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AIN'T THAT COLD?

Style: Back woods Americana ala skiffle-string band skewering those with lack of holiday spirit Writers: Tim Eschliman Recorded by: The Christmas Jug Band -- "Uncorked" -- Hear it:

ALL TORE UP

Style: Rockabilly rave-up. "You took my money & my car!" Writers: Austin deLone (Globe Five Publ., BMI) Tim Eschliman Recorded by: New Copasetics -- "Twang-Ucopia (Balanced Diet)" -- Hear it: or or Rhythmtown-Jive -- "Retrogroove Artifact" -- Hear it: The Moonlighters -- "Rush Hour" (sub-published by BMG) -- Hear it: or or The Moonlighters -- "The Missing Moonlighters: Live / Studio Closet Tapes" -- Hear it: or or Commander Cody -- "Hot Rod Lincoln (Live)" (sub-published by BMG) Commander Cody -- "Live at Gilley's" (sub-published by BMG) Commander Cody -- "Lose It Tonight" (sub-published by BMG) Bill Kirchen -- "Tombstone Every Mile" (sub-published by BMG) -- Hear it: Brophy Dale -- "Night Hawkin'" (sub-published by BMG) -- Hear it: Included in Films: Roadhouse 66 also at Amazon (sub-published by BMG) -- Hear it:

ANY KIND OF CHANGE

Style: Country-rock testiment to the sad state of affairs

Writers: Tim Eschliman Recorded by: The Reptile Brothers -- "What's The Rush?" -- Hear it: or or

BABY, COME OUT TONIGHT

Style: Hormone Rock with some great lap Steel by Steve Fishell

Writers: Tim Eschliman Recorded by: The Reptile Brothers -- "What's The Rush?" -- Hear it: or or

BELIEVE / BELONG

Style: A rough free-fall dream state... a new classic South Western broken-down-in-a-trailer-park junkyard deep dive

Writers: Tim Eschliman Recorded by: Back pOrchEstra -- "Voices In My Head (Genre Whiplash)" -- Hear it: or (album link) -- See the video:   YouTube

BIG DADDY

Style: Instrumental, sax-fueled roots R&B shuffle

Writers: Tim Eschliman Recorded by: Rhythmtown-Jive -- "Retrogroove Artifact" -- Hear it:

BIG NOISE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

Style: Split-personality rock in a prehistoric mood

Writers: Tim Eschliman Recorded by: The Moonlighters -- "Rush Hour" (sub-published by BMG) -- Hear it: or or The Moonlighters -- "The Missing Moonlighters: Live / Studio Closet Tapes" -- Hear it: or or The Reptile Brothers -- "What's The Rush?" -- Hear it: or or

BLUES HOTEL

Style: Hot blues/rock, new classic

Writers: Tim Eschliman Recorded by: Rhythmtown-Jive w/special guest Johnnie Johnson -- "On The Main Stem" -- Hear it: or

CAROLIN'

Style: Jug band holiday with a South American, Jobim twist

Writers: Tim Eschliman Recorded by: The Christmas Jug Band -- "On The Holiday Highway" -- Hear it: -- See the video (the CJB with Shana Morrison):   YouTube

CALLING ALL ANCESTORS

Style: ...a fall harvest of musical influences, a "Day of the Dead" message with a distinct Levon Helm groove.... a timeless American Roots merging of '60s, '80s and modern influences. The future and the Past start to look like the same thing.

Writers: Tim Eschliman Recorded by: Back pOrchEstra -- "Calling All Ancestors" (digital single) -- Hear it: or or -- See the video:   YouTube

CHRISTMAS ON THE MOON

Style: an all-acoustic send-up of the newfound elitist escapism mindset and blends Americana, roots-rock, gospel, Moog Theremin synth, rich acoustic violin, piano and...

Writers: Tim Eschliman Paul Rogers Recorded by: The Christmas Jug Band -- "Christmas On The Moon" (USB Music-card) -- Hear it: or or

CHRISTMAS TIME IS HERE

Style: Jug band folly depicting the warning signs of Christmas

Writers: Tim Eschliman Recorded by: The Christmas Jug Band -- "Rhythm on the Roof" -- Hear it:

CHUMPARMÉIN

Style: The scattin' cats of unrecognizable language

Writers: Gregory Dewey Nicholas Q Dewey Tim Eschliman Recorded by: The Reptile Brothers -- "What's The Rush?" -- Hear it: or or

DON'T BELIEVE I HEARD YOU (EVER SAY GOODBYE)

Style: West Coast roots rock love story

Writers: Tim Eschliman Recorded by: New Copasetics -- "Twang-Ucopia (Balanced Diet)" -- Hear it: or or

DON'T THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS?

