Steve Sonday

 
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Who Were Those Masked Men?

L'Orchestre de Lawdy!

Responsibility for album content is strictly Steve's and does not reflect the opinions, sexual preferences, religious views, or political affiliation of any of the other participants, all pillars of the community living at the foot of the Cross. (Vegas has already posted the drummer as an 8-to-5 favorite for sainthood despite that little incident with the rodeo clown.)


Rod Booth
— trumpet and flugelhorn
Woody Herman, Lou Rawls, Mel Torme

Pete Christlieb — tenor saxophone
Grammy Nominee, Sarah Vaughan, Tonight Show Orch, Woody Herman, Louis Bellson

Chris Clarke — bass
Doc Severinsen, Englebert Humperdinck (both of them)

Dale Cook — drums
Peter Nero, Nero Claudius Drusus Germanicus

Carl Hillman — bass
Donald Byrd, David Liebman, Ronald Shannon Jackson

Chris McGuire — tenor saxophone and clarinets
Duke Ellington, MC 900 Ft. Jesus, Ray Charles

Steve Sonday — pianoforte and sort-of vocal
Sarah & Vaughan’s Sewer and Septic, Coltrane's Johns and Designer Bathrooms


Wearing a Wire

Album recorded at TM Century, Inc.
Dallas, TX
—Dave Giangiulio, recording/mixing engineer

Mastering by Castle Sound
Abilene, TX
—Mike Martin


Wearing Pratically Nothing

Special thanks to Al’s Concrete for waiving the exclusivity clause in the contract of the Ofaylettes so they could perform the backup vocals. Couldn’t have backed up without them!

 

Lou Dobbs says...

“Leave our borders unguarded for a nanosecond and outsourced music like this 'Lawdy!' wades across the river from Liechtenstein and takes over our jukeboxes!”

Pope Bennie XVI

“First ‘Vatican Rag’ and now this 'Lawdy!' crap. Hey, Guido, bring my Lamborghini around front. I gotta go collect the indulgence money before those Greek Orthodox goniffs beat me to it.”

Pete Rose

“I dunno from no music. So, how’s ‘bout you buy an autographed copy of my racing form? I’m trying to get some money together to get the Pope to put out a fatwa on Cooperstown.”

Maria Sharapova

“I love ‘Lawdy!’ CD.  Fits perfect under Coke can....Tell drummer I don't want candy bar.”

Claudio “Carbine” Genovese

“Please buy this here lovely and enchanting 'Lawdy!' album so’s the punk can pay us off. Otherwise he’s got wings and workin’ wit’ a harpist. Hey, it ain’t personal, just my gig here at the IRS.”


Fatboys Gifts & Pawn

Musical instrument Nirvana!
All things backroom are revealed to him who blesses three bucks into the off-duty cop's charity jar!

Mssrs Christlieb and Sonday discuss the finer points of macramé and martinis


The Thumpin' Dump!

The secret constipation cure of the ancient Maya is now available w/o prescription.

Newly tranlated glyphs reveal Dr Bubba Kaqchikel's secrets of regularity, gleaned of 30 years studying the winshield habits of happy Mayan pigeons.

Limited lifetime memberships available at a Thumpin' Dump near you.