Carolina Chocolate Drops

I love me some old timey soundy music. Like something straight outa Oh Brother Where Art Thou?. In fact, I can watch Asylum Street Spankers and Guy Forsythe every single day if they did shows that often. Thats why I love me some Carolina Chocolate Drops. They Make me wanna do-see-do. They remind me lots of the Spankers, 'cept the Spankers (out of Austin TX) are a bunch of talented white musicians striving for that old blues sound, while the Chocolate Drops are one of the last African American string bands... trying to preserve it.


Carolina Chocolate Drops are from North Carolina. Which is a bit weird because I did a South Carolina Girl for yesterdays post. We are on like a magical musical tour of the US or something. Or Maybe its a total coincidence. Regardless, check out their latest effort Genuine Negro Jig. It's currently #2 on the Billboard Bluegrass Charts. Yeah I didn't know that existed either. And I'm sure as hell Sure Dierks Bentley shouldn't be counted as bluegrass. but whatever. The album has some great covers... including what I consider to be a Jessica Rabbit cover of "Why don't you do Right"

And I gotta share this cover of Blu Cantrell

Listen: Carolina Chocolate Drops" Hit em up style"




and here's another track...

Listen: Carolina Chocolate Drops" Trouble in your Mind"