BIO:
The elusive Sam Doores & Riley Downing with the backing band The
Tumbleweeds are a honky-tonk, old country-blues, early R&B, and gospel-
influenced New Orleans band. The band has toured the U.S. and Canada, often
performing alongside New Orleans' Hurray for the Riff Raff. In May 2012, Sam
& Riley played New Orleans’ Jazz & Heritage Festival, while Riley was tapped
to open for the Alabama Shakes’ 2012 fall tour. In October 2012, the band
released Holy Cross Blues, which was recorded at Nashville’s Bomb Shelter
with Andrija Tokic, who co-produced Alabama Shakes Boys & Girls and Hurray
for the Riff Raff’s Look Out Mama. Holy Cross Blues reaches a bit further
back into American history to early blues, gospel, folk, and country. Here you’ll
find the call-and-response-style field song "I Got Found”, Downing's old west
lament, "Throw Another Cap on the Fire," and a ‘60s folk/doo-wop version of
Abner Jay’s “I’m So Depressed.” Holy Cross Blues seems to capture some
of the “thin, wild mercury” of Dylan’s Blonde On Blonde sessions--the sound
of 3:00 a.m. The band’s live show is a must see for fans of Shovels & Rope,
Alabama Shakes, and the Felice Brothers.
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