Wayne Hancock SWING TIME Release date: August 19, 2003   Austin’s Wayne “The Train” Hancock is the world’s FINEST purveyor of an enticing blend of honky tonk, western swing, blues, Texas rockabilly and big band we like to call juke joint swing.  At a time when many self-proclaimed musicologists and genre snobs want to bottle America’s rich musical legacy, label it, and put it on a museum shelf, Wayne and his band will have none of it.  Matter of fact, they aim to uncork the strong stuff and serve it up, night after night in town after town -- to hell with the neighbors or getting a good night’s rest!  It’s SWING TIME!   The Train’s second album for Bloodshot, SWING TIME was recorded live during a 2-night stand at Austin’s Continental Club – fabled roadhouse extraordinaire and stompin’ ground for music lovers of all flavors, as well as for Wayne and his tick-tight band.    Produced by Lloyd Maines (Wilco, Richard Buckner, Joe Ely), this album dusts off some nuggets that have been long out of print and dresses them up in some fresh finery, showcases some brand new stuff, and rolls out a few covers done in a style that’s scuffed up dance floors from Portland, Maine to Portland, Oregon.  In the glare of the stage lights, Wayne and the boys – Paul Skelton and Dave Biller (both jumpin on lead guitar), Eddie Rivers (steel guitar), Rick Ramirez (upright guitar), Dan Enriquez (bass) and Bob “Texaco” Stafford (trombone) -- kick it out and rescue country’s heritage from the clutches of the Nashville leviathan.    (Speaking of Nashville, turns out that mega-treasure chest known as the Country Music Hall of Fame spotlights Mr. Hancock.  Footage from an earlier Continental Club gig of Wayne’s is featured in “This Moment In Country,” a movie shown regularly throughout the day at the Hall commemorating the “new traditionalists” who are carrying the musical torch of their heroes – in Wayne’s case, Hank Williams – into the future.)   Bloodshot is thrilled to be able to offer this energetic performance – Wayne’s fourth full-length cd and a hard-swinging set of rockabilly juke joint music that complements his earlier recorded outings with its gen-u-wine LIVEliness.    We think you’ll agree – the goods on SWING TIME are more infectious than poison ivy, and twice as hard to shake once you’re exposed to it.   "I always thought I would go back to punk rock and do what I was doing before. But then I heard Wayne Hancock, this kid whose writing and music sounded just like Hank Williams to me. He opened my horizons up to this whole thing about taking it back to what it’s supposed to be. He got me inspired about all this."  – Hank Williams III, from an LA Times interview   TICKETS! GET YOUR TICKETS!  You want on The Train do ya?  Well, give us a jingle: Lee@bloodshotrecords.com or Stolie (sixpack@bloodshotrecords.com) or call 773 604 5300 BLOODSHOT RECORDS – 3039 W. IRVING PARK ROAD – CHICAGO IL 60618 www.bloodshotrecords.com         Be sure to email me with updates and comments at amy@rockabilly.net   © 2003 ChicagoRockabilly.com.  All rights reserved. Last Modified: August 12, 2003