Zoot Suit Riot (album)
Encyclopedia
Zoot Suit Riot: The Swingin' Hits of the Cherry Poppin' Daddies (often shortened to Zoot Suit Riot) is a compilation album
by American ska
-swing band the Cherry Poppin' Daddies
, released on March 18, 1997 on Space Age Bachelor Pad Records.
Self-produced by the Daddies to satisfy demand for their swing material while the group was between studio releases, Zoot Suit Riot consists of only the straight swing tracks compiled from the band's first three albums - which were predominantly punk
and ska-oriented - plus four bonus track
s recorded exclusively for this compilation.
Released independently in March 1997, Zoot Suit Riot was eventually re-issued and nationally distributed by major label subsidiary Mojo Records
following the Daddies' signing to the label. By early 1998, steady airplay of its titular single
propelled the album to the top of Billboard's
Top Heatseekers
, helping serve as a catalyst for the short-lived swing revival
of the late 1990s. At its peak, Zoot Suit Riot reached number seventeen on the Billboard 200
, selling over two million copies in the United States.
and Reel Big Fish
at a time when ska was just beginning to generate commercial interest.
While the Daddies were almost exclusively playing ska-based tours at this time, the coincident radio success of the Squirrel Nut Zippers
and Royal Crown Revue
began drawing media attention towards the formerly underground swing revival
movement. Before long, the Daddies were regularly attracting a separate, larger audience for their swing material, though soon came to realize the band lacked an album which fully represented the swing elements of their music, and more so lacked the finances to record a new one. Singer-songwriter Steve Perry
explained how the concept of a compilation came to be in an interview for The Daily of the University of Washington
:
in the hopes of getting the band a distribution deal
, negotiations of which instead led to the Daddies being signed to a three-album record deal
. Zoot Suit Riot was re-issued and given national distribution by Mojo on July 1, 1997, less than four months after its original release.
By October 1997, the growing popularity of swing music had contributed to the increased sales of Zoot Suit Riot, leading Mojo to issue one of the album's bonus tracks, "Zoot Suit Riot
", as a single and distribute it among modern rock
radio stations. The Daddies, who were in preparation over recording a new studio album, protested Mojo's actions under their belief that a swing song would never receive airplay on mainstream radio and the band would have to recoup the costs of its marketing. Regardless, Mojo went ahead with the plan, and to the band's surprise, "Zoot Suit Riot" soon found regular rotation on both college radio and major stations such as Los Angeles' KROQ-FM
.
Top Heatseekers
chart, going on to become the first album of the neo-swing revival to crack the top 40 of the Billboard 200
, peaking at number 17 and spending an ultimate total of 53 weeks on the charts. The album surpassed sales of 500,000 in June 1998, eventually attaining platinum
status on August 25.
The Daddies reached their commercial zenith in the summer of 1998, embarking on a world tour as part of the 1998 Warped Tour
and receiving heavy media coverage, frequently appearing on television programs ranging from The Tonight Show to The View and Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve
1998 The surrealistic music video
for "Zoot Suit Riot", directed by pornographer
Gregory Dark
, was nominated for a "Best New Artist in a Video" award at the 1998 MTV Video Music Awards
. "Weird Al" Yankovic
even recorded a parody of "Zoot Suit Riot" on his 1999 album Running with Scissors
, reworked as "Grapefruit Diet".
Two additional singles were released from Zoot Suit Riot: "Brown Derby Jump", for which a music video was filmed, and a rerecorded and rearranged version of "Here Comes the Snake", a track which originally appeared on the band's 1996 album Kids on the Street
. Both singles failed to chart.
described the Daddies as "one of the few neo-swing bands that can win over a skeptic with their rhythm section", noting Perry's lyricism as having "an inventiveness missing from most of the other swing bands' lyrics". Pif Magazine
, at first approaching the album with skepticism, ultimately remarked "the Cherry Poppin' Daddies do not take one false step on Zoot Suit Riot", delivering most of their praise on its lyricism and anti-retro rhetoric, noting "this is not a band that is trying to sell pants, but a serious band that is interested in traditional forms of American music".
