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November 6, 2009 - Friday

Buffett Does DADDY??
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Category: Music

• Track #1...Track #2....BUFFETT DOES DADDY and MORE – It’s official! Track #1 on Jimmy Buffett’s new “Buffett Hotel” album (available Dec. 8, 2009) is “NOBODY FROM NOWHERE” - a song written by DADDY’s Will Kimbrough & Tommy Womack, which is also featured as the lead track their “For A Second Time” CD released this past summer. The second track on Jimmy Buffett’s new album?? A song called “WINGS” written by Will Kimbrough and Mr. Buffett. Coincidentally, Will recorded his own version of that song for his forthcoming studio album, also called “WINGS”!
Can it get any better?

• YES! IT CAN! DADDY BRINGS A “CERTAIN CHEMISTRY” - Press-Register (Mobile, AL) Show Preview (Oct. 26) - “Like Kimbrough, [Womack] tends to write from the perspective of his inner loser: Songs frequently come from the viewpoint of beat-down characters whose only appealing quality is their stubbornness. That often sardonic quality is livened up considerably by the duo’s love of ROOTSY, RIP-SNORTING GUITAR ROCK.”Full Article here:
http://blog.al.com/entertainment-press-register/2009/10/daddy_brings_a_certain_chemist.html

• DADDY’s DOIN’ IT – Lagniappe Issue #189 (Mobile, AL) - “If it is any evidence, DADDY has an organically versatile sound. The opener (“Nobody From Nowhere”) harkens to the days of classic rock super bands such as The Faces. With “Early to Bed, Early to Rise,” DADDY conjures up THE SOUL OF WARREN ZEVON with four minutes of laid back groove rock befor etaking the listener to a MODERN JUKE EXTRAVAGANZA with “The Ballad of Martin Luther King.” Full Article here:
http://www.lagniappemobile.com/articles/2727-daddys-doin-it-down-at-callaghans

• THE KIDS LOVE THEIR DADDY – “Sorry to take so long to report on DADDY in Iowa. I am exhausted. I had to have a massage today because I danced myself sore. My jaw aches from smiling so much. And I can hardly talk from yelling ‘One More! One More!’ Is this Heaven, No It's Iowa. DADDY WAS UNBELIEVABLE!” -- Promoter @ Byron’s

• Lots of pro PHOTOS from Magnolia Festival (FL), Callaghan’s (Mobile, AL) and DADDY’s Debut as DEADDY on Halloween weekend at Byron’s (Pomeroy, IA) are online here:
> http://www.cheezeball.net/photos/index.html
> http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/album.php?aid=2022988&id=1305447185
> http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30385661&id=1305447185

• VINTAGE GUITAR Magazine – Album REVIEW from Rick Allen ON NEWS STANDS NOW (December 2009 issue). Excerpt: “FOR A SECOND TIME has all the oomph of a DADDY live show and the depth, quirkiness and blend of bluesy country and grown up pop of Womack and Kimbrough's solo work. Kimbrough takes the lead most of the time, but Womack does what his partner calls "...his best 'Four Way Street'-era Neil Young" on their co-composition 'He Ain't Right'.”

Keep spreadin' the good word about your DADDY!

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October 30, 2009 - Friday

Byron's HALLOWEEN / Blow N Suck
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Category: Music

Going back to vist the DADDY Blow N Suck on the wall at Byron's (Hey, needs winterized). Toro is the Official lawn equipment of DADDY. Yes, we're proud of this puppy!

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2009. DADDY Debut as "Deaddy" at Byron's Pomeroy, Iowa on Halloween Night. This will be a Costume Party. Followed by "Halloween Hangover" on SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1st. Tickets are $30, or come to both shows on Oct 31, and Nov 1 for $35. Ticket includes a free drink and a chance at door prizes. Will be giving away a tie dye tapestry on Halloween nite, and two spray paintings on Sunday. 712-468-2372

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October 16, 2009 - Friday

CANADIANS LOVE THEIR DADDY / Dancing With The Stars??
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artistic
Category: Music

• CANADIANS LOVE THEIR DADDY

The HEARTBREAK TRAIL
A Canadian Americana Journal

My love affair with Daddy (the band) was confirmed when we attended a lunchtime solo performance by co-frontman Will Kimbrough at the Country Music Hall of Fame’s theatre. Intended as a Q/A session on songwriting and the biz, Kimbrough was engaging and eloquent, but most impressive when delivering a few choice selections from his extensive catalogue.

