Cub Koda "Cub Digs Chuck" 1989

Koda's tribute album to Chuck Berry, featuring blistering versions of "Johnny B. Goode," "Maybellene," and others.

Although it wasn't released until years later, Cub's first solo project was a country / rockabilly collection called That's What I Like About The South. By aiming to "sound like a real good band at a VFW hall on a Saturday night," Cub's solo outings sound more real and full of energy than any pitch-corrected, Pro Tools- enhanced recordings I've heard. And although when they eventually began seeing the light of day, Cub was greeted with a new level of respect from the roots / collector crowd, to my mind he still hasn't received the recognition his talents merit as a singer, guitarist, and just a damn fine musician--let alone stylistic chameleon. Listen to his best-Jerry-Lee-Lewis-song-the-Killer-never-recorded ("Two Handed Love Affair") or tributes to Link Wray ("Ace of Spades"), Roky Erickson ("We Sell Soul"), Chuck Berry (Cub Digs Chuck), and Bo Diddley (Cub Digs Bo), and realize that the ass- kicking garage band you're hearing is one guy and his trusty Tascam 4-track "Buick." If you're still not impressed, stick an ad in the Recycler and try to find a drummer (or guitarist, let alone a drummer/guitarist) who can cover a fraction of the styles Cub embraced. The audition from hell: "Okay, all you've got to do is play a blues shuffle so deep you can hear the traffic on Maxwell Street, then some Detroit doo-wop with extra Royal Crown pomade, a little surf music, some Louis Prima cacophony, New Orleans second- line...." - from a review by "El Cheapo" Teisco Del Rey

Musican:
Cub Koda: Vocals, all instruments

traxfromwax:
1. Maybellene 2. Johnny B. Goode 3. Around & Around 4. Little Queenie 5. Memphis 6. Guitar Boogie 7. Back In The U.S.A. 8. School Day 9. Carol 10. It Don't Take But A Few Minutes 11. Roll Over Beethoven 12. Blues For Hawaiians
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