On the negative end, allmusic gave the album a rating of 2.5 out of 5 stars, noting that while the band pulled off "reasonably infectious" tunes, the lyrics had lent Zoot Suit Riot a "condescending Gen-X attitude, as well as a lack of understanding about what made swing fun", writing the album off as a "smirking hipster joke, only without any humor and very little music". Jazz critic Scott Yanow
, in his 2000 book Swing!, labeled the Daddies as the perfect "whipping boy for the Retro Swing movement", noting "The Daddies sound as if they are a punk rock
band who has chosen to masquerade as swing...the rhythm section has difficulty swinging, the vocals are often profane...the music, although excitable in spots, usually comes dangerously close to camp
".
, except where noted otherwise.
Band roster at the time of release of this compilation album:
Musicians
Additional musicians
The First Church of Sinatra
Featured on track 6
Singles
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
by American ska
Ska
Ska |Jamaican]] ) is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s, and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae. Ska combined elements of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues...
-swing band the Cherry Poppin' Daddies
Cherry Poppin' Daddies
The Cherry Poppin' Daddies are an American band established in Eugene, Oregon, in 1989. Formed by Steve Perry and Dan Schmid , the band has experienced many membership changes over the years, with only Perry, Schmid and Dana Heitman currently remaining from the original line-up.The Daddies' music...
, released on March 18, 1997 on Space Age Bachelor Pad Records.
Self-produced by the Daddies to satisfy demand for their swing material while the group was between studio releases, Zoot Suit Riot consists of only the straight swing tracks compiled from the band's first three albums - which were predominantly punk
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
and ska-oriented - plus four bonus track
Bonus track
In terms of recorded music, a bonus track is a piece of music which has been included on specific releases or reissues of an album. This is most often done as a promotional device, either as an incentive to customers to purchase albums they might otherwise not, or to repurchase albums they already...
s recorded exclusively for this compilation.
Released independently in March 1997, Zoot Suit Riot was eventually re-issued and nationally distributed by major label subsidiary Mojo Records
Mojo Records
Mojo Records was a California-based record label founded in 1995 by producer Jay Rifkin. It became a joint venture with Universal Music Group in 1996 and then sold to the Zomba Group in 2001, who placed it under their subsidiary Jive Records...
following the Daddies' signing to the label. By early 1998, steady airplay of its titular single
Zoot Suit Riot (song)
"Zoot Suit Riot" is a song by American ska-swing band the Cherry Poppin' Daddies. It was written and composed by Steve Perry as a bonus track for the band's all-swing compilation album of the same name, and thus follows a musical style similar to 1940s jump swing."Zoot Suit Riot" is often cited as...
propelled the album to the top of Billboard's
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Top Heatseekers
Top Heatseekers
Top Heatseekers refers to either of two separate "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard Magazine: the Heatseekers Albums chart or the Heatseekers Songs chart. They were introduced by Billboard in 1993 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical...
, helping serve as a catalyst for the short-lived swing revival
Swing Revival
The Swing Revival was a late 1990s and early 2000s period of renewed popular interest in swing and jump blues music and dance from the 1930s and 1940s as exemplified by Louis Prima, often mixed with a more contemporary rock, rockabilly or ska sound, known also as neo-swing or retro...
of the late 1990s. At its peak, Zoot Suit Riot reached number seventeen on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
, selling over two million copies in the United States.
Background
By 1996, the Cherry Poppin' Daddies had eked out a living as a full-time independent band, having released three regionally successful studio albums and carving out a touring niche within the American third wave ska scene, consistently appearing as tour support for prominent ska bands such as The Mighty Mighty BosstonesThe Mighty Mighty Bosstones
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones are an American ska punk band from Boston, Massachusetts, formed in 1983. Since the band's inception, lead vocalist Dicky Barrett, bassist Joe Gittleman, tenor saxophonist Tim "Johnny Vegas" Burton and dancer Ben Carr have remained constant members...
and Reel Big Fish
Reel Big Fish
Reel Big Fish is an American ska punk band from Huntington Beach, California, best known for the 1997 hit "Sell Out". The band gained mainstream recognition in the mid-to-late 1990s, during the third wave of ska with the release of the gold certified album Turn the Radio Off. Soon after, the band...
at a time when ska was just beginning to generate commercial interest.