In particular, “Yo Yo Ma,” by his former band the Bis-Quits, was a highlight. Basically an update of “Johnny B. Goode” in honour of the world-renowned cellist, its brilliance was almost equalled when Kimbrough invited his chief collaborator Tommy Womack on stage to sing his own composition “I Miss Ronald Reagan.” Would someone please tell me why both of these guys aren’t selling a ton of records? Read More:

Dancing With The Stars??

Tommy shows off his new dance moves!

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October 11, 2009 - Sunday

DADDY In Mobile
Category: Music

Here is some news: DADDY is playing at Callaghan’s Irish Social Club in Mobile, Alabama on Sunday, October 25. There won’t be many tickets available; it’s a small room. But it will be a rock n roll band: the four piece version of DADDY. Not quite BABY DADDY, not quite STEPDADDY, just 4/5ths of DADDY the band. If you have not seen us play, please try and get there. We rock, if I do say so myself. For fans of rock n roll music. Check my tour dates page for updated shows.

My new album, “Wings” is musically complete. We are now working on the artwork and making plans for early 2010 release. I am really excited about this album, which contains “Three Angels”, “Wings” (written with Jimmy Buffett), and 8 other brand new songs that I can’t wait for you all to hear.

The East Coast tour with Kim Richey was quite a trip. The music at the shows was great. Singing with Kim is a wonderful thing. After 25 years of trouble-free trips to play in New York, I had my NYC Waterloo: immediately after entering Manhattan via the Holland Tunnel, I got two traffic tickets. Don’t take a left on 6th Avenue coming out of the Holland Tunnel. After that, we parked in the official parking spot of the venue. But the New York authorities took a different notion about our parking spot, and towed my mini van away. We rolled in to the hotel at 4 AM after a full fledged Gotham City misadventure. Pocketbook took a sound beating, too…ah well….

Highlights were our Jammin’ Jave show in the DC/NoVa area and our Johnny D’s Boston/Cambridge show. The other shows were real good, but those were just real highlights.

I’m playing two shows this Saturday, Oct 10: 11:30 AM at the Tennessee Legislative Plaza for the Southern Festival of Books (which is a great literary fest: this year’s lineup includes Roy Blount jr, Madison Smartt Bell, Tommy Womack, etc) and then later that night at Charles and Myrtle’s in Chattanooga.

Next weekend I’ll be in Indianapolis at Spencer’s Stadium Tavern. On the afternoon of the show—-Oct 17—-I’m doing a songwriting clinic. And then that night I have a reg’lar gig.

See you out there.
-Will

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September 23, 2009 - Wednesday

DADDY @ AMA, UPCOMING SHOWS AND LEADERSHIP MUSIC KICK-OFF
Category: Music

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It was a loverly week of DADDY stuff at the AMA (Americana Music Association) Festival here in Nashtown last week. Will and I did a day of video and radio stuff Friday and then Friday night played the Basement at 11 PM. (I dug the guy before us, Patrick Sweany, a lot. Google dat mannnn!)

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One thing among many that I love about Daddy gigs is that we go a little further “out there” each time. I do believe we are on the way – as a musical unit – closer and closer to our ultimate ideal: a jam band for people who like ragtime.

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If you read this in time, and live in or near Bowling Green, Ky, I’m playing the Java City at noon tomorrow (Tuesday) in the Helm Library on WKU’s campus. It’s an hour-long set in a building I spent much time in studying a quarter century ago.

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Last time I played there I had some hippie types sitting cross-legged down in front, which is like the coolest thing I could hope for. Hippies sitting cross-legged at your gig means you’re happening when playing a college. Peace, brothers and sisters.

