Los Straitjackets
Los Straitjackets are an American surf rock band from Nashville , Tennessee . The band formed in 1988 with the line-up Eddie Angel ( guitar ), Jimmy Lester ( drums ) and Danny Amis (guitar).
biography
After a few appearances in the summer of 1988 under the name "The Straitjackets", the band members only played together again in 1994 under the name "Los Straitjackets", supplemented by bassist Scott Esbeck. In July 1994 the first demo tape was recorded in the studio "Alex the Great" in Nashville. The recordings were the basis for the first Straitjackets album The Utterly Fantastic and Totally Unbelievable Sound of Los Straitjackets , which was released in March 1995 on "Upstart Records".
In the following years the band gained cult status in the USA. When performing, all band members wear black costumes with gold medallions and Mexican wrestling masks. Danny Amis is the band's spokesperson at concerts. He presents songs in quick, poorly accented Spanish.
In 1998 Esbeck left the band while recording the album The Velvet Touch of Los Straitjackets and was replaced by Pete Curry. In 2005 Lester was replaced by Jason Smay, who later switched to JD McPherson's band. Chris Sprague now occupies his seat.
Danny Amis fell ill with cancer in 2011, whereupon several tours without him followed. Amis was finally able to return to the band in mid-2012 to record the album Jet Set , which was released in 2012.
Discography
Albums
- 1995 The Utterly Fantastic and Totally Unbelievable Sound of Los Straitjackets
- 1996 ! Viva!
- 1999 The Velvet Touch Of ...
- 2001 Damas Y Caballeros
- 2001 Sing Along With Los Straitjackets
- 2002 Tis The Season For
- 2003 Supersonic Guitars en 3-D
- 2004 Los Vivos Y Los Raros
- 2004 Los Straitjackets Play Favorites
- 2006 twist party
- 2007 Rock En Espanol Vol. 1
- 2009 The Further Adventures of ...
- 2009 Yuletide Beat
- 2012 jet set
- 2014 Deke Dickerson Sings The Great Instrumental Hits
Singles
- 1996 A Marshmallow World / Sleigh Ride
- 1996 Pacifica
- 2001 At The Drive-In
- 2017 To the Rescue (with El Vez & Big Sandy)
Appearances on compilations
- 1995 Secret Agent SOUNDS
- 1995 The Upstart Promo Sampler
- 1995 Locked In: To Surf & Rock 'n' Roll Instrumentals Vol 4
- 1996 Instrumental Fire
- 1996 Rock Don t Run - Vol. 01
- 1996 Rock Don t Run - Vol. 02
- 1997 Bikini World
- 1997 Attack of the New Killer Surf Guitars
- 1997 Surf Guitar Greats
- 1998 Surf! Sand! Sun!
- 1998 Rock Don't Run - Vol. 03
- 1998 Halloween Hootenanny
- 1999 Delphonic Sounds Today!
- 2000 Monster Party 2000
- 2000 Psycho Beach Party
- 2000 Waves of the West
- 2001 Encyclopedia of Sound Vol. I
- 2001 Encyclopedia of Sound Vol. II
- 2013 Mondo Zombie Boogaloo
Members
Current occupation
- Eddie Angel - guitar
- Pete Curry - electric bass
- Danny Amis - guitar
- Chris "Sugarballs" Sprague - drums
former members
- Scott Esbeck - bass
- Jimmy Lester - drums
- Jason Smay - drums