Squirrel Nut Zippers
Posted: May 15, 2006 2:13 pm
I remember someone mentioning NC's Squirrel Nut Zippers on here several years ago and wondering what became of them. Well, thanks to David Menconi from the Raleigh News & Observer, we now know.
A Squirrel Nut Zippers opera
It started with happy jazz in Triangle clubs. It ended with lawyers, divorce, egos and debt
Je Widenhouse now lives in Asheville and plays with the Firecracker Jazz Band. N&O File Photo
David Menconi, Staff Writer
Squirrel Nut Zippers came together with the greatest of ease. Their hit came even more easily, with a song Tom Maxwell claims to have dashed off in 15 minutes. Most effortless of all was their breakup, which happened so quietly it wasn't clear until years later that they were gone.
Read the rest of the article here:
http://www.newsobserver.com/308/story/439524.html
A Squirrel Nut Zippers opera
It started with happy jazz in Triangle clubs. It ended with lawyers, divorce, egos and debt
Je Widenhouse now lives in Asheville and plays with the Firecracker Jazz Band. N&O File Photo
David Menconi, Staff Writer
Squirrel Nut Zippers came together with the greatest of ease. Their hit came even more easily, with a song Tom Maxwell claims to have dashed off in 15 minutes. Most effortless of all was their breakup, which happened so quietly it wasn't clear until years later that they were gone.
Read the rest of the article here:
http://www.newsobserver.com/308/story/439524.html