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And if you live in or near Pasadena, Tesas, I’ll be playing Kenny Pipes’ “Almost Austin House Concert Series” this Saturday the 26th. (Email kpipesjr@aol.com or call 713-947-8752 (Kenny), for reservations. Showtime: 8:00 pm.)

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My last gig there inspired the only hate mail in Kenny’s eight years of concerts. Apparently, that night I was comedically riffing on my new religion I’m founding, Tommy Womack’s Fuzzy Buddhist Methodism, at length, and then I have one song (“Alpha Male & The Canine Mystery Blood”) that questions the Resurrection, and another (“The Highway’s Coming”) that questions the Rapture and, well, it’s obvious that I’m some sort of spiritual deviant, right?

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Well, this one concertgoer certainly thought such after my performance. She dispatched a strongly worded e-mail to Kenny calling me a “wolf in sheep’s clothing” and other unclean things.

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It’s MY first hate mail too, by the way. I’m almost surprised it took this long for me to get one.

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Tomorrow afternoon is my first Leadership Music function. It’s a 2 ½ hour orientation for the new class at the Loews Vanderbilt Hotel at 4 PM, followed by a reception with LM alumni.

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I’m excited and nervous. For a guy like me who’s been iconoclastic to a fault, the notion of being invited to participate in this kind of a program is sobering.

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I’ve got a chance to make a lot of first-impressions in the next 24 hours. I’d appreciate your prayers in those regards. Dis could be a really good ting. I could learn a lot from these folks – and pass the savings on to you.

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God bless,
Tommy

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August 23, 2009 - Sunday

Music City BBQ Festival August 28 - 29th!
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Category: Music

Fri., Aug 28 2009 & Sat., Aug 29 2009
1st Annual Music City BBQ Festival
@ Riverfront Park - Nashville, TN
http://www.musiccitybbqfestival.com/
$10 day pass; $15 weekend pass

DADDY (Will Kimbrough & Tommy Womack) to headline on SATURDAY, The Dirt Drifters to headline on FRIDAY, with other music performances from The High Rollers, Braided Chord, Donna Ulisse, Margaret Durante, Skip Ewing & Pat Flynn, Mitch Ballard & The Western Swing Machine, The Roys , 18 South, Hillbilly Delux, Jessica Miller, Ben Caver, Elio Giordano, Lainey Edwards, Erick Baker.

Music City BBQ Festival "JUDGES" Will & Tommy will not only be headlining the event with DADDY (Band Show) on Aug. 29...the duo will be participating as GUEST JUDGES of the local BBQ Competition during the day! The event is
sanctioned by the Memphis & Kansas City BBQ Associations.

These folks are Serious about BBQ, as they should be. Not just anyone gets asked to be Guest Judges. Had to prove that DADDY is worthy of the title. But the proof's in the puddin' or Barbecue in this case. Watch our Tweets this week for DADDY's Favorites!

Lip smackin' Good!!!

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p003yw5m#synopsis

August 13, 2009 - Thursday

Letter From England
Current mood:

blustery
Category: Music

Well, I’m still alive. You can credit (in chronological order) Peter Barbour, Rob Ellen, Paul Needham, Dawson & Annie Smith, and the whole Dawson & the Dissenters band for that. And you can even give me a little credit for that. I did make all my flights and trains on time, after all.

The Tartan Heart Festival in Belladrum, Scotland was fantastic. I had a good set. I was joined by Gypsy Dave Smith on dobro and he added just the right touch, and very off the cuffly too. I played a jam session with Phil Lee, Tom Mason and Gypsy Dave, along with a nice chap named Isaac on bass and God Knows Who That Was on drums. And then I saw Glenn Tilbrook and the Fluffers. Oh my God, what a show. I’ve never gotten to see Squeeze, so this was my introduction to what a powerhouse he is. I was crying. He hit the stage with “Tempted” and it was, for the first time to my ears, not just an agreeable pop song, but a rock anthem, as was “Pulling Mussels From The Shell” and “Take Me, I’m Yours” which the audience was singing louder than the band practically.

