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The Black Tongued Bells' Bio:
Every tongue has a tale to tell, and with over 100 years experience in the music business between them, the Bells have more than their share.
Taking their name from a Dylan Thomas poem, in the winter of 2001, they set out to create their own brand of roots music, dubbed "American Swamp," tapping everything from Roots Rock and Roll, Blues and Motown to Americana, Cajun and Gospel. Once forced to describe the Bells' sound in a single sentence, Miner retorted; "Imagine if the Stones came from Louisiana...they might sound like us."
The Bells are known for two distinctly different kinds of show. The first is their "Electrified Roots Rock 'n Roll Show" for which they plug-in and, on occasion, are joined by gospel singers and special guest artists. Their brand of roots music has proven to be a great fit with Blues, Rock, Americana and Country acts making them an attractive choice for talent buyers.
The second show is their all acoustic "Swamp Opera" entitled; "That Great and Dreadful Day...Tall Tales from the American Swamp." A play of the musical theatre variety, it employs the classic combination of storyteller and song with a cast of seven in period costume staged on a sharecropper's cabin set. Tales are told in story and song that take the audience on a journey through the Depression Era, the War Years and into the 1960s. Sold-out performances and standing ovations continue to propel this production.
The Black Tongued Bells are:
Anthony Cook, D Miner, and Ray Herron
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Additional cast members of the Swamp Opera are:
Jack E. Curenton as The Storyteller; Laurence Douglas Miner
Louis Cox as The Reverend
Mary Stewart as Miss Mary
Darin Bennett as Robert Baldry
and Rick Davis (Two-time National Champion Liar) serving as Understudy to Jack Curenton
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