Christmas In Memphis, by Husky Team

Christmas In Memphis

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1.	The Man With All The Toys 02:27
2.	Auld Lang Syne 02:31
3.	Christmas Day 02:24
4.	Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas 02:59
5.	Little Saint Nick 01:58
6.	Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) 03:10
7.	Silent Night 03:09
8.	We Three Kings 03:18
9.	Hark! The Herald Angels Sing 02:28	buy track
10.	Santa's Beard 02:05
11.	Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town 02:47
12.	Feliz Navidad 02:51

about

“Christmas In Memphis” was born out of Dave Amels’ and Dennis Diken’s unswerving mutual jones for making cool records.

Dave and Dennis, also known as Husky Team, are a recording and production duo. Together and separately, they have long dug classic Memphis grooves. They felt (and Confidential Recordings agreed) that the time was ripe to meld some of their yuletide faves with that classic R&B-fueled feel, as defined by the likes of Elvis Presley, Willie Mitchell and Stax Records.

In seeking material for this album, Husky Team drove themselves mercilessly. Dave and Dennis holed themselves up with two piles of seemingly mismatchedrecords: Christmas LPs. And Memphis wax. And out of the chaos, a CD of rocking, organ-driven holiday sounds emerged. Dennis and Dave reveled in the simplicity of it, the pure noel-ish joy of doing “Auld Lang Syne” with a “Green Onions” spin.

“Christmas In Memphis” was recorded in breakneck fashion and the fun, fast and furious two day session yielded twelve 100% live tracks.

The track list includes versions of standards like “Santa Claus Is Coming To Town” (played with a Soulfinger inspired groove); “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” (with thanks to Booker T & the MG‘s “Hip Hugger”); “Feliz Navidad” (echoing The Box Tops “The Letter”); and The Beach Boys’ “Little St. Nick” set to a Bill Black Combo
groove.

In addition to the Husky Team boys, the album features the talents of some New York/New Jersey area semi-legendary session players. With Joe McGinty on additional keyboards, R. Stevie Moore on bass, Jon Graboff, Richard X. Heyman and Chris Bolger all adding guitars, and Joe Masucci on percussion, who needs jingle bells?

Dave Amels is a DJ on legendary freeform radio station WFMU, as
well a patented inventor of innovative products for keyboard instruments. He is also a session musician and has played and recorded with artists including The Jay Vons, The
Dictators, Swingin’ Neckbreakers, Jill Sobule and Lenny Kravitz.

Dennis Diken has drummed with The Smithereens on stage, screen and record since 1980. In addition, he is a session player and a writer, and has compiled, researched or authored liner notes for many CD reissues, including The Beach Boys, Dino, Desi and Billy, Joe Meek, The Four Freshmen and The Lovin’ Spoonful.

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released November 13, 2020

Dave Amels: Organ, Wurlitzer Piano
R. Stevie Moore - Bass
Jon Graboff - Guitar
Joe Masucci - Percussion
Rixhard X. Heyman - Wurlitzer Piano, Baritone Guitar, Organ
Dennis Diken - Drums
Joe McGinty - Wurlitzer Piano
Chris Bolger - Guitar

Produced by Husky Team (Dave Amels & Dennis Diken)

Illustrations by Joel Edwards

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