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Sunday, 22 November, 2009 11:06 AM
CMA New Artist Spotlight: 'Trailer
Choir'
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Photo
by Chris Stone
Trailer
Choir |
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Bob Doerschuk |
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2009 CMA Close Up News Service |
Even if they never sang
a note, Trailer Choir would turn heads just by walking out onstage.
There’s Butter, the front man with the smooth delivery and
sharp comic timing; Crystal, whose smile and soulful singing can
light up any venue; and Big Vinny, whose determination to entertain
would win over any crowd even if he didn’t happen to be a
400-pounder with a killer pop-worm dance move.
Not surprisingly, Trailer
Choir broke in as a party act at clubs and frat houses throughout
the Southeast. Gradually, they began road-testing originals between
the hits they covered. By the time they’d landed their first
gig in Nashville, they decided to present only their own material,
just to see what happened.
What happened was an
invitation from Toby Keith to showcase and sign with his record
label, Show Dog Nashville, and then to join his “Big Dog Daddy
Tour.” He even added their song “Off the Hillbilly Hook”
to the soundtrack for his film “Beer for My Horses.”
Several producers are
involved in the group's debut album, Off the Hillbilly Hook, with
Keith at the console on some tracks, Butter and Mills Logan on others.
But whether rollicking through “Rockin’ the Beer Gut,”
lazing through a summer idyll on “Rollin’ Through the
Sunshine” or riding the catchy chorus on the title cut, their
sound is already as unique as their look.
IN THEIR OWN
WORDS Q&A
ACTOR TO PORTRAY
YOU IN A BIOPIC
BUTTER: “Mark Wahlberg.”
CRYSTAL: “Julia Stiles or Hayden Panettiere (because I get
that I look like her a lot).” VINNY: “John Goodman.”
WHAT YOU’D
BE IF NOT AN ARTIST
BUTTER: “Standup
comedian.” CRYSTAL: “A makeup artist — I’d
be an artist of some form, doing something creative.” VINNY:
“Sonic General Manager.”
SONG YOU WISH YOU’D
WRITTEN
BUTTER: “‘Life’s
a Dance.’” CRYSTAL: “‘The Dance.’”
VINNY: “‘Whiskey Lullaby.’”
WORD OR PHRASE YOU
SAY OVER AND OVER AGAIN
TRAILER CHOIR: “Holla!”
SONG YOU’D
SECRETLY LIKE TO COVER
TRAILER CHOIR: “The
Joker.”
SONG YOU SING IN
THE SHOWER
VINNY: “’Sexy
Back’ by Justin Timberlake.”
CRYSTAL: “’Hero’
by Mariah Carey.”
CD IN YOUR STEREO
CRYSTAL: “Government
Mule.” BUTTER: “Fergie.” VINNY: “Toby Keith,
That Don’t Make Me A Bad Guy.”
On the Web:
www.TrailerChoir.com
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