Lee Presson and the Nails is a swing band that formed in San Francisco in October 1994 during the late 1990s swing revival.
Lee Presson and the Nails | |
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 Lee Presson performs in California in 2007. | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | San Francisco, California |
| Genres | Swing |
| Years active | 1994–2004; 2006–present |
| Website | leepresson |
History
The band won a California Music Award (Bammie) in 1998 for Best Swing/Cabaret Act and an SF Weekly Award for Best Swing Band later that year.[1] The band temporarily disbanded in 2004 Lee Presson moved to Hollywood, where he played keyboard for the Oingo Boingo tribute band Dead Man's Party.[2] Lee Presson and the Nails performed a reunion show in San Francisco on 16 September 2006 at the DNA Lounge.[3]
Discography
- Jump-Swing from Hell: Live at the Hi-Ball Lounge (Hep Cat, 1998)
- Swing is Dead (Hep Cat, 1999)
- Playing Dirty: LPN Live at the Derby (LPN Enterprises, 2000)
- El Bando En Fuego! (LPN, 2002)
- Balls in Your Face (LPN, 2010)
- Last Request (LPN, 2019)
References
Further reading
- Vale, V. (1998). Swing! The New Retro Renaissance. San Francisco, California: V/Search Publications. p. 224. ISBN 1-889307-02-5.
- Yanow, Scott (2000). Swing. San Francisco, California: Miller Freeman Books. p. 473. ISBN 0-87930-600-9.