Soozie Tyrell
Johnny Jake is a born and bred New Yorker who began his career as a professional musician at age 17. Johnny is a Singer, Songwriter and multi instrumentalist who has released 2 CDs of original music.
He is currently in the process of recording his third CD.
Johnny sings the lead vocal on the album closer- “Go, Dog. Go!”
Check out his stuff on bandcamp:
Sherryl Marshall
The Dirt Nappers
Tommy Diehl is a Connecticut-based drummer who is actively touring and recording since the late 90’s. He was a member of the Capricorn Record’s “Acoustic Junction”. He’s also toured and recorded with Spookie Daly Pride, Chad Hollister, and most recently Ryan Montbleau. Tommy is a proud endorser of Sabian, Gon Bops, Evans, Promark, and PureSound. He’s been busy with a baby boy born this past spring…but you can find out what he’s up to by visiting www.tommydiehl.com
Tony Tino has performed, recorded/toured with Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi, Gavin DeGraw, Nelly McKay, Ronnie Spector, Robert Randolph, Ramin Krimloo, Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes- and has been playing bass with the ‘Nappers since the first album. Regularly playing in the New York area with a variety of musicians, in a normal 24 hour period, Tony can usually be spotted in a recording studio, a local stage, a Broadway pit or on some TV show………..check out his website here:
Tony Tino
This is Thad’s second go-round with the ‘Nappers- first appearing on the latest “grown-up music” record “The Things You Left Behind”- A multi-instrumental musician, Thad brings a satchel of string instruments into the studio including acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandoguitar, pedal steel, mandolin, banjo, harmonium, and the chops to back them all up….He’s played with David Byrne, St. Vincent, Judy Collins, Graham Nash, and Susan Vega, and numerous Broadway shows. Check out his website at https://www.thaddebrockmusic.com/
Since the 1980’s Mike has played across Europe including Norway, Switzerland, England and a performance for the Royal Family in Monte Carlo, Monaco AND He’s opened up for Johnny Cash, Ricky Nelson and Tammy Wynette. He has also played Pedal Steel guitar since the mid 70's and has recorded, played or toured with David Allen Coe, Chip Taylor, Steve Forbert, Genya Revan and many local artists. He is currently recording and playing out with that great band of guys, Frank Migliorelli and the Dirt Nappers. Check out his video exploits here- https://www.youtube.com/user/moorewalshman
Mike “Booker” Heaphy
As the original drummer and one of four singers with Atlantic Starr, Porter Carroll, Jr. helped create the hits that made the band and its amazing vocals, tight production and energetic stage performances one of the most successful, international R&B/Pop bands of a decade. He has joined the number one selling duo in music history, Hall of Famers, Daryl Hall and John Oates (www.hallandoates.com), performing worldwide in his new roll as percussionist/background vocalist. This venture is coupled with appearing as a regular on Daryl Hall’s, Webby Award winning television smash, Live From Daryl’s House.
Porter sings the lead vocals on the song “harry the dirty dog”
Charlie Giordano is a NYC based musician currently holding down the Organ and Accordion duties with Bruce Springsteen. Before working with “The Boss”, He toured with Hall & Oates and Joe Cocker, and in the 1980s he was a member of Pat Benatar’s regular backing band, playing on five of her albums. A friend of Soozie Tyrell, he worked with her in “The Banshees of Blue,” the band accompanying David Johansen’s “Buster Poindexter” alter ego.
Charlie Plays Accordion on “Flat Stanley” and “IT’s A Beautiful Day (For owen & Mzee)”
(photo CrediT: Joe Lopez)
Porter Carroll, Jr.
Charlie Giordano
NYC based Soozie Tyrell has been busy the past few years working as a member of Bruce Springsteen’s band. 1980 she began performing on records by Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes. She spent the ’80s leading her own country band and working with Buster Poindexter; yes, that’s her on “Hot Hot Hot.”Over the years she’s also performed with Sheryl Crow, Shawn Colvin, Train, Elvis Costello and Patti Scialfa; she released her solo debut, White Lines, in 2003.