Style: Rekindling of a 60s revival that exposes un-Santas. "An amusing encapsulation of the Christmas Jug Band's stylistic melange." - Richard Banks, ChristmasReviews.com

Writers: Tim Eschliman Recorded by: The Christmas Jug Band -- "Uncorked" -- Hear it:

DOWN AT THE EDGE OF TOWN

Style: Boppin' R&B swing with a big tenor sound

Writers: Tim Eschliman Recorded by: Rhythmtown-Jive -- "Retrogroove Artifact" -- Hear it:

DREAM LOVER

Style: Funky rock confessional

Writers: Tim Eschliman Recorded by: The Moonlighters -- "The Missing Moonlighters: Live / Studio Closet Tapes" -- Hear it: or or

DUSTY ROAD I'M ON

Style: ...a twangy cajun roots rock number with hints of Jesse Ed Davis and Sid Page.

Writers: Tim Eschliman Recorded by: Back pOrchEstra -- "Dusty Road I'm On" (digital single) -- Hear it: or or -- See the video:   YouTube or Apple Music

EVATHANG GONNA BE ALLRIGHT

Style: Jug band holiday with an upbeat wash-bucket sentiment

Writers: Tim Eschliman Recorded by: The Christmas Jug Band -- "On The Holiday Highway" -- Hear it:

EVERYWHERE HONEY GOES, MONEY GO

Style: Steel drum calypso tell-all on shopping therapy

Writers: Tim Eschliman Recorded by: Rhythmtown-Jive -- "Retrogroove Artifact" -- Hear it:

FLAT TIYO

Style: Over-served Calypso report of automotive breakdown

Writers: Tim Eschliman Recorded by: The Moonlighters -- "The Missing Moonlighters: Live / Studio Closet Tapes" -- Hear it: or or

GONE THREE DAYS

Style: Instrumental, Medium tempo & funky New Orleans Jazz with a hint of 1950s cellar cafe

Writers: Tim Eschliman Recorded by: Mike Rinta -- "Eponymous" -- Hear it:

HAPPY NEW MILLENNIUM

Style: Multi-lingual toast to the new era with a wild South American feel

Writers: Tim Eschliman Recorded by: Rhythmtown-Jive & The Christmas Jug Band + (Globe Records Roster) -- "Globe Records Compilation 2000" -- Hear it:

HAVE YOU HEARD

Style: Blues rhumba about the hep cats blowin'

Writers: Tim Eschliman Recorded by: Rhythmtown-Jive -- "Analog Travelog" -- Hear it:

HE'S ON HOLIDAY IN HIS MIND

Style: A new holiday jazz standard about the underlying spirit

Writers: Tim Eschliman Recorded by: The Christmas Jug Band -- "Treeside Hoot" -- Hear it:

HERE SHE COMES

Style: Pop-rock angst with an english twist

Writers: Tim Eschliman Recorded by: The Moonlighters -- "Rush Hour" (sub-published by BMG) -- Hear it: or or

HOLIDAY FROM THE HOLIDAY

Style: When getting away isnt enough of a get-away!

Writers: Tim Eschliman Candy Girard Recorded by: Back pOrchEstra and The Christmas Jug Band -- Hear it: or or

HURRY BABE

Style: Rockabilly rave-up facing the inevitable

Writers: Tim Eschliman Recorded by: Rhythmtown-Jive -- "Analog Travelog" -- Hear it: Commander Cody & His Western Airmen -- "Live From Electric City" -- Hear it:

I CAN'T STOP EATING

Style: Flyin' Rock with sub-punk angst

Writers: Tim Eschliman Recorded by: The Moonlighters -- "The Missing Moonlighters: Live / Studio Closet Tapes" -- Hear it: or or

I FEEL LIKE A MOTOR

Style: Rockabilly rave-up in the dieselbilly tradition

Writers: Bill KIrchen (Globe Five Publ., BMI) Austin deLone (Globe Five Publ., BMI) Tim Eschliman Recorded by: The Moonlighters -- "Rush Hour" (sub-published by BMG) -- Hear it: or or

I GOT HOME TODAY FOR CHRISTMAS

Style: Jug band setting for a homecoming disaster

Writers: Tim Eschliman Recorded by: The Christmas Jug Band -- "Mistletoe Jam" -- Hear it:

I WANNA MAKE A HOLIDAY

Style: Jug band sez make up your own!

