"I like the new CD. I really like it. It sounds like it was recorded right here at the Dragon's Den!" -- Chris, fan

"The resulting sound is a dream resonant of muddy effluence in a sweet violet evenings. Lyons brings tothe Rock 'n Roll present a warm echo of delta folk traditions: a rich and variegated heritage." --Michael Ringled, Louisiana Red Hot Records, Distribution North America

Starring The Deltabilly Boys:

Jeremy Lyons:
Guitars, Lead & Backing Vocals

Gregory Stefan Schatz:
Upright Bass, Accordion, Backing Vocals

Paul Joseph Santopadre:
Drum Kit & Triangle

With Special Guests:

Lissa Driscoll (Ragtime Annie):
Vocals on #4, Washboard on #11

Bobby Lewis:
Harmonica, Spoken Word

August Rodola Jr.:
Spoken Word

Thanks:

Jeremy Lyons & the Deltabilly Boys wish to thank all of our friends and families, and the people with the venues we play.

Also thanks to the artists from whom we learned some of the songs on this album: Clarence Williams (2), Sonny Terry (3), Blind Willie Johnson (4), Leadbelly (6), Mississippi John Hurt (7), Charley Patton (8), Johnny Cash (9), Robert Petway (12), Fred McDowell (14), and Elizabeth Cotton (15). Also, for inspiration on "Hurricane Way," Earl Hooker and Link Wray.

Credits:

Street recordings of Augie Jr. and Bobby Lewis on Jackson Square courtesy Norman Lee Shepperd Engineered & Mastered by Mark Bingham at The Boiler Room, New Orleans & Airshow Mastering, Boulder, CO

Produced by Mark Bingham and Jeremy Lyons & The Deltabilly Boys

Recorded at The Boiler Room, January 1999

Chicken Art by Lesley Nash and Kris Parker

Sketch of Augie Jr. by Jeremy Lyons

Photography by Shannon Brinkman (www.9thward.com)

Layout by Andrea Garland at Compulsive Creations, New Orleans

Manufactured and distributed by Louisiana Red Hot Records, Inc. P.O. Box 53273 New Orleans, LA 70153-3273 Email: redhotrec@aol.com