Nashville Swing at the Station Inn
Excerpted from an Associated Press article by John Gerome
"The Time Jumpers have never had a hit record, perform in the same small club where they started nine years ago and play songs that are 60 years old.
"And yet they're so hip the stars come out to hear them.
"Norah Jones, Bonnie Raitt, Sheryl Crow, Robert Plant, Reba McEntire and Vince Gill have all dropped by their standing Monday night shows at the Station Inn, an unassuming little stone building with plywood floors and mismatched tables and chairs...
"Last month, Gill made a guest appearance with the group. The country star sat off to the side playing guitar and singing backup on songs like the [Bob] Wills' classic 'Roly Poly' and 'Sugar Moon.' It was all very low-key. Every so often, a fan would come over and say a few words to him."
"'It's getting harder and harder to find that kind of music,' Gill said afterward. 'I'm an Okie, so I grew up in that world. I knew so many of those songs when I was a kid. I kind of run to it because I don't get to hear it anymore.'
"Western swing waned in the '50s as television overtook dancing as popular entertainment. But it has enjoyed revivals over the years and can still be heard in some contemporary country songs and regional acts like The Time Jumpers, who've released a few CDs and a DVD and have a Public Television special in the works..."
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