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Kitty, Daisy & Lewis - future superstars

This bio is from Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitty_Daisy_&_Lewis "Kitty, Daisy & Lewis are a three-piece band comprising the teenage siblings of the Durham family. Their music is influenced heavily by R&B, swing, jump blues, country and Western, blues, Hawaiian and rock 'n' roll. They are all multi-instrumentalists playing guitar, piano, banjo, lapsteel guitar, harmonica, double bass, ukulele, drums, trombone, xylophone and accordion between them. Kitty Durham (16) is the youngest of the group and primarily sings and plays drums, harmonica, ukulele, banjo, trombone and guitar. Daisy Durham (21) is the eldest of the group, who primarily sings and plays drums, piano, accordion and xylophone. Lewis Durham (19) is the middle child who sings and plays guitar, piano, banjo, lapsteel and drums. He collects and plays/DJ's 78rpm records and has built a home studio for the band to record in. It consists of 1940's and 50's recording equipment such as 8 track tape machines and vintage BBC and RCA microphones." These kids have the talent to go the distance. Their sound is raw and muscular, similar to the acts that came out of Sun Records in 1955, which at the time was unaffected by big city producers and lacked the slick, over-produced sound that ruined Elvis after he left Sam Phillips to go to RCA. While Kitty, Daisy & Lewis should not be compared to Elvis, their music is certainly a rebellion against the over-produced corporate music factories of the 21st century. These young people recorded and produced this album themselves. If the music type "rockabilly" turns you off, you're missing the power of this brother and sisters act. Their familial relationship probably guarantees they'll never split up, so they have another 40 or 50 years to give us some great new music. Some advice, kids: don't let the "suits" mess with your sound.