Hot String Trio

The Hot String Trio Acoustic Swing at its best, with a little Hot Club, Dan Hicks, Sinatra, and echoes of Bob Wills. Featuring some of the best violin since Stephan Grappelli and Johnny Gimble, played by violinist Denny Jones. Leader/founder Denny Earnest handles all guitar, writing and vocal chores, with the bottom end being laid down by Upright Bassist Bill Watson. These guys have been around for a while - they were the core members of an early 80's group "The Deadly Earnest Band", who recorded on Pacific Arts Records...

Acoustic Swing at its best, with a little Hot Club, Dan Hicks, Sinatra, and echoes of Bob Wills. Featuring some of the best violin since Stephan Grappelli and Johnny Gimble, played by violinist Denny Jones.
Leader/founder Denny Earnest handles all guitar, writing and vocal chores, with the bottom end being laid down by Upright Bassist Bill Watson.
These guys have been around for a while - they were the core members of an early 80's group "The Deadly Earnest Band", who recorded on Pacific Arts Records, a label started by Michael Nesmith in coordination with Warner Brothers. The boys just had to get together and do it one more time, resulting in "Atomic Bar and Grill".
The title song is about Denny's family-owned establishment the "Atomic Bar", a real place in Wadsworth, OH. Denny's poetic license moves it to Nevada to give it the proper vibe. "I always remembered the Marilyn Monroe poster on the wall, the Seaberg Wall-o-matic jukebox. It all seemed so Art Deco, that I just had to get it in a song. I always thought Tom Waits could have done a good job on this one".
The trio expands a little with clarinet player Jim Frigio on "One Day At A Time" - imagine Benny Goodman with just a guitar and upright bass. "Bartender Lou", also featuring clarinet, is the story of a bartender who traveled the "Boardwalks" of Red Bank, NJ down to New Orleans.
An old Deadly Earnest number "Stray Cats Home", is re-mixed to give it birth in the digital world. Denny had help from Star Smith on vocals, and was produced by LA's Danny Sheridan, an early "Deadly Earnest" band member.
So for lovers of Swing, Acoustic music, and just plain fun, pop this little CD in your player and, well... Swing.
Oh, by the way, the intro to "Stray Cat" features some real "artiness" - the sound of footsteps, the "turning on" of an old turntable and you hear the record drop... into the past...