The jukebox is busted, the neon flickers like a bad memory, and the only thing keeping the walls from caving in is the low, greasy growl of a Hammond B3. That’s where "Barstool Benny" comes in-half legend, half cautionary tale, and all soul.  

Drums: Louie "Shakes" DiAngelo
Bass: Sonny "The Slug" Harris
Organ: Benny

Produced in LA by Lou Mercer.

©1981, 2025 Press Your Luck Records, Inc. All rights reserved.

Barstool Benny

No guitars. No distractions. Just Benny's fingers finding the gospel in the gutter, playing 11 hymns for the heartbroken between cigarette drags.

Organ: Barstool Benny
Bass Guitar: Sonny "The Slug" Harris
Drums: Carl "Boom-Boom" Granger

Produced by Lou Mercer.

©1987 Press Your Luck Records, Inc. All rights reserved.

Babylon West

"Benny Plays the Hits" ain't your grandma’s greatest hits record- it’s a barstool confessional, a jukebox jam session where the songs are half-remembered but the feeling cuts deep. Benny pounds the Hammond like it owes him money, pouring sweat, smoke, and stories into every note. These ain't chart-toppers, but they’ve been howled into the night by drunks and dreamers for decades.  

The grooves are loose, the whiskey’s neat, and the past-due bar tab ain’t getting paid anytime soon. No frills, no pretense- just Benny, his B3, with Frankie and Jimmy holding down the rhythm while the room spins slow.  

Real instruments. No gimmicks. Just the sound of a man playing like there’s nothing left to lose.  

Drums: Frankie "Thumper" Morello  
Bass: Jimmy "Two Hands" DelVecchio  
Organ: Benny
Guitar: Lou Mercer

Produced by Lou Mercer.
Special thanks to Bert "Cat" Thompson. What would we do without you?

©1992, 2025 Press Your Luck Records, Inc. All rights reserved.

Benny Plays The Hits

The New Indie Release from Barstool Benny

Dusted off, re-recorded, and dripping with that late-night, backroom soul—The Days Run Wild crawls out of another shoebox full of forgotten demos, polished just enough to keep the grit where it belongs. Every track bleeds straight from the heart of The Barstool Benny Trio, with Benny grinding out smoky organ grooves, Thumper Morello and Boom-Boom Granger holding down the pocket on drums like men with grudges, Jimmy “Two Hands” on bass, and special guest Mr. Lou Mercer handling guitar duties with the kind of effortless cool that only comes from knowing better days and worse nights.

Special thanks to Lou Mercer, who produces albums the way he mixes drinks – strong enough to make you forget tomorrow's problems.

Produced by Lou Mercer.

Remember, Folks: The notes that matter most are the ones you play between last call and sunrise. Everything else is just filling time.
©2025 Press Your Luck Records, Inc. All rights reserved.

The Days Run Wild

Rainbirds finds the Barstool Benny Jazz Trio at their smokiest-four moody tracks full of swagger, sorrow, and late-night charm. Every drink has a story. Every regret has a groove.

Personnel:
Drums: Thumper Morello
Bass: Jimmy Two Hands
Organ: Barstool Benny

Recorded live after hours at The Yellow Canary.
Produced by: Lou Mercer.
Engineered by: Wires Morales.

© 1992, 2025 Press Your Luck Records & Tapes

Barstool Benny Jazz Trio – Rainbirds (EP)

The jukebox is busted, the neon flickers like a bad memory, and the only thing keeping the walls from caving in is the low, greasy growl of a Hammond B3. That’s where **Barstool Benny** comes in—half legend, half cautionary tale, and all soul.  

B3 Melodies is a collection of smoke-stained, whiskey-soaked organ instrumentals straight from the heart of the dive bar circuit. Each track drips with late-night regrets, bottom-shelf bourbon, and the kind of blues that don’t make the charts but sure as hell stick to your ribs. These ain't polished tunes—they're frayed at the edges, raw and reckless, played like Benny’s still trying to outrun something.  

No fame. No fortune. Just a Hammond, a hangover, and some hellacious grooves.  

Drop a dollar in the jar, take a sip, and let the music stumble its way into your bloodstream.

One More for the Road

Last Call Lament

Neon Flicker Blues

Low Rent Rhapsody

Whiskey & Wurlitzers

Jukebox Funeral

Hangover Hymn

Drenched in the glow of flickering bar signs and the haze of last-call confessions, Neon and Nicotine is a five-track dive into the soul of the late-night drifter. Barstool Benny delivers smoky organ grooves, bluesy back-alley swagger, and the kind of melodies that linger like the burn of cheap whiskey. From jazz-soaked musings to soulful midnight rambles, this EP is a love letter to the lost hours and the stories told between sips.

