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Album soaks up the spirit of NRBQ
By Edna Gundersen, USA TODAY
Bonnie Raitt, Steve Earle and SpongeBob
SquarePants are among the NRBQ admirers contributing to The Q
People, a tribute album due in early March on Boston-based
Spirithouse Records. The label stipulated that all artists involved
be devoted fans of the rootsy cult band. Tracks include Raitt's
Me & the Boys, Earle's A Girl Like That and Los
Lobos' Over Your Head. Mike Mills of R.E.M. tackles When
Things Was Cheap, and Widespread Panic revives Ain't No
Horse.
SpongeBob, voiced by Tom Kenny, surfaces in a
17-minute audio cartoon featuring a medley of NRBQ tunes. Also
participating are Ron Sexsmith, Dinosaur Jr.'s J. Mascis and Yo la
Tengo. Formed in Miami in 1967, NRBQ (New Rhythm and Blues Quartet)
has sold 27 million albums worldwide.
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