Writers: Tim Eschliman Recorded by: The Christmas Jug Band -- "Live From The West Pole" -- Hear it: or or -- See the video:   YouTube

IF I EVER SEE YOU AGAIN

Style: Lockdown/pandemic track: Levon Helm rhythm inspiration, a bit of Lucinda, some Joni influence, Sid Page improvisational/orchestral tones (Dan Hicks) and a hint of Marvin Gaye.

Writers: Tim Eschliman Recorded by: Back pOrchEstra -- from the "Genre Whiplash (Voices In My Head)" album -- Hear it: or or -- See the video:   YouTube or Apple Music

IT'S CHRISTMAS EVERYWHERE, IT'S CHRISTMAS NOWHERE

Style: "...What does it say 'bout every one of us, If any one of us is beat to the ground?"

Writers: Tim Eschliman Recorded by: The Christmas Jug Band -- See the video:   YouTube

JET STREAM

Style: Instrumental: Lonny Mack meets King Curtis (better yet: Lee Allen meets Robert Ward)

Writers: Tim Eschliman Recorded by: Rhythmtown-Jive w/special guest Johnnie Johnson -- "On The Main Stem" -- Hear it: Rhythmtown-Jive w/special guest Johnnie Johnson -- "Globe Records Compilation 2000" -- Hear it:

JGW

Style: Instrumental, funky tribute to the great mid-70s grooves of Johnny Guitar Watson

Writers: Tim Eschliman Recorded by: Mike Rinta -- "Eponymous" -- Hear it:

JUMP START FUNK

Style: Funk/Jazz/R&B instrumental with a New Orleans feel. This tune is a cop show theme in search of a cop show....

Writers: Tim Eschliman Joseph Modeliste (Jomod Publ., BMI) Recorded by: Rhythmtown-Jive w/special guest Zigaboo Modeliste -- "Analog Travelog" -- Hear it:

JUST FALL IN LOVE

Style: Diatribe on the potential pitfalls of dating in the new era. Updated Roots Rock, Americana, Indie Rock with some '80s and '60s influences. A study in single-note, 2-note and full chords.

Writers: Tim Eschliman Recorded by: Back pOrchEstra -- "Voices In My Head (Genre Whiplash)" -- Hear it: or or -- See the video:   YouTube

LOVE ISN'T THE SAME WITHOUT YOU

Style: Breezy West Coast roots rock love story

Writers: Tim Eschliman Recorded by: New Copasetics -- "Twang-Ucopia (Balanced Diet)" -- Hear it: or or -- See the video:   YouTube

LUNCHTIME (SNOWBLIND)

Style: Psycho Deiselbilly Spaghetti Western Funk-Lazz instrumentral

Writers: Austin deLone (Globe Five Publ., BMI) Tim Eschliman Tony Johnson (Crater Face., BMI) Bill KIrchen (Lerocious, BMI) Recorded by: The Moonlighters -- "The Missing Moonlighters: Live / Studio Closet Tapes" -- Hear it: or or

MAGNATONE

Style: Instrumental rockin' tribute to the great Magnatone amp used by Robert Ward & Lonnie Mack

Writers: Tim Eschliman Recorded by: Rhythmtown-Jive -- "Analog Travelog" -- Hear it: Rhythmtown-Jive -- "Even More Bay Area Blues, Vol. 3" (sub-published by BMG) -- Hear it:

MAMACITA

Style: West-coast Zydeco

Writers: R. C. CARRIER Recorded by: Motordude Zydeco -- "West Coast Mardi Gras Party" -- Hear it:

MIGHTY FINE DAY

Style: New Orleans R&B for Mardi Gras Day with a big horn battle

Writers: Tim Eschliman Jimmy Sanchez Recorded by: Rhythmtown-Jive -- "On The Main Stem" -- Hear it:

MIGHT HAFTA GO AFTER IT

Style: A groovin', rockin' passage about faith and disconnect and a tribute to the amazing Jesse "Ed" Davis (early Taj Mahal) feel-good guitar style.