While the Daddies were almost exclusively playing ska-based tours at this time, the coincident radio success of the Squirrel Nut Zippers
Squirrel Nut Zippers
The Squirrel Nut Zippers are a band formed in 1993 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina by James "Jimbo" Mathus , Katharine Whalen , Chris Phillips on drums, Don Raleigh on bass and sideman Ken Mosher....
and Royal Crown Revue
Royal Crown Revue
The Royal Crown Revue is a band formed in 1989 in Los Angeles, California. They are often credited with starting the Swing Revival movement. Live, RCR has been extremely successful: They participated in 1998's Vans Warped Tour, opened for the B-52s and The Pretenders and played at major US Jazz...
began drawing media attention towards the formerly underground swing revival
Swing Revival
The Swing Revival was a late 1990s and early 2000s period of renewed popular interest in swing and jump blues music and dance from the 1930s and 1940s as exemplified by Louis Prima, often mixed with a more contemporary rock, rockabilly or ska sound, known also as neo-swing or retro...
movement. Before long, the Daddies were regularly attracting a separate, larger audience for their swing material, though soon came to realize the band lacked an album which fully represented the swing elements of their music, and more so lacked the finances to record a new one. Singer-songwriter Steve Perry
Steve Perry (Oregon musician)
Stephen Henry Perry is an American musician, best known for being the lead singer, songwriter and rhythm guitarist for the ska-swing band the Cherry Poppin' Daddies, of which he is the founding member.-Early life:...
explained how the concept of a compilation came to be in an interview for The Daily of the University of Washington
The Daily of the University of Washington
The Daily of the University of Washington, usually referred to in Seattle simply as The Daily, is the student newspaper of the University of Washington in Seattle, USA.-History:...
:
Release and impact
After a brief recording period, Zoot Suit Riot was released through the Daddies' self-owned label Space Age Bachelor Pad Records on March 18, 1997. In its initial run, the album became an unexpectedly popular item, reportedly selling as many as 4,000 copies a week through their Northwest distributors. Despite steady sales, however, securing wider distribution and marketing outside of the Northwest proved difficult through an entirely DIY label. Following a tour together, Reel Big Fish helped arrange a meeting between the Daddies and their label Mojo RecordsMojo Records
Mojo Records was a California-based record label founded in 1995 by producer Jay Rifkin. It became a joint venture with Universal Music Group in 1996 and then sold to the Zomba Group in 2001, who placed it under their subsidiary Jive Records...
in the hopes of getting the band a distribution deal
Distribution deal
A distribution deal is a legal agreement between one party and another, to handle distribution of a product....
, negotiations of which instead led to the Daddies being signed to a three-album record deal
Recording contract
A recording contract is a legal agreement between a record label and a recording artist , where the artist makes a record for the label to sell and promote...
. Zoot Suit Riot was re-issued and given national distribution by Mojo on July 1, 1997, less than four months after its original release.
By October 1997, the growing popularity of swing music had contributed to the increased sales of Zoot Suit Riot, leading Mojo to issue one of the album's bonus tracks, "Zoot Suit Riot
Zoot Suit Riot (song)
"Zoot Suit Riot" is a song by American ska-swing band the Cherry Poppin' Daddies. It was written and composed by Steve Perry as a bonus track for the band's all-swing compilation album of the same name, and thus follows a musical style similar to 1940s jump swing."Zoot Suit Riot" is often cited as...
", as a single and distribute it among modern rock
Modern rock
Modern rock is a rock format commonly found on commercial radio; the format consists primarily of the alternative rock genre...
radio stations. The Daddies, who were in preparation over recording a new studio album, protested Mojo's actions under their belief that a swing song would never receive airplay on mainstream radio and the band would have to recoup the costs of its marketing. Regardless, Mojo went ahead with the plan, and to the band's surprise, "Zoot Suit Riot" soon found regular rotation on both college radio and major stations such as Los Angeles' KROQ-FM
KROQ-FM
KROQ-FM — branded 106.7 KROQ — is a commercial modern rock radio station licensed to Pasadena, California serving the Greater Los Angeles. The call sign is pronounced "kay rock." It is the flagship station of Loveline hosted by Dr...
.
