| Brave Combo | |
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 Brave Combo at the Ballard Seafood Fest
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Denton, Texas |
| Genre(s) | Alternative rock, Polka, Cajun music, Zydeco, Dance music, Latin jazz |
| Years active | 1979–present |
| Label(s) | Four Dots, Rounder, DenTone, Cleveland International |
| Website | brave.com/bo |
| Members | |
| Carl Finch Jeffrey Barnes Danny O'Brien Alan Emert Ann Marie Harrop |
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| Former members | |
| Dave Cameron Tim Walsh Lyle Atkinson Bubba Hernandez Joseph Cripps Mitch Marine Paul Stivitts |
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Brave Combo are a polka/rock band based in Denton, Texas. Denton is the County seat of Denton County, Texas in the United States. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of The polka is a fast lively Central European Dance and also a genre of dance music familiar throughout Europe and the Americas See also [[Cajun]] Cajun music, an emblematic Music of Louisiana, is rooted in the Ballads of the French-speaking Acadians of Zydeco ( French "les haricots" English "snap beans" is a form of American roots or folk music, that evolved from The jure during This article is about music for dancing in general You may also be looking for Electronic dance music. Latin jazz is the general term given to music that combines rhythms from African and Latin American countries with jazz and classical harmonies from Latin America the Caribbean Europe In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Carl Finch (born November 29, 1951, in Texarkana Texas) is a Guitarist, Keyboardist, Accordionist, Vocalist The polka is a fast lively Central European Dance and also a genre of dance music familiar throughout Europe and the Americas Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African Denton is the County seat of Denton County, Texas in the United States. Founded in 1979 by guitarist/keyboardist/accordionist Carl Finch, they have been a prominent fixture in the Texas music scene for more than twenty-five years. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) A guitarist is a Musician who plays the Guitar. Guitarists may perform solo pieces or play with ensembles and bands of a wide variety of genres A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. The accordion is a portable box-shaped Musical instrument of the hand-held Bellows -driven free-reed aerophone family sometimes referred to as a Squeezebox Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. Their music, both originals and covers, incorporates a number of dance styles, mostly polka, but also rumba, cha-cha-cha, choro, samba, two-step, cumbia, charanga, merengue, etc. This article is about music for dancing in general You may also be looking for Electronic dance music. Rumba is a dance organically related to the Rumba genre of Afro-Cuban music. The cha-cha-chá is a style of Cuban dance music Creation of the Cha-cha-chá The cha-cha-chá is unusual as dance music genres go Chôro ('ʃoɾu literally "cry" in Portuguese, meaning "lament" traditionally called chorinho ("little cry" Samba ( is one of the most popular forms of music in Brazil. It is widely viewed as Brazil's national musical style Cumbia is originally a Colombian Folk dance and Dance music and is Colombia 's representative national dance and music along with Vallenato This article is about the Cuban musical style not to be confused with the musical instrument " Charango ". Merengue is a type of music and dance that comes from the Dominican Republic.
As part of their perceived artistic mission to expand the musical tastes of their listeners, they have often played and recorded covers of well-known songs in a style radically different from the original versions. Examples include polka versions of Jimi Hendrix's "Purple Haze" and The Doors' "People are Strange", The Rolling Stones' "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" as a cha-cha, and "Sixteen Tons" as a cumbia. James Marshall Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix) (November 27 1942 – September 18 1970 was an American Guitarist, Singer and Songwriter Purple Haze is a song recorded in 1966 by The Jimi Hendrix Experience, released as a single in both the United Kingdom and the United States. This article is about the band For their self-titled debut album see The Doors (album; for the Oliver Stone film see The Doors (film; for Doors in computing " Sixteen Tons " is a song about the misery of Coal mining, first recorded in 1946 by U While their records may have a sense of humor, they are played straight and not usually considered joke or novelty records. A novelty song is a silly or nonsensical Song, performed principally for its comical effect.
They won a Grammy Award in 1999 in the Best Polka Album category for their album Polkasonic, and again in 2005 for their album Let's Kiss. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences The Grammy Award for Best Polka Album was first awarded in 1986
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Media appearances
- The band made a short appearance, as animated figures, on the March 21, 2004 episode of The Simpsons (Co-Dependent's Day). Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " " Co-Dependent's Day " is the fifteenth episode of The Simpsons ' fifteenth season.
- In that same episode of The Simpsons, the band played a new original song called "Fill The Stein" and their version of the theme song played over the closing credits. Closing credits, inside a Motion picture or Television program come at the end of a movie or show and list all the cast and crew involved in the production [1]
- Finch and other band members made cameo appearances in Talking Heads leader David Byrne's 1986 movie True Stories, set in fictional Virgil, Texas. Talking head Talking Heads was an American New Wave band formed in 1974 in New York City and active until 1991 Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) True Stories is an American Musical film directed by and starring musician David Byrne. Finch can be spotted in the fashion show sporting a brick-patterned suit and in the parade leading the all-accordion marching band. (Trivia note: Brave Combo was David Byrne's wedding band. )
- Their song "Busy Office Rhumba" was used as the theme for the 1993 FOX television series Bakersfield P.D.
