The Sweetback Sisters + Tommy Rueckert October 13, 2010

Like their pseudo-sister role models, the Davis Sisters, the Sweetback Sisters sing country songs in close, surrogate-sister harmony and matching dresses. Their repertoire combines several of the Sisters' passions -- country music from before they were born and new interpretations of those traditions -- to create a fresh take on what it means to be country.

The Sweetback line-up features the lavish voices of Zara Bode and Emily Miller joined by an all-star cast of instrumentalists including: West Virginian triple threat Jesse Milnes; Stefan Amidon on drums; Philly's stringed slayer Ross Bellenoit on rippin' Telecaster, and the newest Sweetback brother Peter Bitenc on bass.

Their debut EP "Bang!" was released in early 2007 and earned them a spot on A Prairie Home Companion's talent contest for twenty-somethings. A full-length album, "Chicken Ain't Chicken," was released in June '09 on the Signature Sounds label.

http://www.thesweetbacksisters.com/
http://www.myspace.com/thesweetbacksisters
http://www.myspace.com/tommyrueckert

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