- San Francisco, CA
- Dance Band
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The Sons Of Emperor Norton
Overview
rockabilly, vintage country, western swing, surf and blues
Reviews
1 review
Rick H.
June 28, 2016Sons of Norton Emperor Fit the Bill
Joe and the band were great to work with. All went according to plan and their performance was fantastic.
Hired as: Rockabilly Band
The Sons Of Emperor Norton
Thanks Rick...had a blast in Ukiah! Let's do it again!
Booking information
Price range: Contact for rates
Languages: English, Pig Latin
Gig length: 20 - 240 minutes
Insurance: $1,000 - if necessary, we can add it...prefer not too...following entry of coverage amount is fictitious for now
Unions: Western Union
What to expect
We are self contained, all we need is one of those new-fangled 'lectrical outlets, a big parasol for shade, and a few Edison bulbs if it's night time. And some hay and water for the horses, of course.
About
On a hot day back in '98, El Hombre Furioso and Ulysses S. Balzac staggered into the Red Dog Saloon up in Virginia City, Nevada (The "Comstock", don't cha know). It was here they decided that their days of prospectin' and cowpokin' were over. They traded in their picks and shovels for geetars and commenced playin' a wagon load of ditties that reflected their own version of the Old and New West. Be it Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Gene Autry, Hank Williams, Duke Ellington, the Beatles, the theme from "Bonanza", or their own confounded originals, "The Sons of Emperor Norton" will make you feel like you rode into town on a saturday night with a saddlebag full of silver 'n gold...yee-haw!
Additional booking notes
Electrical outlet, 2 or 3 pronged, at least 6ft by 12ft to fit all 4 Cartwrights and their gear.
Services offered
Past booked events
June 2016
24
Friday
Festival
7:00pm - 8:30pm
•
Ukiah, CA
Team
Sourdough Joe & The Sons of Emperor Norton
We can work as duo, trio, quartet, and quintet.
Set list
Bonanza
Guest Ranch Ranger
Honky Tonk Blues
Mystery Train
Riding Down the Canyon
Virginia City
Wildwood Flower
(and anything requested from this list: A Fool Such as I(Bb) Elvis/Hank Snow
Across The Great Divide(C) Kate Wolf
Any Place Is Paridise(C) Elvis
Anything Thats Part Of You(D) Elvis
Anyway You Want Me(A) Elvis
Are You Lonesome Tonight ?(Ab) Ink Spots/Elvis
Baby Let's Play House (E) Elvis
Behind Closed Doors(A) Charlie Rich
Big Hunk O' Love(A) Elvis
Big River(A) Johnny Cash
Big Rock Candy Mountain(C) Rex Trailer
Bigelow 6200(F) Brenda Lee
Blue Moon of Kentucky(F) Elvis/Bill Monroe
Blue Moon(C) Elvis/Rodgers & Hart
Bonanza(E) Lorne Greene
Burning Love(A) Elvis
Caldonia(F) Louis Jordan
California Here I Come(G) Huell Hauser/Al Jolson
Cherokee(Bb) Charlie Barnet/Ray Noble
Cherry Red(F) Joe Turner
Come On Everybody(C) Elvis version(not Eddie Cochran)
Country Road(F) John Denver
Cowpoke(A) Rex Trailer/Stan Jones
Deep Purple(C, Db) The Platters
Do You Want Crying (E, starts on A chord) katrina and the waves
Dr. Smith Shambles/Balzac
Drippin' Spigot The Sons
Early In The Morning(D) Louis Jordan
Everybody Knows(D) *Sourdough Joe
Evil Man Blues (F) Joe Williams/Leonard Feather
flat foot floogie count basie
Follow That Dream(Db) Elvis
Folsom Prison(Gb) Johnny Cash
get off my cloud, satisfaction (C) rolling stones
Ghost Riders in the Sky(Dbm) Vaughan Monroe/Stan Jones
Girl Happy(C) Elvis
Good Rockin' Tonite(C) Elvis/Wynonie Harris
Guest Ranch Ranger(Am) *The Sons
Gunsmoke(C) Festus
Hard Days Night (C) Beatles
He'll Have to Go(C) Elvis/Jim Reeves
Heart of Glass (E) Blondie
Heartbreak Hotel(C) Elvis
Helter Skelter(E) The Beatles
His Latest Flame(E) Elvis
Hollywood(E) me
Honky Tonk Blues(A) Hank Williams
Honky Tonkin'(E) Hank Williams
