Squirrel Nut Zippers
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In performance in San Francisco, 2008
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| Origin | Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States | |
| Genres | Swing revival, punk jazz | |
| Years active | 1993–2000, 2006–2010, 2016- | |
| Labels | Mammoth | |
| Website | Official website | |
| Members | James "Jimbo" Mathus Chris Phillips Ingrid Lucia Tamara Nicolai Justin Carr aka Dr. Sick Charlie Halloran Kevin Louis Dave Boswell Henry Westmoreland Kris Tokarski Neilson Bernard III Colin Myers Leslie Martin |
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Tom Maxwell |
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Tom Maxwell
Ken Mosher
Katharine Whalen
Don Raleigh
Stacy Guess
Stu Cole
Je Widenhouse
Robert Griffin
Dave Wright
Tim Smith
Adam Lake
Reese Gray
Andrew Bird
Will Dawson
Tim Kendt
Kevin O'Donnell
Laura McIndoe
Hank West
The Squirrel Nut Zippers are an American band formed in 1993 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, by James "Jimbo" Mathus (vocals and guitar), Tom Maxwell (vocals and guitar), Katharine Whalen (vocals, banjo, and ukulele), Chris Phillips on drums, Don Raleigh on bass and sideman Ken Mosher.
The Squirrel Nut Zippers' music is a fusion of Delta blues, gypsy jazz, 1930s–era swing, klezmer and other styles. They found commercial success during the Swing Revival of the late 1990s with their 1996 single "Hell", penned by Tom Maxwell.
After a hiatus of several years, the original band members reunited and took to the stage again in 2007, playing select dates around the United States and Canada through 2008.
In 2016, band leader Jimbo Mathus along with original member Chris Phillips reactivated the band with a brand new lineup to tour in support of the 20th Anniversary of their biggest selling album, Hot.
The band was founded by James "Jimbo" Mathus, formerly of Metal Flake Mother and Johnny Vomit & The Dry Heaves, and his then-wife Katharine Whalen in Carrboro, North Carolina along with Tom Maxwell, Chris Phillips, Don Raleigh and Ken Mosher. The group made its debut in Chapel Hill a few months later. Stacy Guess (formerly of Pressure Boys) joined shortly after.
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