''Hard Working Americans'' is the debut album from

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Todd Snider Todd Daniel Snider (born October 11, 1966) is an American singer-songwriter whose music incorporates elements of folk, rock, blues, alt country, and funk. Early career Todd Snider was born in Portland, Oregon, but was raised in nearby Beave ...

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on guitar and vocals, Chad Staehly of Great American Taxi on keyboards and Duane Trucks ( Derek's younger brother) on drums. The album is made up entirely of cover songs. The project was the brainchild of Snider, who "wanted to take his songwriting sensibility, material by people he thinks have written what he calls “perfect songs,” and sort of collide them into the jamband sensibility." The album was recorded at

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in San Rafael, CA in 2013. Schools and Snider split the production duties, while John Keane handled the mixing. ''Hard Working Americans'' was initially released on January 21, 2014 on Thirty Tigers/Melvin Records.

Critical reception

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Track listing

Personnel

- Vocals :

- Bass :

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- Guitar, Vocals :Chad Staehly - Keyboards :

Duane Trucks Duane Trucks (born December 28, 1988) is an American musician best known as the current drummer for Widespread Panic and Hard Working Americans. Life and career Duane Trucks was born on December 28, 1988, in Jacksonville, Florida. He began learn ...

- Drums Additional Musicians
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- Harmonica :Jason Crosby - Fiddle, Piano : John Keane - Banjo, Guitar, Vocals

References

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