The Big Town Playboys - Roll The Dice

This is the last Big Town Playboys Album. First formed in 1984, bass player Ian Jennings is the sole surviving founder member. Their songs of choice are derived from the black America of the 1950s; rockabilly and swing music were influences. They have covered this music from the 1940s and 1950s, such as that of Amos Milburn and Little Walter. Stylistically, it’s a more saxophone and piano based feel with bigger line-ups and it is more dance-oriented than Chicago blues. The contagious dance grooves, the boogie piano, the sax riffs, the overdriven guitar solos and the wailing blues of the vocalists are all part of the reason for this band’s obsession.