Last month the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame announced the Zippers among its 2020 class of inductees for their “important contributions made to American music.” Lost Songs features several Mathus originals along with Zipper-arranged covers of Jelly Roll Morton, Frankie Valli and the Depression anthem “Happy Days Are Here Again” as well as contributions from Andrew Bird on “Train On Fire.” “This new album was inspired by all of the mysterious characters from the history of New Orleans jazz music,” said Mathus. “It speaks to the hidden roots of where our aesthetic, interests and philosophy comes from. Two years later the band had to scrap its touring plans due to COVID-19 but will still release a new album, Lost Songs of Doc Souchon. Viewing it as a rebirth or a revival rather than a reunion, Mathus and his New Orleans-based cohorts recorded and released Beasts of Burgundy in 2018. Swept up among the jump jive ‘n’ wail swing movement in the early ‘90s, the outfit had a major hit with “Hell” off of 1996’s Hot and sold millions before inner band squabbles led to a break up a few years later.Ī whole new grouping of musicians joined Mathus in 2016 for a 20 th anniversary tour celebrating the release of Hot. The Squirrel Nut Zippers got their start in 1993. Then, with its demise became a member of Buddy Guy’s band and followed that with a lengthy solo career that includes 15 releases and numerous singles. Settling in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, the music world took firmer control of his life as he founded Squirrel Nut Zippers. After stints in high school bands and a brief time studying philosophy in college, he moved on to life as a deckhand and tankerman in order to travel around America. As a young boy he not only took part in his family’s music circles but also helped with his father’s business of raising hunting dogs and horses.

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