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About Me

Mickey Bones is a bandleader from Cambridge MA.
and plays New Orleans jazz, Cajun and Zydeco music,
old school rhythm and blues, rockabilly, country and western,
rock and roll, and several different types of ethnic folk music.
MICKEY BONES LEADS THESE LOCAL BOSTON BANDS IN THESE STYLES;
Boogaloo Swamis - Zydeco Music, Afro-Beat and Cajun
Krewe De Roux - Cajun music and swamp pop
Mickey Bones and Jump Crew - swing and jump blues
Hot Tamale Brass Band - New Orleans jazz, dixieland
The Hubcaps - rock and roll
The Bones Of Contention - modern rock from the 80's onward
Spitwhistle - no depression and americana
Sticky Chicken - children's music with a modern twist
Mickey Bones also enjoys Listening to Alternative Rock, Heavy Metal, Hip-Hop, No Depression, Comedy Music, Children's Music, Musicals, Opera, Classical, Pre Be-Bop Jazz, Bluegrass, Old Timey, Old School and New School R+B, Blues, Country and Western, Folk Music, World Music, reggae
You could Say that Mickey Bones just plain LIKES MUSIC
YOU MIGHT HAVE SEEN OR HEARD MICKEY BONES IN OTHER BANDS OVER THE YEARS SUCH AS;
The Screaming Coyotes, The Boogiemen, Mark Sandman, Michael Hurley, Treat Her Right (sub), The Breeders, Bo Diddley, Johnny Hoy and the Bluefish, D.L .Manard, Jim Kweskin, Little Queenie, Chris "Stovall" Brown, Danny Kootch, Rick Danko, Catie Curtis, The Boogaloo Swamis and Xanna Don't
Mickey Bones has played with so many folks,
that it's tough to name them all.
MICKEY FOUNDED THE BOOGALOO SWAMIS BACK IN 1983 AND THEY WENT ON TO WIN FOUR CONSECUTIVE BOSTON MUSIC AWARDS !!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 6/17/2006
Band Website: mickeybones.com
Band Members:

HERE ARE SOME NOTABLE BANDS MICKEY BONES HAS OPENED UP FOR;

ROCK;
Morphine, Willie Alexander, "Members of the Doors"
Devo, Treat Her Right, the Del Feugos, Violent Femmes,
The Village People, G - Love

BLUES AND AMERICAN ROOTS MUSIC;
Dr. John, Aaron Neville, John Fogerty, Los Lobos,
Roomful of Blues, Guitar Junior, Billy Joe Shaver,
Johnny Copeland, Debbie Davies, Hubert Sumlin,
Clifton Chenier, Boozoo Chavis, C. J. Chenier,
Buckwheat Zydeco, Evan Jones and the H - Bombs,
Sleepy Labeef, The Paladins, The Tailgators,
Steve Riley and The Mamou Playboys,
and George Thorogood and The Destroyers

TRADITIONAL AND NEW FOLK;
Townes Van Zant, David Bromberg, Richard Thompson,
Roy Bookbinder, The Phister Sisters and Michael Hurley

REGGAE;
Black Uhuru with Sly and Robbie

MICKEY BONES PLAYED DRUMS LIVE FOR;
Bo Diddley, Rick Danko (from The Band), Pine Top Perkins,
Van Walls (Aretha Franklin's piano player), Kenny Neal,
D.L. Manard (the cajun Hank Williams), Catie Curtis

MICKEY BONES PLAYED LIVE IN NEW ORLEANS WITH;
Little Queenie, John Mooney, Wayne Bennett,
Bryan Lee

Washboard Annie and Scott Kirby;
Two of the musicians that I played with daily, from 11am till 3pm on Royal Street in the French Quarter, before doing my regular nightly 5pm to 9pm show at The Absinthe House on Bourbon Street.

MICKEY BONES HAS RECORDED ON THESE RECORD LABELS;
Shanachee, Green Linen, Philo, Flying Fish, Rounder,
Dreamworks, Atlantic and Tone Cool

MICKEY BONES HAS RECORDED WITH;
Mark Sandman, Morphine, Jill Sobule, Jim Kweskin,
Chris Bellew (Presidents of United States), Michael Hurley,
Danny Kootch (from early James Taylor fame),
Bob Franke, The Breeders (demos), Four Piece Suit,
Birdsongs of the Mesozoic, Johnny Hoy and the Bluefish,
Jimmy Ryan and Wooden Leg, David Lindley (demos),
David Maxwell, Boogaloo Swamis, and The Screaming Coyotes

MICKEY BONES HAS TOURED EUROPE;
Twenty-Eight Sold Out Shows in Germany and Austria
Thirty-Three Shows in France
Twelve shows in Norway and Sweden

MICKEY BONES HAS APPEARED IN
TWO MAJOR MOTION PICTURES AS AN EXTRA;
JFK - Oliver Stone
He was in a scene with Kevin Bacon and Tommy Lee Jones

Fever Pitch (2004 version) - Farrelly Brothers
Appearing as the drummer for the Hot Tamale Brass Band
An original Hot Tamale song was also used in the soundtrack

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CHECK OUT SOME OF THESE LINKS TO FRIENDS OF MICKEY BONES
Hot Tamale Brass Band
Boogaloo Swamis
Boogaloo Swamis Home Page
Mickey Bones

Record Label: CL10 , Swamptone , and others
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Mickey Bones interview with the Boston Phoenix

Here's what music critic Brett Milano says about Mickey Bones in the Boston Phoenix;Probably a short list of rules for musicians who want to play authentic New Orleans sounds. First, you oughta be fun...
Posted by MICKEY BONES on Tue, 28 Aug 2007 12:28:00 PST