Mainstream breakthrough
After several months of regular rotation on KROQ-FM, Zoot Suit Riot eventually climbed to #1 on Billboard'sBillboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Top Heatseekers
Top Heatseekers
Top Heatseekers refers to either of two separate "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard Magazine: the Heatseekers Albums chart or the Heatseekers Songs chart. They were introduced by Billboard in 1993 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical...
chart, going on to become the first album of the neo-swing revival to crack the top 40 of the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
, peaking at number 17 and spending an ultimate total of 53 weeks on the charts. The album surpassed sales of 500,000 in June 1998, eventually attaining platinum
Music recording sales certification
Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,...
status on August 25.
The Daddies reached their commercial zenith in the summer of 1998, embarking on a world tour as part of the 1998 Warped Tour
Warped Tour
The Warped Tour is a touring music and extreme sports festival. The tour is held in venues such as parking lots or fields upon which the stages and other structures are erected. The BMX/skateboarding shoe manufacturer Vans, among others, has sponsored the tour every year since 1995, and it is...
and receiving heavy media coverage, frequently appearing on television programs ranging from The Tonight Show to The View and Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve
Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve
Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest is a television program that airs every New Year's Eve on ABC. It has been hosted by Dick Clark since its first airing on Sunday, December 31, 1972. Ryan Seacrest has been the program's co-host since the December 31, 2005 telecast...
1998 The surrealistic music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
for "Zoot Suit Riot", directed by pornographer
Pornography
Pornography or porn is the explicit portrayal of sexual subject matter for the purposes of sexual arousal and erotic satisfaction.Pornography may use any of a variety of media, ranging from books, magazines, postcards, photos, sculpture, drawing, painting, animation, sound recording, film, video,...
Gregory Dark
Gregory Dark
Gregory Dark is an American film director, film producer, music video director, and screenwriter. Dark is one of the few adult film-makers to successfully transition into mainstream Hollywood film-making...
, was nominated for a "Best New Artist in a Video" award at the 1998 MTV Video Music Awards
1998 MTV Video Music Awards
The 1998 MTV Video Music Awards aired live on September 10, 1998, honoring the best music videos from the previous year. The show was hosted by Ben Stiller at Gibson Amphitheatre in Los Angeles....
. "Weird Al" Yankovic
"Weird Al" Yankovic
Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic is an American singer-songwriter, music producer, accordionist, actor, comedian, writer, satirist, and parodist. Yankovic is known for his humorous songs that make light of popular culture and that often parody specific songs by contemporary musical acts...
even recorded a parody of "Zoot Suit Riot" on his 1999 album Running with Scissors
Running with Scissors (album)
Running with Scissors is the 10th studio album by "Weird Al" Yankovic, released on June 29, 1999. The album contains the hit single "The Saga Begins", a parody of Don McLean's song "American Pie".-Details:...
, reworked as "Grapefruit Diet".
Two additional singles were released from Zoot Suit Riot: "Brown Derby Jump", for which a music video was filmed, and a rerecorded and rearranged version of "Here Comes the Snake", a track which originally appeared on the band's 1996 album Kids on the Street
Kids on the Street
Kids on the Street is the third studio album by American band the Cherry Poppin' Daddies, released in 1996 on Space Age Bachelor Pad Records.-Overview:...
. Both singles failed to chart.
Critical reception
Zoot Suit Riot received mixed reviews from critics. On the positive end of the critical spectrum, The Los Angeles Times, comparing albums by the most popular artists of the swing revival, chose the Daddies as having "the most effective music for the dance fad of the moment", citing the bands' "suggestive lyrics and occasionally interesting musical textures" as their most distinguishing quality. The New York TimesThe New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
described the Daddies as "one of the few neo-swing bands that can win over a skeptic with their rhythm section", noting Perry's lyricism as having "an inventiveness missing from most of the other swing bands' lyrics". Pif Magazine
Pif Magazine
Pif Magazine is one of the oldest, continually published literary zines online. Founded in 1995 by Richard Luck, the magazine has published original works by authors such as Amy Hempel, Julia Slavin, Richard Yates, and David Lehman, as well as interviews with modern literary greats like A. Manette...
