Webb Wilder; Weepin' Willows

Hardly a purist, WEBB WILDER has described the music he and his band, The Beatnecks, make as, "Rock for Roots fans and Roots for Rock fans." In essence: Rock and Roll. There’s nothing new about combining R & B, Rock and Roll, Country, Blues, Pop and Rock. The Rolling Stones and the Beatles proved that it can yield marvelous and diverse results. I said he wasn’t a PURIST. I didn’t say he wasn’t very PICKY about the quality of the music. That includes everything from the sonics of the recordings, the choice of players, the influences he draws on, the songs he chooses to cover, or how attentive he is to the craftsmanship of his own songs.

The self-proclaimed "Last Of The Full Grown Men" hasn’t limited his creativity to the music business. There’s the picture business. His critically acclaimed indie films made him a cult hero and led to a major motion picture (Peter Bogdonavich’s "The Thing Called Love," Paramount). He’s done guest appearances on others' albums (Ben Folds, Jason Ringenberg, Farmer Jason, William Shatner, Maura O’Connell), and a Disney produced duo of companion CDs for the animated movie "Cars." His smooth baritone has been used for voice-overs on countless radio commercials; he even did a stint as one of America’s FIRST Satellite DJs on XM Radio for four and a half years. Using all manner of media, Webb Wilder has been impacting Popular culture (and it him) for way over 20 years, all the while maintaining a devoted worldwide fan base through a relentless, never ending tour schedule. http://www.webbwilder.com/

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THE WEEPIN' WILLOWS are Chicago's very own Patsy Cline cover band. Led by singer Natalie Jose, the band formed in late 2009 and has been entertaining audiences with Patsy's extensive and varied songbook ever since. 

With instrumentation featuring lead guitar, pedal steel, piano, drums, and upright bass, the Weepin' Willows perform it all — from familiar ballads such as "Crazy" and "She's Got You" to the upbeat honky tonk and rockabilly stomps of "Seven Lonely Days" and "Stupid Cupid."
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