covering a song written James "Sugar Boy" Crawford and covered by the Dead and Dr. John, among many others. This performance was part of a set from May 2012 and consisted of a full band lineup. Cliff Sikora on vocals and guitar, Anthony Carroll on guitar, Patrick Collins on bass, Casey Shipp on keyboards, and Greg Stucker on drums.

Iko Iko

Opening track from the eponymous album, “Dangerous Grange and the Agents of Change.”  

Written by:  Bryan Sharp, Cliff Sikora, and Anthony Carroll

Produced by: Scott Spelbring 

Recorded at Cue Recording, Falls Church, VA in July 2011

Mixed and Mastered at Dragonfly Studios by Scott Spelbring 

Anthony Carroll - vocals
Patrick Collins - bass and keyboards 
Bryan Sharpe - acoustic guitar 
Cliff Sikora - electric guitar
Greg Stucker - drums

About the song:  “Bryan came up with the initial lick, and the song was developed by Cliff, who came up with the title, based on the  1934 novel by James Cain.  We needed another piece, so I came up with the middle eight.  So we had the music, we had the title, now on to the lyrics.  The novel is based on an extra marital affair, so I sat down to write the song with infidelity as the theme.  But I wanted to go about it in a subtle and vague way.  The french line is a nod to the first song we co-wrote, ‘ Couldn’t See Two.’  It was a true team effort and a formula we need to utilize more.”  Anthony

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We wanted to acknowledge Ann Peebles, a Memphis soul singer who recorded predominantly in the 60s and 70s, but never has gotten the recognition that we think she deserves. This song was written by her husband/collaborator Don Bryant. Our version is very minimal, with Cliff Sikora on vocals and guitar, Patrick Collins on bass, and Anthony Carroll on drums. We wanted real horns, but no brass section at our disposal. Thanks for listening and please check out Ann’s great songs.

About the recording:  take 2 saw the drums, bass, and guitar recorded with a guide vocal.  Vocals re-recorded again in two takes. Piano and keyboards were subsequently recorded but weren’t used as the band preferred the energy and spirit of the original track - proving that sometimes less really is more.

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Dangerous Grange was formed in 2008. Former band members Anthony Carroll, Casey Shipp, and Greg Stucker were joined by Cliff Sikora, Bryan Sharpe, and Patrick Collins to create a blended sound celebrating Americana, Roots, Soul genres combined with splash of free-spirited jams, 60s and 70s British Rock, and original compositions that pull from all genres. 

More content to follow. Thank you for listening.

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