The Dusty Chaps
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The Dusty Chaps | |
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Origin | Tucson, AZ |
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Years active | 1969–1980s |
The Dusty Chaps was an American
Steve Solomon (1949–2005) was a lifelong musician and played saxophones, keyboards, and flute for the Dusty Chaps in the late 1970s in Tucson, AZ. On their album, "Honky-Tonk Music" (Capitol ST-11614), he was featured on "Juke Joint Daddy", "Invisible Man" and "Rounder". Steve's talents were also featured prominently on their album, "Domino Joe" (Capitol ST-11755). Steve Solomon's composition, "Houd-Da" was used as the introduction to the song "Domino Joe", though not credited on the album. The introduction to the song "Annabelle Walker" was actually Steve Solomon's composition "The Kool School" though he was not credited. Peter Gierlach is a horticulturist of native desert plants, and currently resides in
The original pedal steel guitar player was Neil Harry, who later played with
The Chaps' album Domino Joe was notable in that it was a concept album in which all songs segued, forming two continual suites (sides A & B of the LP) and maintaining conceptual continuity throughout. The songs were well written and executed, even if the lyrics occasionally included the irresistible pun (e.g. chili today and hot tamale)
References
- ^ "Honky Tonk Music (Bandoleer)". Archived from the original on 2011-10-03. Retrieved 2014-04-24.
External Links
- The Dusty Chaps discography at Discogs