Greezy Wheels
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Greezy Wheels is an Austin, Texas-based rock band that formed in the 1970s. They played frequently at the Armadillo World Headquarters, to the point of being regarded as the house band.
Greezy Wheels' music is a raucous blend of rock, blues, and country. At the time, they were the only band with a female fiddler, Sweet Mary Hattersley. Sweet Mary consistently brought the crowd to a screaming frenzy with her version of the "Orange Blossom Special." The music of Greezy Wheels reflected the cultural dichotomy of Austin in the 1970's — a unique place where hippies had roots deep in the heart of Texas.
The band played up to 1978, when they took a 25 year hiatus. Greezy Wheels reformed in 2001 and are now recording for their own label, MaHatMa Records, after releasing two CD's on the Tana Records label. Their music has become more sophisticated, but has kept its off-the-page personality and musical comparisons are difficult to make. Principal writer and leader, Cleve Hattersley, continues to write quirky music that gets good airplay around the country, in collaboration with keyboardist David Roach and Cleve's sister, Lissa Hattersley. Sweet Mary still blows people up with her fiddle.
Recent CD's: 'Millennium Greezy' (2001), 'HipPop' (2004), 'String Theory' (2007)
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