"Me And The Boys" by NRBQ

In 1965 a group of guys from Shively, Kentucky started a band called the New Rhythm and Blues Quartet. Two years later they moved to Miami and shorted their name to NRBQ. A year after that they relocated again, this time to New Jersey, and over the next 50 years would be signed, then dropped by major labels earning the title “The best bar band in the world!”

Tiddly Winks is their 8th album. It was released in 1980 on their own Red Rooster Records and distributed by famed folk, bluegrass, and blues label Rounder. It features some poignant writing and great musicianship. “Me And The Boys” might be considered a single from the album. It’s a summer drive of a song that hints at rockabilly, and rattles down the road. It also should have been more than a fan favorite and never received the attention it deserved.
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Pianist Terry Adams and the rest of the musicians that make up NRBQ were. and still are, extremely underrated and overlooked. Their music never stayed the same, mixing R&B, 60’s pop, rockabilly, and jazz. If you haven’t heard of them before, you should check them out and hopefully they will be popping up in your town soon.