That’s soozie singing lead on “Flat Stanley”, Playing Fiddle of “The 5 Chinese Brothers”, and singing various background vocals throughout the Album with Sherryl.
Check out her album “White Lines” on Soundcloud
and visit https://brucespringsteen.net/band/soozie-tyrell
Johnny Jake
Tania Elizabeth
Tommy Diehl
DAniel A. Weiss
Thad DeBrock
Frank Migliorelli
Sherryl Marshall is a New York singer who has worn many musical hats in her career. She has recorded or perfomed live with everyone from Gloria Gaynor, Leslie Gore, Darlene Love, Chubby Checker, to Peter Wolf, Southside Johnny, Johnny Rivers Lou Gramm of Foreinger to Black 47, Rupaul, Al, Kooper. Albert Collins to Joni Mitchell, Jane Siberry, Valerie Simpson, Ashford & Simpson, the Klezmatics and a host of others. She was a regular member of the Buster Poindexter show for ten years. She has been heard and seen on national television in Jingles and live broadcasts such as Conan O'brien, Saturday Night Live, and the Today Show. She has done film voice overs (looping) on major motion pictures, including "Bonfire of the Vanities and "Mambo Kings". She has sung her original compostions with many different N. Y. bands over the years and her show "The life and times of Sherita Marshone the Argentine Bombshelter" was performed at the famous Bottom Line and the fabulous BAM cafe. She is presently working with Denis Leary as one of his 12 Steppers singing back up in his back up band The Enablers.
Sherryl has appeared on every Dirt Napper Record and is responsible for the vocal arrangements and ideas on most of the songs on this record…….
Currently on tour with The Avett Brothers, Tania Elizabeth has garnered praise and recognition both north and south of the boarder- Junos, Grammys, and miles of touring under her belt, Tania has performed and recorded with numerous artists including her own band, The Duhks, The Cowboy Junkies, and Mary Gauthier- to name a few…..
That is tania ripping up the fiddle on “Flat Stanley”
you can check out more by visiting http://taniaelizabeth.net/
Dan Weiss is a multi-Instrumentalist and Producer who has appeared in productions across the country and around the world. Most recently he recorded Hammond organ for the Goo Goo Dolls upcoming album release and scored two movies, a romcom called Ageless Love and a documentary featuring photography by Bev Grant. He was the Associate conductor for the original Broadway production of, Rent, and the Music Director for Duncan Sheik's, Whisper House at London's The Other Palace. He is the touring Musical Director for actor Anthony Rapp as well as the show ,Let It Be, playing theaters and arenas throughout the states, New Zealand,Malaysia and Hong Kong. He's also a member of the touring group, Disney On Broadway. His broadway credits read like a who’s who of Playbills-including stints with Motown, The Musical, Godspell, Catch Me If You Can, Rain, Rent,Hair , Taboo ,Hairspray, Lennon, Shrek, Legally Blonde, and Mamma Mia. Daniel has toured with Joan Osborne, Jeffrey Gaines, Valerie Carter, Neshama Carlebach, Cassidy (Antigone Rising), Alexis P Suter, Slam Allen and worked with Phil Collins, Brian Johnson and Genya Ravan on their theater pieces.
Somehow, frank Migliorelli talked all these people into doing this record. He’s a songwriter, a designer, a former college professor and former head of digital at a major metropolitan library. These days, in addition to spending a lot of time playing guitar, riding on a tractor and working on a computer, he occasionally substitute teaches in local elementary schools to get ideas for kids songs, and to laugh out loud with a bunch of kids. and no, he doesn’t do birthday parties…..at least not yet.
Cover Illustration
Rob Steen is the illustrator of the Flanimals children’s book series, written by Ricky Gervais. He is also the illustrator of the children’s book Erf, written by Garth Ennis. His most recent book is “The Pod”.
Rob Steen
