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 On March 7, 2006, Milking Bull Records will release the self-titled debut by The Little Willies , an album that perfectly distills the fun, down-to-earth spirit of this New York band's club shows. The group - Lee Alexander (bass), Jim Campilongo (electric guitar), Norah Jones (piano, vocals), Richard Julian (guitar, vocals) and Dan Rieser (drums) - tears through
a mix of covers and originals, from the revved-up western swing of Fred Rose's " Roly Poly " and Willie Nelson's " I Gotta Get Drunk " to the cutting wit of Kris Kristofferson's " Best Of All Possible Worlds "; from
the poignancy of Townes Van Zandt's " No Place To Fall " to the cosmic absurdity of their own " Lou Reed ."
The Little Willies formed for purely practical reasons. In 2003, the group of five friends, who were all individually involved in other projects, booked
a gig at The Living Room on New York 's Lower East Side as an excuse to spend an evening playing music together. They soon discovered that they shared a deep musical vernacular. The members of The Little Willies all grew up listening to a certain breed of classic American music: the songs
of Hank Williams, Willie Nelson, Townes Van Zandt and Kris Kristofferson,
to name a few.
Over the next couple years, The Little Willies continued to play, adding a few originals to their setlist along the way. The group initially contemplated
a live album, but when Jones and Alexander completed work on their home studio, they decided to christen the space with a Little Willies recording session. The resulting album showcases the group's core strengths, while maintaining the loose, spirited, bar-band feel of The Little Willies' live experience.
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