Ginger St. James plays sassy and sultry rockabilly and country

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Hamilton rockabilly/ country / blues musician Ginger St. James and her “partner in crime” Slowheel Slim played a rousing set of classic style music  for approximately a dozen people at the Slice, April 23.Ginger St. James plays Lethbridge, April 23. Photo by Richard Amery


 They played three huge set, but I only caught the second, which included several sultry, sassy numbers from Ginger St. James’ new CD  “Diesel and Peas” as well as classic country covers.


 She sang with a  beautiful  twang, and oozed good natured attitude and sass.


 Snowheel Slim played   plenty of twanging Telecaster licks and thumped out a rhythm on a bass drum and snare drum set at his feet.
 She at times channelled Wanda Jackson at times and outlaw country queen Elizabeth Cook at other times.


 She had a pair of couples two stepping to the more upbeat country songs.


“ Please Mr. Driver, one of the more bluesy songs off her new CD was a highlight as was a cover of “Little Red  Wagon,” popularized by Miranda Lambert. she broke up a couple of the more sexy, sassy numbers “Boom Boom Room”  and “ Zipper” with an Ernest Tubbs cover of “ Thanks A Lot.”


 She went really old school country by request and showed off some prodigious yodelling chops on  “I Want to be a Cowboy’s Sweetheart.”

— By Richard Amery, L.A. Beat Editor
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