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Infobox musical artist | | name = Hacienda Brothers| image = HaciendaBrothers(by_Scott_Dudelson).jpg| caption = :en: Dave Gonzalez (guitarist)|Dave Gonzalez of :en:Hacienda Brothers|Hacienda Brothers - Live in Concert| image_size =| background = group_or_band| alias =| genre = Americana (music)|Americana , alt-country , country rock , rockabilly , Bakersfield sound revival, blues , Soul music|soul | years_active = 2002 - present| website = http://www.haciendabrothers.com www.haciendabrothers.com| current_members = Chris Gaffney Dave Gonzalez (guitarist)|Dave Gonzalez Dave Berzansky Dale Daniel Hank ManingerThe Hacienda Brothers is the name of an alternative country band composed of Chris Gaffney , Dave Gonzalez (guitarist)|Dave Gonzalez , Dave Berzansky, Dale Daniel, and Hank Maninger. They have been described as "the finest country-rock band since the Flying Burrito Brothers in their prime,"Allmusic|class=album|id=r1217661|pure_url=yes Hal Horowitz's review of Music for Ranch & Town and were called "the best country band of the decade."Cite journal | last = Marx | first = Wally | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = The Last (and Best) of: Review of The Hacienda Brothers, Arizona Motel | journal = Vintage Guitar | volume = 22 | issue = 11 | page = 146 | publisher = | location = | date = September 2008 | url = | issn = | doi = | id = | accessdate = 2009-12-16 Their music blends soul, blues , rockabilly , and rock. They themselves call it "western Soul."cite web | last = Scoppa | first = Bud | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Hacienda Brothers Band Biography | work = | publisher = Hacienda Brothers | year = 2008 | url = http://www.haciendabrothers.com/press_kit/index.html | doi = | accessdate = 2009-06-07cite journal | last = Marx, Jr. | first = Wally | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Dave Gonzalez: Western Soul Brother | journal = Vintage Guitar (magazine)|Vintage Guitar magazine | volume = 22 | issue = 8 | pages = 28 | publisher = | location = | date = June 2008 | url = | doi = | id = | accessdate = 2009-10-01 The band was hailed as making a "groundbreaking blend of country, rock, blues and accordion-anchored Americana (music)|Americana " and by the time founder Chris Gaffney died in 2008 had made three studio albums and one live album.
History
The Hacienda Brothers began in 2002 when friends Chris Gaffney and Dave Gonzalez played together during an impromptu jam session at a birthday party. Gaffney was a successful singer and songwriter who had released several albums with the band the Cold Hard Facts and had toured with Dave Alvin .cite web | last = Loftus | first = Johnny | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Chris Gaffney - Biography | work = | publisher = Allmusic | date = | url = Allmusic|class=artist|id=p1618|pure_url=yes| format = | doi = | accessdate = 2009-06-07Gonzalez is a singer, songwriter, and guitar player, then mainly active with The Paladins . After playing on stage together, they soon joined in Tucson, Arizona , to write and record their first album.
Calling themselves the Hacienda Brothers, they were joined by Dave Berzansky ( pedal steel guitar|pedal steel ), Hank Maninger ( bass guitar|bass , also with the Aqua Velvets ), and Dale Daniel (drums). Their self-titled debut (2005) was produced by the legendary Dan Penn , who also wrote two tracks.Allmusic|class=album|id=r732157|pure_url=yes Hacienda Brothers on Allmusic.com The album was praised widely; Vintage Guitar (magazine)|Vintage Guitar called it "a great CD."cite news | last = Forte | first = Dan | coauthors = | title = Music: The Hacienda Brothers, Hacienda Brothers | work = Vintage Guitar (magazine)|Vintage Guitar | place = | pages = | language = | publisher = | date = April 2005 | url = http://www.vintageguitar.com/features/music/details.asp? AID=1772 | accessdate = 2009-06-07 ''What's Wrong with Right , also produced by Dan Penn|Penn , was released the following year and garnered critical accolades. Bob Mehr, writing for Mojo Magazine , praised its "authentic sawdust-floor shuffles" and "cinematic Ennio Morricone|Morricone twang."
