Back In the Day, 1994
Hank Flamingo
s/t
(Giant/Warner)
As the Tuff Darts lamented, you can't sell something if it hasn't been sold before. Hank Flamingo (a band, not an individual) produced one LP that captured its olio of traditional Country, Rock'n'Roll merriment, and sideways 'alternative' adventurism. It was home-style good and sporadically quirky. "Little Miss Fire Prevention" and single "Baby, It's You" romped with familiar dirt-road mischievousness, their fiddle and six-string interplay of back-country blood. But "Tennessee Plates" and particularly "Redneck Martians" (which cultivated idiosyncratic visage) employed tilted sonic effects, locating them at a distance from Nashville proper. Label marketers surely had a stern go. Audiences groomed to applaud orthodoxy were nonplussed. Regardless, much fun was had by those without rigid demands.
Members atomized the following year. Drawling and baggy-suited frontman Trent Summar, whose freewheeling demeanor portrayed affability, formed Trent Summar and the New Row Mob. Over years, the group featured Flamingo guitarist Philip Wallace, as well as eminent picker Kenny Vaughn (McBride and the Ride, numerous ensuant marquee-name associations, and Marty Stuart's present band). Others included Michael Granda (Ozark Mountain Daredevils), and Dan Baird (Georgia Satellites). Two platters were cut for Palo Duro.
Earlier this month, Trent led the Trent Summar Band in performing at the California Avocado Festival. He is also the "boss man" of Farm Rock Music Publishing.
Recommended: "Little Miss Fire Prevention," "Baby, It's You," "When You Ran With Me," "Tennessee Plates," "White Lightnin'," "Redneck Martians Stole My Baby," "Slaw"
Videos: bio and "Baby, It's You" (13:11) "Redneck Martians Stole My Baby"
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