Pull up a stool, light one up, and let the music take you somewhere between regret and revelation.

Tomorrow’s Another Hangover 04

Ashtrays And Alibis 03

Flickering Neon Blues 01

Broken Jukebox Serenade

Cheap Beer Lullaby

The Alley Knows My Name

No Windows, No Clocks

Hymn For The Last Real Bar

Babylon West Blues

I Feel Like A Rusty Hinge

"Benny Plays the Hits" ain't your grandma’s greatest hits record- it’s a barstool confessional, a jukebox jam session where the songs are half-remembered but the feeling cuts deep. Benny pounds the Hammond like it owes him money, pouring sweat, smoke, and stories into every note. These ain't chart-toppers, but they’ve been howled into the night by drunks and dreamers for decades.  

The grooves are loose, the whiskey’s neat, and the past-due bar tab ain’t getting paid anytime soon. No frills, no pretense- just Benny, his B3, with Frankie and Jimmy holding down the rhythm while the room spins slow.  

No guitars. No gimmicks. Just the sound of a man playing like there’s nothing left to lose.  

Drums: Frankie "Thumper" Morello  
Bass: Jimmy "Two Hands" DelVecchio  
Organ: Benny

Produced by Lou Mercer.
Special thanks to Bert "Cat" Thompson. What would we do without you?

©1992, 2025 Press Your Luck Records, Inc. All rights reserved.

05 On The Rocks

01 Whiskey Before Breakfast

02 Neon Through The Blinds

"Benny Plays the Hits" ain't your grandma’s greatest hits record- it’s a barstool confessional, a jukebox jam session where the songs are half-remembered but the feeling cuts deep. Benny pounds the Hammond like it owes him money, pouring sweat, smoke, and stories into every note. These ain't chart-toppers, but they’ve been howled into the night by drunks and dreamers for decades.  

The grooves are loose, the whiskey’s neat, and the past-due bar tab ain’t getting paid anytime soon. No frills, no pretense- just Benny, his B3, with Frankie and Jimmy holding down the rhythm while the room spins slow.  

Real instruments. No gimmicks. Just the sound of a man playing like there’s nothing left to lose.  

Bass: Jimmy "Two Hands" DelVecchio  
Organ: Benny
Guitar: Lou Mercer

Produced by Lou Mercer.
Special thanks to Bert "Cat" Thompson. What would we do without you?

©1992, 2025 Press Your Luck Records, Inc. All rights reserved.

04 The Parking Lot Waltz

03 Last Call For Dignity

The New Indie Release from Barstool Benny

Dusted off, re-recorded, and dripping with that late-night, backroom soul—The Days Run Wild crawls out of another shoebox full of forgotten demos, polished just enough to keep the grit where it belongs. Every track bleeds straight from the heart of The Barstool Benny Trio, with Benny grinding out smoky organ grooves, Thumper Morello and Boom-Boom Granger holding down the pocket on drums like a man with a grudge, Jimmy “Two Hands” on bass, and special guest Mr. Lou Mercer handling guitar duties with the kind of effortless cool that only comes from knowing better days and worse nights.

Remember, Folks: The notes that matter most are the ones you play between last call and sunrise. Everything else is just filling time.

Produced by Lou Mercer.



©2025 Press Your Luck Records, Inc. All rights reserved.

05 Benny's Blues

04 Tenpin Alley

10 Blue Lou

01 The Days Run Wild

11 Bailbond Serenade

06 Mikey's Shootin' Dice Again

03 Aperol On Ice

02 Odie The Alley Cat

07 Third Wife's The Harm

09 Summertime At The Track

08 Bottomshelf Redemption

Benny and Thumper take "Yesterdays" down to half-speed—like watching regret in slow motion. Their notes hang like old suits in abandoned closets while Lou Mercer's production wraps it all in amber, preserving what everyone else is trying to forget.


Produced by Lou Mercer.
©2025 Press Your Luck Records, Inc. All rights reserved.

Yesterdays

Rainbirds finds the Barstool Benny Jazz Trio at their smokiest-four moody tracks full of swagger, sorrow, and late-night charm. Every drink has a story. Every regret has a groove.

Personnel:
Drums: Thumper Morello
Bass: Jimmy Two Hands
Organ: Barstool Benny

Recorded live after hours at The Yellow Canary.
Produced by: Lou Mercer.
Engineered by: Wires Morales.

© 2025 Press Your Luck Records & Tapes

03 The Goonch

01 Drinking Again

02 Lucielle

04 I'll Never Go Drinking Again

Music for midnight philosophers and 3AM saints.

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