, at first approaching the album with skepticism, ultimately remarked "the Cherry Poppin' Daddies do not take one false step on Zoot Suit Riot", delivering most of their praise on its lyricism and anti-retro rhetoric, noting "this is not a band that is trying to sell pants, but a serious band that is interested in traditional forms of American music".
On the negative end, allmusic gave the album a rating of 2.5 out of 5 stars, noting that while the band pulled off "reasonably infectious" tunes, the lyrics had lent Zoot Suit Riot a "condescending Gen-X attitude, as well as a lack of understanding about what made swing fun", writing the album off as a "smirking hipster joke, only without any humor and very little music". Jazz critic Scott Yanow
Scott Yanow
Scott Yanow is an American jazz commentator, known for many contributions to the Allmusic website, for writing ten books on jazz and for reviewing jazz recordings for over 30 years.-Biography:...
, in his 2000 book Swing!, labeled the Daddies as the perfect "whipping boy for the Retro Swing movement", noting "The Daddies sound as if they are a punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
band who has chosen to masquerade as swing...the rhythm section has difficulty swinging, the vocals are often profane...the music, although excitable in spots, usually comes dangerously close to camp
Camp (style)
Camp is an aesthetic sensibility that regards something as appealing because of its taste and ironic value. The concept is closely related to kitsch, and things with camp appeal may also be described as being "cheesy"...
".
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Steve PerrySteve Perry (Oregon musician)
Stephen Henry Perry is an American musician, best known for being the lead singer, songwriter and rhythm guitarist for the ska-swing band the Cherry Poppin' Daddies, of which he is the founding member.-Early life:...
, except where noted otherwise.
- Later Mojo pressings of the album included a hidden Spanish-language version of "Zoot Suit Riot" after a long period of silence in the same track as "Shake Your Lovemaker".
Previous availability
| Original album | Year | Track | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | ||
| Ferociously Stoned Ferociously Stoned - Personnel :Cherry Poppin' Daddies*M.C. Large Drink – vocals*John Fohl – guitar*Dan Schmid – bass*Brian West – drums*Chris Azorr – keyboards*Brooks Brown – alto saxophone*James Phillips – tenor saxophone*Dana Heitman – trumpet... |
1990 | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||
| Rapid City Muscle Car Rapid City Muscle Car Rapid City Muscle Car is the second studio album by American band the Cherry Poppin' Daddies, released in 1994 on Space Age Bachelor Pad Records.-Overview:... |
1994 | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||
| Kids on the Street Kids on the Street Kids on the Street is the third studio album by American band the Cherry Poppin' Daddies, released in 1996 on Space Age Bachelor Pad Records.-Overview:... |
1996 | X | ||||||||||||||
| Previously unreleased | 1997 | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||
- "2:29" was previously a B-side that appeared on the 7" single Vacationing in Palm SpringsVacationing in Palm SpringsVacationing in Palm Springs is a split 7" from Californian ska punk band Reel Big Fish and Oregon ska-swing band the Cherry Poppin' Daddies, released in 1997 on Mojo Records.-Overview:...
, and later appeared on the UK and Australian "Zoot Suit Riot" singles.
Personnel
Cherry Poppin' DaddiesBand roster at the time of release of this compilation album:
- Steve PerrySteve Perry (Oregon musician)Stephen Henry Perry is an American musician, best known for being the lead singer, songwriter and rhythm guitarist for the ska-swing band the Cherry Poppin' Daddies, of which he is the founding member.-Early life:...
– vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with... - Darren Cassidy – bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Dana HeitmanDana HeitmanDana Conrad Heitman is an American musician, known for his work as the trumpeter for the ska-swing band the Cherry Poppin' Daddies, of which he has been a member since the band's inception.-Biography:...
– trumpetTrumpetThe trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...
, tromboneTromboneThe trombone is a musical instrument in the brass family. Like all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player’s vibrating lips cause the air column inside the instrument to vibrate... - Jason MossJason Moss (musician)Jason David Moss is an American musician, known for his work as the lead guitarist for the ska-swing band the Cherry Poppin' Daddies, of which he was a member from 1992 to 2010.-Early life:...
– lead guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with... - Sean Flannery – tenor saxophoneTenor saxophoneThe tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor, with the alto, are the two most common types of saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B, and written as a transposing instrument in the treble...
