Too Slim and the Taildraggers
Tim “Too Slim” Langford, with his band the Taildraggers, have created an eclectic style of Roots-Rock, Americana, and Blues, that has become a genre all its own. Too Slim‘s ever evolving musical direction cannot be classified into any box or category. The eclectic nature of the band allows Too Slim and the Taildraggers to easily cross-over and appeal to audiences of various musical tastes.
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Free Your Mind the new CD by Too Slim and the Taildraggers has charted as on the Billboard Top Blues Album Chart at #5 so far in 2009. It has been getting rave reviews, and as one reviewer from Chicago put it:
A delightful and glorious throwback to when music was in clubs and you could hang out with the act after the show (as long as you weren't an asshole) A raucous roadhouse brew of Americana that was made to facilitate beer and hooking up, let's hope the kids can bring us back an America that wasn't so PC that you couldn't smoke and drink and have a good time. This CD feels like the gateway drug to such a remembrance. - Chris Spector
A Nashville Reviewer said this about "Free Your Mind"
Written by Don Crow
Tim "Too Slim" Langford has an uncanny knack for writing songs that not only deal with his own personal experiences, but everyday life and its accompanying craziness as well. And, that is the underlying theme of his latest CD, "Free Your Mind." Tim wrote all eleven cuts on this set, and handles the guitar and vocal duties. They present quite a good mix of blues, Americana, and roots-rock, all driven by Slim's wailing guitar and smoky vocals. "Too Slim and the Taildraggers certainly bring a "personal touch" to their brand of blues that Everyman can relate to. "Free Your Mind" is quite an enjoyable listen! Highly recommended!
Until next time...Sheryl and Don Crow.
The bands previous CD “The Fortune Teller“ charted as high as #9 on the Billboard Top Blues Album chart in 2007 and 2008. The Fortune Teller was also nominated for “Best Contemporary Blues Album“ in the 2008 Blues Blast Music Awards in Chicago IL. This award winning band has been voted the Best Regional act, 11 times by the Cascade Blues Association, the largest organization of it’s kind in the USA. Too Slim and the Taildraggers have multiple awards from various NW Reader’s Polls and other NW Blues Societies for Best Band and Best Album. Founding member Tim ‘‘Too Slim“ Langford has won multiple individual awards as Best Guitarists, Best Slide Guitarist, and Best Songwriter. Too Slim and the Taildraggers are in the Hall of Fame in three NW Blues Societies. Their devoted fan base has grown over the years into a National and International following.
Experiencing a Too Slim and the Taildragger concert is like taking a journey through the history of American music. Too Slim’s music style ranges from down home blues , funky blues rock, americana, southern swamp rock, and instrumental guitar styles. The band, is led by singer, songwriter and guitarist, Tim “Too Slim” Langford.
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