Hoozbob(Who's Bob?) B. B. King
Hound Dog(A) Elvis/Big Mama Thornton
I Feel Fine(D) The Beatles
I Gotta Know(E) Elvis
I Love You Because You're You(A) Elvis
I Met Her Today(C) Elvis
I Still Miss Someone(A) Johnny Cash
I Walk the Line(D mod to A) Johnny Cash
I Want You, I Need You, I Love You(Bb) Elvis
I Was The One(Bb) Elvis
I'll Cry Instead(E) The Beatles
I'll Get By (Bb) Harry James/Dick Haymes
I'm Beginning To See the Light(Eb) Duke Ellington
I'm Ready (G) Fats Domino
I'm Walkin' (G) Fats Domino
i've got rhythm(F) gershwin
I've Heard That Song Before(Bb) styne/cahn
If I Can Dream(Bb) Elvis
In The Ghetto(C) Elvis/Mac Davis
in the mood glenn miller
Intermission Riff(Db) Stan Kenton
Israelites(F) Desmond Dekker
It's A Wonderful Life (D) Ralph Dubayah
Jiggle The Handle Sourdough Joe
Joshua's Hymn(C) The Sons
Just Because(G) Jimmy Rushing, Elvis, lotsa folks
Kentucky Rain(Bb) Elvis/Eddie Rabbit
Kidney Stew(Bb) Cleanhead Vinson
Let It Bleed (A) The Stones....Fred and Barney
Let The Good Times Roll(Eb) Louis Jordan
Let Your Love Blow Paul Shambles
Like a Baby(Bb) Elvis
Little Sister(E) Elvis
Long Gone Lonesome Blues(D) Hank Williams
Love Me Tender(D) Elvis
Love Me(E) Elvis
Lucille(F) Little Richard
Mariah(C) Paint Your Wagon/Robert Goulet
Mean Woman Blues(A) Elvis
Moonglow(Eb) Artie Shaw/Benny Goodman
My Baby Don't Love Me No More(D) Lionel Hampton
My Love, My Lover, and My Muse El Hombre Furioso
Mystery Train(A) Elvis/Junior Parker
National Anthem(Ab) Francis Scott Key
night before(F#) beatles
Norwegian Wood(E) Beatles
Oh Look at Me Now(C) Frank Sinatra/Fred Astaire
Ol' E's Comin Back(G) *The Sons
One Nite Of Sin(C) Elvis
one o'clock jump count basie
Outskirts Of Town(F) Louis Jordan
Pardon Me(B) Johnny Paycheck
Peace in the Valley(C) Elvis/Thomas A. Dorsey
Peace Of Mind(D) Louis Jordan
Pork Chop Tone(C) *The Sons
Ramblin Man(Bbm) Hank Williams
Red River Valley(E) Rex Trailer
Ridin' Down The Canyon(G) Rex Trailer/Gene Autry
Ring Of Fire(A) Johnny Cash
Rockabilly Boogie(E) Johnny Burnette
Roll 'Em Pete(G) Joe Turner/Pete Johnson
Route 66(F) Nat "King" Cole/Bobby Troup
Rumble(E) Link Wray
Samuel Hall(E) Tex Ritter
San Francisco Jeanette McDonald
Saturday Night Fish Fry(G) Louis Jordan
Seven Come Eleven(Ab) Charlie Christian
Shake Rattle and Roll Joe Turner
She's Got My Heart by the Balls Dr. Smithsonian
She's Not You(E) Elvis
Since I Met You Baby(C) Ivory Joe Hunter
Slow Butt Shirley El Hombre Furioso
Sons Of Emperor Norton(D) *The Sons
Star Spangled Boner/ Merry go round Broke Down(Ab) joshua norton
Stormy Monday(F) T-Bone Walker
Suspicious Minds(E) Elvis
Tennessee Rock & Roll(A) Bobby Helms
That's When Your Heartaches Begin(G) Elvis/The InkSpots
Thats Alright Mama(E) Elvis/Arthur Crudup
The Irrational Anthem The Beat Meters
There's No You(Eb) June Christy
This Is It!(Ab) Bugs Bunny/Daffy Duck
Those Were The Days(Db) Archie Bunker
Tomorrow Nite(D) Elvis/Lonnie Johnson
Topsy(Dm) Count Basie
Treat Me Nice(C) Elvis
Tryin To Get To You(C) Elvis
Virginia City(Em) *The Sons
Viva Las Vegas (Eb) Elvis
Walkin' the Floor Over You(C) Ernest Tubb
Wanderin' Star(C) Paint Your Wagon/Lee Marvin
What A Wonderful Life(E) Elvis
What Did I Do?(A) *The Sons
Wildwood Flower(A) The Carter Family)
Influences and inspiration
Elvis, Johnny Cash, Ernest Tubb, Benny Goodman, Los Lobos, Eddy Arnold, Nat King Cole, Louis Jordan, The Bonanza TV Show, Festus on Gunsmoke(He was one of The Sons of the Pioneers), Rex Trailer, Carl Perkins, early Beatles, Bob Wills, Link Wray, Al Caiola, Charlie Christian, Jr. Brown, Big Sandy, Duane Eddy, Joe Turner, kinda in that order, but not 'zactly....
Setup requirements
A bucket of water, some hay, a few cowgirls and some yyyeeeeeeeeehhhhhhawwwww!!!
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