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Backyard Tea

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Jim Booth and Steve Littlejohn were the principal composers for one of Greensboro's first important original music bands, 1970's power pop darlings Backyard Tea. They are now back performing as an acoustic duo. Their sets include both versions of some of their 1970's material as well as newer compositions that reflect their current music interests. So expect some acoustic rock, folk, and blues - and mainly, expect irresistible melodies and clever lyrics that reflect the same influences that inspired groups like Badfinger, Big Star, The Raspberries, and other second generation power pop/classic rock bands....

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Member Since: 05/07/2008
Band Website: sonicbids.com/BackyardTea
Band Members: Jim Booth, Steve Littlejohn
Influences: Elvis, Chuck, Jerry Lee, Bo Diddley, Little Richard, The Beatles, Stones, Who, Dylan, The Band, Eric Clapton, The Raspberries, The Kinks, Badfinger, Joni Mitchell, Jackson Browne, The Eagles, Cole Porter, George Gershwin, Harold Arlen, The Andrews Sisters, Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey, Glenn Miller, Harry James, Sinatra, Bennett, et. al., Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Freddy, Albert, and B.B. King, Howling Wolf, et. al., Donovan, The Boxtops, Big Star, The Allman Bros., R.E.M., Steve Miller Band, Spirit, Jefferson Airplane, The Everly Bros., Hank Williams, Gram Parsons, Buddy Holly, Kurt Vonnegut, J.D. Salinger, William Shakespeare, Percy Bysshe Shelley, John Keats, Lord Byron, Leo Tolstoy, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Norman Maclean, Chico, Groucho, and Harpo Marx, Steve Martin, there are many more but I'm tired of typing, so etc....
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Record Label: None, but we're open to suggestions
Type of Label: Indie

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Backyard Tea History

Backyard Tea formed in late 1971 with original members Jim Booth (b. 1952, Eden, NC - bass, rhythm guitar, vocals), Steve Littlejohn (b. 1950, Danville, VA - lead guitar, rhythm guitar, vocals), an...
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