Live at Skipper’s Smokehouse - Paul Thorn Band

Presented by WMNF, 88.5, this is the Paul Thorn Band's Full Band Show.

Born in Tupelo, Mississippi, raised among the same spirits (and some of the actual people) who nurtured the young Elvis generations before, Thorn (paulthorn.com) has made some of the most emotionally restless yet fully accessible music of our time. Thorn’s ninth album, Pimps & Preachers, takes on a central theme of Thorn’s youth: the pull of polar opposites, one representing the severe ecstasies of fundamental faith and the other the pleasures stigmatized and yet glamorized by the church.Thorn’s knack for using snapshots from everyday routine as the elements of this exquisite writing owes entirely to his distinctive abilities and commitment to linking these elements into a profession of mercy and forgiveness is, ultimately, the real message.

Also with Beth McKee Band (www.bethmckee.com). Imagine the female love child of Dusty Springfield and Doug Sahm with Dr. John acting as the midwife and you’ll have an idea of the southern roots music with elements of rock, blues, soul, gospel and country that defines Beth McKee. This songbird-and-more is a Southern singer/songwriter/pianist/accordion player backed by seasoned musicians from outfits like Hall & Oates, Bellamy Brothers, George Porter, Lester Chambers, etc.  A former member of the popular New Orleans country-cajun group Evangeline (MCA Records) McKee toured extensively behind two critically acclaimed albums.

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