Happy Curmudgeons

Exploring different genres of music and searching for musical spirituality.

W.A.M. Muisc Nominee

Hey, Folks! Our single All On You has been nominated for a W.A.M music award for best americana song. The winner will be announced on November 18th 2023 at 8pm EST on Indie Talk Radio.

Wow! We won Best Song with Rustic Glory in the Americana/Folk category. We want to thank everyone for listening to the song on all the major streaming services & YouTube. We truly appreciate the support from our listeners! We want to thank Billy Cox, Bobby Balderrama, Jim Moose Brown, and Todd Glass for playing on this track. Mark Byerly did an amazing job producing Rustic Glory along with engineers Josh Ford & Joel Bunkowske. https://www.wam-awards.com/2022-wam-award-song-nominees

Rustic Glory Now Available

New Release! ALL ON YOU

We have a new release coming on October 16th - ALL ON YOU. The song features Jeff Warner and Amy Dixon-Lavery on vocals. We are very pleased to have Pepe' Espinosa and Mark Byerly on percussion. All On You will be available on all streaming networks, Apple Music and Amazon Music.

Hey, folks - RUSTIC GLORY is now available for purchase & streaming. Check out legendary musicians Billy Cox & Bobby Balderrama with Jim Moose Brown & Todd Glass. Dave Hamilton wrote this song and performs vocals with the backing acoustic guitar. Mark Byerly is back producing RUSTIC GLORY and Bill Skibbe mastered the song at Third Man Records Detroit.

Listen to it now here:

Happy Curmudgeons - winner for Best Song -2nd Chances - americana/folk

CHECK OUT THE NEW VIDEO FOR BURN SUGAR BURN

Hey, Max Davenport did another video for us and this time it is in support of Burn Sugar Burn. Marlow Ray Morgan on vocals, Dave Hamilton on guitar, Keith Leonard on bass, Nate Harasim on keyboards and Rick Beamon on drums. This one is a throwback rocker for sure - ENJOY! Available now on You Tube

NEW VIDEO - BUrn sugar burn

Happy Curmudegons - True to the magical notes

Starting out, the idea of recording our own music with close friend made the most sense. . After we did all the local gigs, we realized the only way for us to evolve as a band was to write our own music from our hearts and souls. We worked together to create 11 original songs that became MEANT 2 BE, our first album — We became committed to getting inside the musical note and playing music that make us happy. If we can find joy in our own music, we will find our audience that does as well.

New Single - Jack Russell

Good Day - We have a new single out now, Jack Russell. The song was written by Dave Hamilton and Jeff Warner. We have some amazing talent on this track. Dave is doing vocals and playing guitar, Tumbleweed is on harp, the amazing Jim MOOSE Brown is on piano, Takashi Iio adds stand-up bass and Rick Beamon on drums. Watch the video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7w0FPi0muTw

Working on New Track for 2nd Chances

The Happy Curmudgeons are working on their second album with producer, Mark Byerly. The band has release two new singles - 2nd Chances & Jack Russell and had Bill Skibbe from Third Man Records in Detroit master the tracks. The band promised to explore different genres while showcasing more special guests on the new material. Stay tuned for more information!

2nd Chances Video

Amy Dixon-Lavery steps into the spotlight and does the vocals she wrote for 2nd Chances. The song features Takashi Iio on bass, Jim MOOSE Brown on Hammond B3, Mark Byerly on keyboards, Rick Beamon on drums, Dave Hamilton on acoustic guitar, Jeff Warner on electric guitar, Dave Patton on violin, Chaz Oswley on cello and Laura Creamer - Barbara Payton - Cathleen Wiley on backing vocals. You can listen to the track on You Tube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiqK5R983T0

SOULSVILLE - New Video

Please check out our new video SOULSVILLE on You Tube. The video was done by Max Davenport and the song can be found on You Tube. Soulsville was written by Dave Hamilton & Stu Cameron in 1989 and brought back to life in 2015. It features Dave on vocals & guitar, Takashi Iio on bass, Rick Beamon on drums, Nate Harasim on keyboards and Jeff Ryan on Sax. Enjoy! See the video here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWGJwcLfIUg