Willie Wisely Trio

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Members: Willie Wisely - guitar, vocals James Voss - upright & electric bass Peter Anderson - drums Greg Wold - trombone 'Plays & Sings' (cass. only) Nov. 1989 'Make Love' (cass. only) Aug. 1990 'Raincan' (CD/cass.) Feb. 1992 'From Whence We Came' (cass. only) Jan. 1993 'Parlez-Vous Français?' (CD/cass.) Feb. 1994 'True' (CD/digital) 2011 No one-trick pony, the Willie Wisely Trio leaps from era to era, delivering an ambitiously vivid aroma of days past. But wait, it's not retro. It's just easy to love. Whether you're reminded of Mahalia Jackson 'Moving On Up a Little Higher', or Ray Charles proclaiming 'I Believe To My Soul', Rod Stewart coercing a stadium to sing 'Maggie May', or Neil Young delivering an epic guitar solo it's always more Willie than anything else. But that hasn't stopped comparisons. The group has been referred to as a 'troupe of minstrels gallivanting', 'Sinatra on crack', 'Jazz-tinged bards', and 'neo-burlesque'. One critic warned 'David Lee Roth watch your back' while another imagined, 'if Willie were to fart loudly you would no doubt feel inclined to utter an appreciative thank you'. The Trio truly makes music in a different way. If stripped naked the group would still be wearing Willie's songs. Loaded with content and blessed with form, Willie composes like a theater director. Scene One: two lovers do not speak the same language. The curtain rises: the song is half rhymed in French, played to an oozy, 1960's TV commercial bossa nova. Next scene: ma

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Raincan

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The Twin Cities Replay Zen Arcade

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True

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Parlez-Vous Francais?

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Turn Up The Suck: Live Board Tapes 1990-1995

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Parlez-Vous Francais

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Dü Hüskers: The Twin Cities Replay Zen Arcade

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Dü Hüskers - The Twin Cities Replay Zen Arcade

The Trio

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Du Huskers:The Twin Cities Replay Zen Arcade

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Du Huskers: The Twin Cities Replay Zen Arcade

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All Folked Up: The Punk Rock Collection, Vol. 1

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