Скачать или смотреть 8th Avenue String Band "Zardis" (bluegrass/cowboy jazz/yodel from Chico, CA 1989)

The 8th Avenue String Band was a bluegrass/cowboy jazz outfit from Chico, CA, active for over a decade playing concerts, bluegrass festivals and rodeos across the western states. They self-released at least four albums, including two on former bassist Rick Dugan's label Ashland records.

This tape captures the band in 1989, near the end of their run. They're performing at a benefit for Chico community radio station KZFR, which wasn't yet on the air at the time, but has since become a vital local resource and continues to broadcast today.

Following the breakup of the band, Sourdough Slim (Rick Crowder) began a long career as a cowboy poet and entertainer playing rodeos and Western-music events.

Personnel (L-R):
Jack Lemley: acoustic bass, vocals
Lloyd Foote: vocals, banjo, steel guitar
Sourdough Slim: vocals, mandolin
Rob Otteson: guitar, vocals

Digitized from the original reels, 2024