- They appear as a wedding band in the 1995 feature film Late Bloomers. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Bakersfield PD is a short-lived American television comedy series that aired on the Fox network in 1993-94
- In 2000, they appeared on the national telecast of the MDA Labor Day Telethon with Jerry Lewis dancing along to the music. [2]
- They wrote and performed the theme song for the 2005 series "ESPN Bowling Night". Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. ESPN, originally an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, is an American Cable television network dedicated to The Professional Bowlers Association (PBA –- currently known as the Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour for sponsorship reasons -– was founded in Syracuse New York and
Discography
US studio and live albums
| Date of release | Title | Label | Catalog | Type | Notes | |
| 1979 | Polkamania | Four Dots | FD1003 & FD1004 | Studio | released as two 7" discs | |
| 1981 | Music For Squares | Four Dots | FD1005 | Studio | ||
| 1982 | Urban Grown-ups | Four Dots | FD1006 | Studio | four song EP | |
| 1982 | Originals | Four Dots | Studio | released as cassette only | ||
| 1984 | World Dance Music | Four Dots | FD1010 | Studio | ||
| 1984 | No Sad Faces | Four Dots | FD1012 | Live | ||
| 1987 | Musical Varieties | Rounder | CD 11546 | Studio | compilation from Four Dots releases plus two new tracks | |
| 1987 | Polkatharsis | Rounder | CD 9009 | Studio | ||
| 1988 | Humansville | Rounder | CD 9019 | Live | ||
| 1990 | A Night On Earth | Rounder | CD 9029 | Studio | ||
| 1992 | It's Christmas, Man! | Rounder | CD 3099 | Studio | contents similar to It's X-mas, Man! | |
| 1993 | No, No, No, Cha Cha Cha | Rounder | CD 9035 | Studio | content similar to Japanese release | |
| 1994 | The Hokey Pokey: Organized Dancing | DenTone | DT 1001 | Studio | seven-song EP | |
| 1995 | Polkas For A Gloomy World | Rounder | CD 9045 | Studio | Grammy nominee | |
| 1996 | Girl | Rounder | CD 9050 | Studio | with Tiny Tim - his last recording | |
| 1996 | Mood Swing Music | Rounder | CD 11574 | Studio | rarities and singles | |
| 1996 | Kiss Of Fire | Watermelon | WM 1058 | Studio | with Lauren Agnelli, content similar to Allumettes | |
| 1997 | Group Dance Epidemic | Rounder | R9055 | Live | ||
| 1998 | Polka Party: Live and Wild! | Easydisc | EDIS 7052 | Live | Grammy nominee | |
| 1999 | Polkasonic | Cleveland International | CIR-1023-2 | Studio | Grammy winner | |
| 2000 | The Process | Rounder Records | ROUN9065 | Studio | ||
| 2001 | All Wound Up! - A Family Music Party | Rounder Records | ROUN8092 | Studio | with Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer, Grammy nominee | |
| 2001 | Kick-Ass Polkas | Cleveland International | B00005O7SE | Live | Grammy nominee | |
| 2003 | Box of Ghosts | Rounder Records | ROUN9064 | Studio | ||
| 2004 | Let's Kiss | Dentone Records | Studio | Grammy winner | ||
| 2005 | Holidays! | Dentone/Rounder | Studio | |||
| 2007 | Polka's Revenge | Dentone Records | Studio | Grammy nominee |
International releases
| Date of release | Title | Label | Catalog | Type | Notes |
| 1981 | Music For Squares | Stunn | Stun507 | Studio | New Zealand, content identical to US release |
| 1981 | I Gotta Know/Neo Limbo | Stunn | BFA 884 | Studio | New Zealand, 7" single |
| 1986 | People Are Strange | Rogue Records | FMST 4007 | Studio | U. Herbert Khaury ( April 12 1932 &ndash November 30 1996) better known by the Stage name Tiny Tim, was an American Cathy Fink (born August 9, 1953) and Marcy Marxer (b February 25, 1956) have been musical partners for more than 20 years K. compilation |
| 1987 | Polkatharsis | Demon Records | REU 1018 | Studio | U. K. , content identical to US release |
| 1989 | Music Circus | P-Vine | PCD-2513 | Studio | Japan |
| 1990 | Very Early Recordings | Wave Records | Studio | Japan | |
| 1991 | ÉÉjhanaika | P-Vine | PCD-1800 | Studio | Japan |
| 1991 | It's X-mas, Man! | P-Vine | PCD-2300 | Studio | Japan |
| 1992 | No, No, No, Cha Cha Cha | P-Vine | PCD-2400 | Studio | Japan |
| 1993 | Ondo Saves The World | Tele Disc | TLCD-93001 | Studio | Japan, Kikusuimaru Meets Brave Combo |
| 1994 | Allumettes | P-Vine | PCD-1986 | Studio | Japan, with Lauren Agnelli |
| 1995 | Polkas For A Gloomy World | P-Vine | PCD-3614 | Studio | Japan, content identical to U. S. release |
Awards and Nominations
Nominations
- Grammys 2008 Best Polka Album - Polka's Revenge
External links
- brave.com/bo - official website
- Brave Combo at the Internet Movie Database
- Brave Combo at Discogs
- Brave Combo discography at MusicBrainz
References
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