I slept in Rob Ellen’s van. He promised to get me up by seven so I could make my way to the airport (somehow) and make my 11:30 flight. He was true to his word, and as I came up to the EasyJet check-in at Inverness Airport, who is front of me? Glenn Tilbrook and the Fluffers! They were all very nice and seemed to know who I am, or gave the impression that they did. I was right chuffed, as they’d say over here.

Another intriguing thing. They eat something in Scotland called haggis, with neaps and tatties. Haggis, I’m told, tastes like a rich goose liver pate’, which is all I need to know – I’ll happily go to my grave having never eaten that. (I’ve had two bites of liver in my life and that was two too many.) I am intrigued about neaps and tatties, though. It sounds vaguely risqué. (Oooh, baby, I love your neaps and tatties!!!)

I was picked up at London Luton Airport by Dawson & The Dissenters and Paul Needham (who’s official title is ‘Tour Gimp’, which means he does everything that needs doing right this very moment) and we went straight to the Wheatsheaf in Leighton Buzzard. I had a nap upstairs, and I only later found out from a friend back home that this pub was in a TV show about haunted houses. I didn’t get visited by a ghost, but then again I may have been so sleepy that I rolled up off the couch, kicked the ghost in the gut and went back to sleep again.

Two shows later, Paul took (gimped?) me down to London to appear on Barry Everett’s House of Mercy radio show. (Sorry I don’t have a web link for it. Google ‘House of Mercy’.) and we hung around Camden Town a little after that, gorging on all-you-can-eat Thai buffet.

Tuesday, I appeared live on the radio. Here's the link to my interview with Chris Baxter on BBC Radio Leicester. It's for the entire show. I’m on in the second hour. The show will remain online for another six days. Chris compared me to Ozzy Osbourne. I’m not quite sure what to think about that. But hey, he knew my record and knew a lot about me. It’s nice when you get an informed interviewer like that, even if he does think you favour Ozzy.

So now it’s Thursday. Tonight we play in Tamworth, then Loftborough, then Coventry, then the Leicester Summer Sundae festival, then I come home to the bosom of my family. Thirty days cigarette-free, all the world’s in love with me.

God bless,

Tommy

Currently listening:
Midnight at the Movies
By Justin Townes Earle
Release date: 2009-03-03

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August 1, 2009 - Saturday

Great Review!
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thankful
Category: Music

BY REV. KEITH A. GORDON (Read Full Article)

Back when you kiddies were still watching Saturday morning cartoons in your spidey PJs and eating chocolate-frosted sugar bombs by the boxful, two nice young men from Kentucky, and another from Alabama, were playing in a critically-acclaimed rock 'n' roll band called the bis-quits. Although these three gents had spun a wonderful collection of intelligent garage-pop with blues-rock overtones and a soupcon of country twang, they were soon forgotten, lost in the enormous commercial shadow of a bunch o' guys from Seattle named Kurt, Eddie, Chris and their, well, kinda grungy, flannel-clad friends.

Fast forward 16 years, and you'll find Daddy, which is, really, mathematically two-thirds of the bis-quits playing with some (talented) pals. Over the past decade-and-a-half or so, the three nice young men - Will Kimbrough, Tommy Womack, and Mike "Grimey" Grimes - have pursued various fates in and out of the music biz. Grimes played for a while with alt-country cut-ups Bare Jr. before escaping the industry's clutches only to open his much-lauded record store in Nashville (Grimey's Music on Eighth - tell 'em the Reverend sent ya!). (Read Full Article)

Currently listening:
Live: Hope At The Hideout
By Mavis Staples
Release date: 2008-11-04

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July 21, 2009 - Tuesday

Thank YOU!
Current mood:

fabulous
Category: Music

Hello Friends! Big Thanks to All of Ya! DADDY number 1 in Local Folk and Global #10 on REVERBNATION. Keep it Going Folks! Go to REVERBNATION play/listen to DADDY. Place one of the Cool Widgets below on your sites ie myspace, blog anywhere and everywhere! This all helps increase score and improve chart position. Be sure and select autoplay when placing Widgets. Rock On & Play it Loud!

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http://www.reverbnation.com/daddytheband

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