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Ruthie and the Wranglers
Americana Express
ACCD-0902

Ruthie and the Wranglers, from the Washington DC area, play rockin' American Roots music (also known as FUN!) They've collected more than 25 Wammies (Washington Area Music Awards) awards and counting. All Aboard! as Ruthie and the Wranglers release AMERICANA EXPRESS, packing 12 tracks with creativity, talent and fun. The CD opens with the revved-up tune, In the Tank, featuring a welcome collaboration of all three accomplished lyricists (Logsdon, Hardin and Starks). The band has grown to a 5-piece bringing in piano and three-part harmonies. The group's diverse instrumentation and some special guests help satiate the band's desire to travel in some new directions. Baritone guitar: Andy Rutherford, mandolin: Akira Otsuka, accordion: Mookie Siegel.

NOTE: This CD features the song Repo Man Bill Starks' timely amusing anthem about the financial hardships our country is facing.

AMERICANA EXPRESS contains two special tributes with Loretta Lynn's You Wanna Give Me a Lift and Jimmie Logsdon's I Got a Rocket in My Pocket.

"Loretta Lynn has been my biggest influence, and my third cousin Jimmie Logsdon's Rockabilly hit has always been a great rockin' crowd pleaser, so I felt compelled to include their songs. Ironically, my mother shares a birthday with Loretta Lynn and my father's traveling bible school teacher was Minnie Pearl. I couldn't skirt my Country roots even if I wanted to! " RUTHIE