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Royal Mint features 13 hard-hitting songs, including six impressive originals. From the wry, politically-charged Build That Wall to the chilling Blues For Chi-Raq to the funny and too true If You Got A Jealous Woman Facebook Ain’t Your Friend to the timeless versions of songs by Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, Junior Wells, Clifton Chenier, Amos Milburn and Jimmy Reed, Royal Mint shuffles, jumps and gets down and dirty, fueled by the band’s unmatched musicianship. According Nosek, “Royal Mint is our strongest album. The band is at its absolute best.”
The Cash Box Kings are:
Joe Nosek: Harmonica, Vocals (4,8,13)
Oscar Wilson: Vocals (1,2,3,5,6,7,9,10,11,12)
Billy Flynn: Guitar (1,2,3,4,5,7,9,10,12,13), Mandolin (8)
Joel Paterson: Guitar (1,5,6,7,11)
Kenny “Beedy Eyes” Smith: Drums (1,5,7)
Mark Haines: Drums (2,4,8,9,10,12,13)
Brad Ber: Upright and Electric Bass (1,2,3,5,7,8,9,10,12,13)
with Special Guests: Lee Kanehira: Piano (1,2,3,4,7,8,9,10,12,13), Organ (10)
Mel Ford: Rhythm Guitar (2,3,4,8,9,10,12)
Alex Hall: Drums (3)
The C-Note Horns:
Al Falaschi: Tenor and Baritone Saxophones (1,5,12)
Darren Sterud: Trombone (5)
Jim Doherty: Trumpet (5)
Produced by Joe Nosek
Recorded by Mark Haines at Williamson Magnetic Recording, Madison, WI
Mixed by Alex Hall and Bruce Iglauer at Reliable Recorders, Chicago, IL
Mastered by Collin Jordan and Bruce Iglauer at The Boiler Room, Chicago, IL
Design by Kevin Niemiec
Photos by Chris Monaghan, shot at The California Clipper, Chicago, IL
Pinup illustration © Time Tunnel, Inc.
This album is dedicated to Barrelhouse Chuck. We are grateful to have known you as a friend and bandmate. Thanks for all the music and laughs that you brought to this world.
- Genre
- Blues