilly approach to the blues is inspired by a deep appreciation of the "less is more" philosophy which lends itself well to improvisation over a backdrop of wellhoned, high impact song structure Scott Prater and the djangobilly consists of Scott on vocals/guitar, Steve Rolandelli on drums and Deep Ellum alumni Michael Byron michaelbyron on bass. "the djangobilly" is a throwback to the raucous juke joint era of high quality musicianship in a happy go lucky environment. Along with originals penned for the "Bluesabilly" and the "self-titled" albums, the djangobilly performs an amazingly diverse set of standards hailing the Chicago, Mississippi Delta and Southern Blues, Jazz & Swing styles.

Scott Prater, born in Neosho, Missouri spent his "very long and miserable" childhood between Southwest Missouri, Northeast Oklahoma and North Texas, changing school districts an average of once a year. After high school, he joined local band "the Resistance", and later hitchhiked from Grand Prairie to Anaheim, California, sleeping in "men's shelters", cardboard boxes, and an abandoned camper top behind a manufacturing plant. Scott learned self-reliance, a healthy general mistrust of society, and the appreciation of the simple things in life from this experience. Scott puts it this way, "I was raised in Texas but I grew up in California." Upon returning to Texas, Scott started busking on the streets of Dallas' West End and Deep Ellum districts and soon began helping to develop Dallas "Galaxy Club" into a self-supporting, progressively booked live music venue which is still going strong today. Scott recruited former band mate, Mitch Eggers to replace him as club manager and joined "James Curtis and the Barflies Blues Band". In the "Barflies", Scott was able to flesh out the different areas of his blues style, which had always been the foundation of his guitar playing. After forming djangobilly and going through several line-ups, Scott put together a crack rhythm section with drummer Steve Rolandelli and Deep Ellum veteran and bassist, Michael Byron. The band is a swinging three-piece with a full sound, augmented on certain nights by visiting musicians.

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