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Jersey Shore Band Celebrates the Honky Tonk Era

03-23-2018 12:27 PM CET | Leisure, Entertainment, Miscellaneous

Press release from: Jeannie and the Drivin' Wheel

Jeannie O'Neill and Thomas Martin

Jeannie O'Neill and Thomas Martin

Jeannie and the Drivin’ Wheel is a Jersey Shore country band born out of the Honky Tonks of Nashville. Much of the group’s repertoire consists of music by Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Buck Owens, Merle Haggard, and Waylon Jennings. The quartet is part of a growing trend of musicians paying tribute to that era. From Hank’s Saloon in Brooklyn, to The Waylon in Hell’s Kitchen, Honky Tonk country music is back in full twang on the East Coast. And now, thanks to the Honky Tonk Sunday series at The Brighton Bar in Long Branch, it has found a home right here on the Jersey Shore.

“We were really excited when we found out that The Brighton is doing Honky Tonk Sunday,” said guitarist and co-founder Thomas Martin. Jeannie and the Drivin’ Wheel will be performing there on Sunday, April 22nd starting at 5:00 pm.

The band grew out of an acoustic duo called O’Neill & Martin. Jeannie O’Neill, was a regular performer at Albert Music Hall in Waretown, NJ, where she performed songs by Loretta Lynn, Patsy Cline, Emmylou Harris, and others. Martin had recently returned to New Jersey after spending some time living in Nashville. Initially, the duo covered everything from country, to rock, to folk, and pop. They also recorded and performed their own original music.

However, Martin wanted to try and bring the Honky Tonk experience to the Jersey Shore. “I really missed places like Robert’s Western World, Layla’s Bluegrass Inn, and The Wheel. They’re just amazing. Great music, people of all ages, and always having the best time.”

With that in mind, the pair started Jeannie and the Drivin’ Wheel in 2016, along with drummer and fellow Jersey Shore resident, Tom Sciro. More recently, the band has added bassist Jody Micillo, a former band-mate of Sciro’s, to round out the lineup. A four-song original EP is due out in April and can be previewed at their website: www.drivinwheel.com

“We try to shine a spotlight on the country acts from the 1950s and 1960s,” said O’Neill. “We want to incorporate that classic sound into our cover songs and into our originals. Hopefully, we can be a small part of carrying the torch forward.”

WHO: Jeannie and the Drivin’ Wheel
WHAT: Honky Tonk Country
WHEN: Sunday, April 22nd at 5:00 pm
WHERE: The Brighton Bar, 121 Brighton Ave., Long Branch, NJ

Jeannie and the Drivin' Wheel is a country music quartet from New Jersey, USA. Playing a mix of cover and original material, the band is influenced by the Honky Tonk era of the 1950s and 1960s.

Jeannie and the Drivin' Wheel
1313 Unami Ave.
Ocean, NJ (USA)
www.drivinwheel.com

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