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The band was born in march 2005 in
Bologna (Italy) as Earl and the Losers. At the beginning they used to
play only self-written instrumental surf music, except for a pair of
Link Wray covers. The Greek label Fuzz Overdose Records has released
Earl and the Losers' debut album, intitled "Maximum
Surf'n'Western From Tortello Town". After few months the line up
has changed; at the same time the newly born DeSoto (Maurizio,
Gabriele, Marco, Enrico) started to introduce in their repertoire
some "songs" written in the last 7 years by Maurizio, while
instrumental tracks turned into a more Italian Spaghetti Western
sound.
The influence of the “songs” comes from the sixties
(Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, Neil Young, Dylan, Lee Hazlewood, ecc)
and from the American Alternative country scene (Giant Sand, Howe
Gelb, Calexico, Uncle Tupelo etc). The guys also love trad country
stuff (Johnny Cash, Hank Williams), low-down blues (John Lee Hooker,
Jimmy Reed etc), vintage rock'n'roll, garage (Sonics)...until the
seventies punk. Big influences are also movies by Sergio Leone and
David Lynch. In june 2008 they booked a studio and recorded 12 of
these songs, then flought to Tucson, Arizona, and mixed the tracks in
the famous WaveLab Studios to get that great desert sound.
In April
2009, due to legal reasons, they decided to change band name in DADDY
WAS A DRIVER!
Their first album, mixed and co-produced by Craig
Schumacher of Wavelab studios, is coming out next summer with
ZipRecords (San Francisco, USA)
Line-up
(f.l.t.r.):
Maurizio Guidoni: Guitar,
Vocals
Gabriele Balducci: Bass, Vocals
Enrico Soverini: Drums
Marco Gisfredi: Guitar, Mandolin, Vocals
(Text: Daddy Was A Driver)
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