The Blue Ribbon Boys & Julia Gottlieb

About Me

What began as a bluegrass band, containing members of Jim&Jennie&thePinetops and The Hunger Mountain Boys, eventually morphed into something entirely different. A few line-up changes, a few years, and a few too many influences of everything from 20's and 30's swing jazz to 80's underground pop have led this band down to an eclectic cross-roads. Enter the voice of Julia Gottlieb in 2006 and the Boys self-penned songs, particularly that of bassist Sauerkraut S. Travins, and you have the beginnings of the real Blue Ribbon Boys. With frequent guest horn players this 5 to 8 piece band falls somewhere on the country-jazz-noir side of western swing and Billie Holliday. And to make matters even worse for you music labelers and critics alike, Julia has been known to sing in Spanish, the Boys frequently belt out unison singing in Yiddish and German, and the cover songs stretch as far as Daniel Johnston to the classic catalog of Dorothy Fields & Jimmy Mchugh. Shows tend to swing from loud, raucous and rowdy to sweet smooth and sultry, sometimes within a song. Julia Gottlieb, a superb jazz vocalist by herself, continues to gig solo in New York and L.A., just as The Blue Ribbon Boys, comprised mostly of full-time internationally touring musicians, continue to do their own spirited rowdy dance shows.

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Member Since: 2/20/2006
Band Website: Email Address: [email protected]
Band Members: Teddy T. Weber (Hunger Mountain Boys)-cornet, Rickenbacker steel guitar,magnatone lap steel Jim krewson (jim and jennie)-drums, Vocals Matt "Sweet Lips" Downing (Jim and Jennie and the Pinetops, Hunger Mountain Boys)-National & harmony tenor guitars, Vocals "Sauerkraut" Seth Travins-upright bass, Vocals Lukas Schwartz ( Limberjack County)-fiddle, and Vocals Miss Julia Gottlieb-Singer, Piano Nick Haley-Drums Lyon Graulty-Clarinet with a cast of guest artists at our live shows.
Influences: Hot Swing!!!Jimmie Rogers and Louis Armstrong, Spike Jones, The Three Suns, Engelbert Humperdink, Oscar Aleman , Django Rienhardt and the Quintet of the hot club of france,the Boswell sisters,Our Selves! R.Crumb & his cheap suit serenaders, jimmie rivers and the cherokees, vance terry,the hoosier hotshots,chet atkins,ellington, herb alpbert, The light crust dough boys, The Dorsey Bros. Sol Hu'uppi , The Skatalites, Benny Goodman, Ella Fitzgerald. JAKE JENKINS!Gabor Szabo, Astrid Gilberto, Tom Waits ,Ray Brown, Big Sandy and his Fly-Rite Boys, Chris Scruggs, Scott Clark, Bob Wills, Milton Brown, Biz Markie,Count Basie, Screamin Jay Hawkins, Loretta Lynn before she went to Nashville, Ernest Tubb, Hasil Atkins,Karen Dalton, Larry Adler, Nina Simone, Billie Skaliday, Hank Thompson, Merle Travis,Marxs Bros. Elvis Presley, and The KING Jimmie Martin!
Sounds Like: FUN!
Record Label: Labels are for soup cans
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Metroland Review of Helsinki CD Release party

Band Out of Time Blue Ribbon Boys with Julia Gottlieb, Shotgun Party Club Hels...
Posted by The Blue Ribbon Boys & Julia Gottlieb on Thu, 15 Nov 2007 01:28:00 PST

Get our cd on CD baby http://cdbaby.com/cd/blueribbonboys

Well It's finally here. The Blue Ribbon Boys and julia have a Record. We recorded it at RAGING DEAD STUDIOS here in great Barrington and at off-the-beat n' track studios. we will be selling digi...
Posted by The Blue Ribbon Boys & Julia Gottlieb on Wed, 31 Oct 2007 09:54:00 PST

we play weddings contact: [email protected]

Yes,We do play weddings and parties! Please contact us for [email protected]: 518-672-4137
Posted by The Blue Ribbon Boys & Julia Gottlieb on Fri, 09 Nov 2007 11:08:00 PST

recording with julia gottlieb

we are currently recording at raging dead bird studios in Gt. barrington mass with rob sanzone. we are very exited to get something done and share what we do with all who would like it.
Posted by The Blue Ribbon Boys & Julia Gottlieb on Sun, 05 Nov 2006 11:51:00 PST