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Ruby Dee and the Snakehandlers

Risky, and perhaps just a bit risque, Ruby Dee and The Snakehandlers conjure forth all sorts of visions of another time. Rooted firmly in the classic country and rockabilly tradition, the band is an authentic backdrop for lead singer Ruby Dee's blend of Wanda Jackson sass and Patsy Cline pathos. The band holds it down with the insistence of a chugging train while Ruby Dee, a pinup heartbreaker of yesteryear with thoroughly modern attitude, commands the stage.

After nearly constant touring for the past three years, including 300-plus dates across America and Europe, songs from the band's fourth album, Miles From Home, are still earning steady airplay, including "Cold Pines and Red Dirt," which earned band front woman -lead vocalist and songwriter Ruby Dee- runner-up honors in Songwriter magazine's 2007 competition. The album charted in at #86 on the AMA Top 100 for more than four weeks and #26 on the Texas Third Coast Music FAR Top 40.