- Ian Early – alto saxophoneAlto saxophoneThe alto saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments invented by Belgian instrument designer Adolphe Sax in 1841. It is smaller than the tenor but larger than the soprano, and is the type most used in classical compositions...
, tenor saxophone - Tim DonahueTim Donahue (drummer)-Career:Born in Oswego, New York, Donahue was raised in Oregon, where he began playing drums professionally in the early 1980s, serving in numerous bands including Lucy Crank, Road Kill, Flash Back, Zoo Gang, RMS McConnel, AKA and Intensity. In mid-1997, he joined Eugene band the Cherry Poppin'...
– drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
Musicians
| Instrument | Musician | Track | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | ||
| vocals/guitar | Steve Perry | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| bass | Darren Cassidy | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||
| Dan Schmid | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||
| trumpet/trombone | Dana Heitman | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| guitar | Jason Moss | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||
| John Fohl | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||
| James Gossard | X | X | ||||||||||||||
| tenor saxophone | Sean Flannery | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||
| James Phillips | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||
| Adrian Baxter | X | X | X | |||||||||||||
| alto/tenor saxophone | Scott Hall | X | ||||||||||||||
| Brooks Brown | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||
| Ian Early | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||
| Rex Trimm | X | |||||||||||||||
| drums | Hans Wagner | X | X | |||||||||||||
| Brian West | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||
| W. Sean Wagoner | X | X | X | |||||||||||||
| Sean Oldham | X | |||||||||||||||
| Tim Arnold | X | X | ||||||||||||||
| keyboards Keyboard instrument A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments... |
Chris Azorr | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
| Dustin Lanker | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||
Additional musicians
- Glen Bonney – trombone on tracks 1, 15
- Bud Chase – tubaTubaThe tuba is the largest and lowest-pitched brass instrument. Sound is produced by vibrating or "buzzing" the lips into a large cupped mouthpiece. It is one of the most recent additions to the modern symphony orchestra, first appearing in the mid-19th century, when it largely replaced the...
on track 3 - Mark Alan – backing vocalsBacking vocalistA backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...
on track 15
The First Church of Sinatra
Featured on track 6
- Tim Allums – trumpet
- Mark Berney – trumpet
- Dave Van Handel – trombone
- Glen Bonney – trombone
- Wayne Conkey – bass trombone
- Ross Warren – alto saxophone
- Tim Wilcox – alto saxophone
- James Phillips – tenor saxophone
- Richard Coon – baritone saxophoneBaritone saxophoneThe baritone saxophone, often called "bari sax" , is one of the largest and lowest pitched members of the saxophone family. It was invented by Adolphe Sax. The baritone is distinguished from smaller sizes of saxophone by the extra loop near its mouthpiece...
Charts
Album| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Heatseekers | 1 |
| 1998 | The Billboard 200 | 17 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | "Zoot Suit Riot" | Adult Top 40 | 16 |
| 1998 | "Zoot Suit Riot" | Modern Rock Tracks | 15 |
| 1998 | "Zoot Suit Riot" | Top 40 Mainstream | 32 |
See also
- Zoot Suit Riot (song)Zoot Suit Riot (song)"Zoot Suit Riot" is a song by American ska-swing band the Cherry Poppin' Daddies. It was written and composed by Steve Perry as a bonus track for the band's all-swing compilation album of the same name, and thus follows a musical style similar to 1940s jump swing."Zoot Suit Riot" is often cited as...
, the lead single off Zoot Suit Riot. - Skaboy JFK: The Skankin' Hits of the Cherry Poppin' DaddiesSkaboy JFKSkaboy JFK: The Skankin' Hits of the Cherry Poppin' Daddies is a compilation album by American ska-swing band the Cherry Poppin' Daddies, released in September 2009 on Rock Ridge Music....
, the Daddies' second compilation album, showcasing their ska material. - Zoot suit riotsZoot Suit RiotsThe Zoot Suit Riots were a series of riots in 1943 during World War II that erupted in Los Angeles, California between white sailors and Marines stationed throughout thehi c mlc city and Latino youths, who were recognizable by the zoot suits they favored...