This solo outfit is quieter than his other endeavors: there's gentler blues
" blending old-school funk with modern R&B
and at Eden Studios in London in January 1980
The band's music is an intense mashup of polka
bringing you as close as possible to the legendary Satchmo's live performance
Longest Johns - Smoke And Oakum Ella Fitzgerald This solo outfit is quieterLONGEST JOHNS SMOKE & OAKUM In a few short years, Bristol's The Longest Johns have gone from singing sea shanties in a kitchen to playing international festivals, tours, TV appearances, and gaining a huge online following. The success of their first album, Between Wind and Water, spawned the global viral hit, "Wellerman," which gave the band their first Top 40 single. Now, The Longest Johns return with a rollicking set of new songs and shanties.