THE CASH BOX KINGS RELEASE THEIR 3rd ALBUM ON ALLIGATOR RECORDS “OSCAR’S MOTEL”

Alligator Records is pleased to announce the release of The Cash Box Kings' new record, “Oscar’s Motel”.

On their new Alligator Records album, "Oscar's Motel" (their third for the label and 11th overall), The Cash Box Kings bring contemporary authority and old-school authenticity to each of the album's 11 tracks. The band—featuring guitarist Billy Flynn, drummer Kenny "Beedy Eyes" Smith, bassist John W. Lauler, and keyboardist Lee Kanehira—opens a door into the intoxicating spirit and sounds of 1950s and 1960s Chicago-based blues, and then they bring it all right up to the minute with Wilson and Nosek's original, instantly memorable songs.

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For "Oscar's Motel', recorded in Chicago and produced by Nosek, The Cash Box Kings made some significant decisions going into the studio. According to Nosek, "While we are never afraid to tackle any subject, we decided to put aside everyday problems and have a bit more fun. So, no songs about COVID and this time nothing too political. Our goal was to have 'Oscar's Motel' be a celebration, an open invitation to leave your troubles behind and have a carefree, down-home, good time."

One listen and it's clear the band succeeded. The opening two songs—the driving, cinematic title track (with lyrics so vivid you can just about smell the barbeque) and the funky Down On The South Side, are filled with real life characters ripped straight from Wilson's colorful past. Wilson says, "Such a glorious time. Growing up, there was a tavern on every corner with a band playing and music coming from front porches on every block."

The Cash Box Kings, according to Living Blues magazine, "are one of the best blues bands in the land." The group, co-led by real-deal Chicago blues vocalist and songwriter Oscar "Mr. 43rd Street" Wilson, and Madison, Wisconsin-based songwriter, harmonica giant and singer Joe Nosek, plays masterfully raw, unvarnished, old-school ensemble blues. Wilson's huge, emotive vocals and Nosek's blistering harmonica fuel their razor-sharp original songs and always incisive reinvention of obscure blues classics.

AllMusic says, "The Cash Box Kings offer up an enthusiastic celebration of Chicago blues in all of its electric forms...funny and smart...slow grooves and hyper-charged shuffles. The Cash Box Kings don't merely pay homage to the past, they bring tradition into the present [and deliver] a rollicking good time."

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