Armed with the provocative slogan "the band that made bluegrass obsolete," the Dry City Scat Band was a short-lived band that was best-known for the exploits of ex-member David Lidley. The group's back catalog features two songs that were featured on… Read more
Armed with the provocative slogan "the band that made bluegrass obsolete," the Dry City Scat Band was a short-lived band that was best-known for the exploits of ex-member David Lidley. The group's back catalog features two songs that were featured on the compilation the Elektra String Band Project and four or five songs that were recorded by John Delgatto. The group was made up of vocalist/guitarist Steve Cahill, Dick Greene on fiddle and mandolin, Lindley on banjo and fiddle, and Pete Madlem taking on banjo and dobro duties. The back cover of their EP claimed that the group "sing and play old-time folk music with a happy new twist. The play a fast, rowdy, freewheeling kind of music that that takes the bluegrass banjo, fiddle, and mandolin into the wild and wooly spirit of the Roaring '20s."
After the group dissolved, multi-instrumentalist David Lindley went on to enjoy a varied, successful career, including a high stint fronting psychedelic group Kaleidoscope and a long-standing musical relationship with Jackson Browne. He has also acted as a session musician for the likes of James Taylor, Warren Zevon, Bob Dylan, Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, Curtis Mayfield, and many others. He has also enjoyed a lengthy, 30-plus year career as a solo artist, releasing over 15 albums in that span.
The Dry City Scat Band has not recorded together since the early '60s.
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