Writers: Tim Eschliman Recorded by: Back pOrchEstra -- "Voices In My Head (Genre Whiplash)" -- Hear it: or or

MOTORFY

Style: The jammin dudes on the New Orleans R&B turnpike

Writers: Tim Eschliman Jimmy Sanchez Jerry Cortez Kevin Zuffi Recorded by: Rhythmtown-Jive -- "Retrogroove Artifact" -- Hear it:

MY LAST DIME (I MISS MY COUNTRY)

Style: Driving Roots Rock reflections on the 2 years+ we've all been having... alone with all one's thoughts... the dilemma of the current state of affairs. "Is music what emotions sound like?"

Writers: Tim Eschliman Recorded by: Back pOrchEstra -- "Voices In My Head (Genre Whiplash)" -- Hear it: or or

NEW GROOVE UNIT

Style: Funky New Orleans R&B instrumental

Writers: Steve Lucky (Steve Wethy) Recorded by: Rhythmtown-Jive -- "Analog Travelog" -- Hear it:

O HOLY NIGHT (trad., arr. by the following)

Style: Jug Band redressing of the Christmas classic

Writers: Brien Hopkins Austin deLone Gregory Leroy Dewey Nicholas Q Dewey Tim Eschliman Dan Hicks (Great Guns Publ.. ASCAP) Bob Spinner (Great Guns Publ.. ASCAP) Kenneth Vandermarr Paul Wenninger Recorded by: The Christmas Jug Band -- "Mistletoe Jam" -- Hear it:

OLD STROLL

Style: Instrumental, 12/8 groove in the retro 50s vein

Writers: Tim Eschliman Recorded by: Mike Rinta -- "Eponymous" -- Hear it:

OPEN UP THE BARN DOOR, BABY

Style: Funky & festive New Orleans R&B

Writers: Tim Eschliman Recorded by: Rhythmtown-Jive -- "West Coast Mardi Gras Party" -- Hear it:

OUTER LIMITS

Style: Straight Ahead Rock about personal conflict

Writers: Tim Eschliman Recorded by: The Moonlighters -- "The Missing Moonlighters: Live / Studio Closet Tapes" -- Hear it: or or

PUT THE DOLLA DOWN

Style: Jazz-influenced plea to the girl about her dubious ways

Writers: Tim Eschliman Recorded by: The Reptile Brothers -- "What's The Rush?" -- Hear it: or or

SANTA AS SEEN ON TV (based on Sheik of Araby, trad..)

Style: Jug band parody

Writers: Tim Eschliman Recorded by: The Christmas Jug Band -- "Treeside Hoot" -- Hear it:

SANTA CLARA, SAN JOSE OR SANTA CLAUS?

Style: Let's Compare the Santas!

Writers: Tim Eschliman Recorded by: The Christmas Jug Band -- "Live From The West Pole" -- Hear it: or or

SANTA'S ON THE MAINLINE (Parody based on Jesus On The Mainline, public domain)

Style: Jug band parody

Writers: Tim Eschliman Paul Rogers Austin de Lone Dan Hicks Recorded by: The Christmas Jug Band -- "On The Holiday Highway" -- Hear it:

SCAT THAT!

Style: Instrumental, High-octane Mardi Gras Brass Band number

Writers: Tim Eschliman Recorded by: Mike Rinta -- "Eponymous" -- Hear it:

SHE SAYS SHE WILL

Style: Blues

Writers: Dan Hayes Recorded by: Dan Hayes -- "Even More Bay Area Blues, Vol. 3" (sub-published by BMG)

SHOPPIN' FOR MYSELF (Parody based on "Hummin To Myself)

Style: Jug band moody swing era parody

Writers: Tim Eschliman Bonnie Hayes Recorded by: The Christmas Jug Band -- "Live From The West Pole" -- Hear it: or or

STATE OF MIND

Style: New Orleans funky R&B - gettin' your head on straight

Writers: Tim Eschliman Recorded by: Rhythmtown-Jive -- "Analog Travelog" -- Hear it:

TAKE A CHANCE ON LOVE

Style: West Coast roots rock w/ post-punk influence

Writers: Tim Eschliman Austin deLone Recorded by: New Copasetics -- "Twang-Ucopia (Balanced Diet)" -- Hear it: or or

TAKE IT EASY, BABY

Style: Swingin' R&B groove down easy

Writers: Tim Eschliman Recorded by: Rhythmtown-Jive w/special guest Johnnie Johnson -- "On The Main Stem" -- Hear it: or

TAKE ME BACK DOWN TO NEW ORLEANS

Style: Funk & Zydeco converge in New Orleans

Writers: Tim Eschliman Recorded by: Gator Beat -- "Stompin' At the Bal de Maison" -- Hear it: or

THAT WAS THEN, THIS IS NOW

Style: Back porch blues about how things've improved

Writers: Tim Eschliman Recorded by: Rhythmtown-Jive w/special guest Johnnie Johnson -- "On The Main Stem" -- Hear it:

THE BEST CHRISTMAS EVER

Style: This could be...the bestest holiday

Writers: Tim Eschliman Paul Rogers Recorded by: The Christmas Jug Band -- "Live From The West Pole" -- Hear it: or or

THE DAY I THROW MY PHONE AWAY

Style: Post-Techno Reactionary Rocker

Writers: Tim Eschliman Recorded by: The Moonlighters -- "The Missing Moonlighters: Live / Studio Closet Tapes" -- Hear it: or or

THE THINGS YOU DO

Style: Slow gospel-ish blue love standard in the Ray Charles tradition

Writers: Tim Eschliman Recorded by: Rhythmtown-Jive -- "Retrogroove Artifact" -- Hear it:

THIS LIVIN AIN'T LOVIN

Style: Pop-rock testimonial with a English twist

Writers: Tim Eschliman Recorded by: The Moonlighters -- "Rush Hour" -- Hear it: or or

TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS

Style: Jimmy Durrante meets Tom Waits at the poetry gallery in this Arrangement of a P. D. song.

Writers (arrangers): Greg Dewey & The Christmas Jug Band Recorded by: The Christmas Jug Band -- "Mistletoe Jam" -- Hear it: or TV Show - My Name Is Earl, Season 1 "White Lie Christmas": (starts about 14:35 in)

TWILIGHT BLUE

Style: American roots piano/vocal love number

Writers: Caroline Dahl Tim Eschliman Recorded by: Rhythmtown-Jive -- "On The Main Stem" -- Hear it:

(AM I GONNA) WAIT IN LINE

Style: Groovin pop-R&B love plea

Writers: Tim Eschliman Recorded by: The Moonlighters -- "Rush Hour" (sub-published by BMG) -- Hear it: or or The Reptile Brothers -- "What's the Rush?" -- Hear it: or or

WASHBOARD ROAD

Style: Backwoods testimonial in a jug band vein. "A four-beat 'Chicago Southside-Shanghai Nitespot' number" - Philip Elwood, San Francisco Examiner

Writers: Tim Eschliman Recorded by: The Christmas Jug Band -- "Rhythm on the Roof" -- Hear it:

WENT TO THE CITY

Style: Boogie Woogie with a fresh approach

Writers: Kevin Zuffi Recorded by: Rhythmtown-Jive -- "Retrogroove Artifact" -- Hear it:

WHAT I REALLY WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU

Style: Jug band holiday love song

Writers: Tim Eschliman Recorded by: The Christmas Jug Band -- "Live From The West Pole" -- Hear it: or or -- See the video:   YouTube

XMAS SHOPPING BLUES

Style: Jug band confessional about retail issues

Writers: Gregory Leroy Dewey Nicholas Q Dewey Tim Eschliman Dan Hicks (Great Guns Publ. ASCAP) Paul Wenninger Recorded by: The Christmas Jug Band -- "Mistletoe Jam" -- Hear it:

NOTE: Writers are listed in order of larger percentage of contribution, or alphabetically, if percentages are equal.

More info on bands that play these originals at BackPorchEstra.com, NewCopasetics.com, GlobeRecords.com, Christmas Jug Band and Rhythmtown-Jive.

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