Their self-titled debut album appeared in 2005, and quickly the band received critical recognition for their eclectic music. Their second album, ''What's Wrong With Right , was chosen by the alternative country magazine No Depression (magazine)|No Depression as one of the top 60 albums for 2006See the Jan/Feb 2007 issue of No Depression (magazine)|No Depression . and by R& R (magazine)|R& R '' as one of the top 100 Albums of 2006Citation needed|date=June 2009. Band leaders Gaffney and Gonzalez were interviewed by Terry Gross on NPR's Fresh Air ;cite episode | title = Hacienda Brothers and 'What's Wrong'/story.php? storyId=6581032 | episodelink = | series = Fresh Air | serieslink = | airdate = 2006-12-05 | season = | number = | url = http://www.npr.org/templates/story and Gonzalez was voted one of the "Top 101 All-time Unsung Guitar Heroes" by Guitar Player Magazine .cite journal | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = 101 Forgotten Greats & Unsung Heroes | journal = Guitar Player | volume = 41 | issue = 2 | pages = 72–102 | publisher = | location = | date = February 2007 | url = | doi = | id = | accessdate = 2009-02-24 In 2007, they were nominated for "Group of the Year" by the American Music Association. http://www.americanamusic.org/site.php AMA's website In August 2007, they released a live album Music for Ranch & Town .
Chris Gaffney died of liver cancer on April 17, 2008, while the band was wrapping up the recording of their third studio album, Arizona Motel .cite journal | last = Owens | first = Kevin | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Passing Notes: Chris Gaffney | journal = Guitar Player | volume = 42 | issue = 8 | pages = 60 | publisher = | location = | date = August 2008 | url = | doi = | id = | accessdate = 2009-10-01cite news | last = Gallo | first = Phil | coauthors = | title = Roots rocker Chris Gaffney dies: Musician played with Hacienda Brothers, Dave Alvin | work = Variety (magazine)|Variety | place = | pages = | language = | publisher = | date = 2008-04-18 | url = http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117984267.html? categoryid=16& cs=1 | accessdate = 2009-06-07 The album received great critical acclaim and was called "forceful and timeless."cite news | last = Kinsler | first = Robert | coauthors = | title = Orange Pop: Check out the late Chris Gaffney's work with the Hacienda Brothers | work = Orange County Register | place = | pages = | language = | publisher = | date = 2008-05-29 | url = http://www.ocregister.com/articles/gaffney-rock-www-2054894-kings-music | accessdate = 2009-06-07 A positive review accompanied an "in memoriam" article for Gaffney in Vintage Guitar ;cite journal | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Hacienda Brothers Album Out June 24 | journal = Vintage Guitar (magazine)|Vintage Guitar magazine | volume = | issue = | pages = | publisher = | location = | date = 2008-05-13 | url = http://www.vintageguitar.com/newswire/detail.asp? newsID=573 | doi = | id = | accessdate = 2009-06-07 a later review in the same magazine said the album "kicked butt": "This album delivers more moments of greatness, more consistently, than any of their previous releases and is a fully realized work of music-craft."cite journal | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Music: Hacienda Bros., Arizona Motel | journal = Vintage Guitar (magazine)|Vintage Guitar magazine | volume = | issue = | pages = | publisher = | location = | date = September 2008 | url = http://www.vintageguitar.com/newswire/detail.asp? newsID=573 | doi = | id = | accessdate = 2009-06-07 The band planned on touring in support of a tribute album for Gaffney and did so in 2008;cite news | last = Rodgers | first = Larry | coauthors = | title = Fans get chance to pay tribute to Hacienda Brothers' singer | work = The Arizona Republic | place = | pages = | language = | publisher = | date = 2006-06-06 | url = http://www.azcentral.com/ent/music/articles/2008/06/06/20080606hacienda.html | accessdate = 2009-06-07 on at least one occasion they were joined by Dave Alvin as a special guest.cite news | last = Richardson | first = Derk | coauthors = | title = The Hacienda Brothers 'farewell' tour pays tribute to the late Chris Gaffney | work = San Francisco Chronicle | place = | pages = | language = | publisher = | date = 2008-08-07 | url = http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi? f=/g/a/2008/08/07/derk.DTL& type=music | accessdate = 2009-06-07 In 2009, a tribute album to Gaffney was released, ''A Man of Somebody's Dreams: A Tribute to the Songs of Chris Gaffney , which included songs played by fellow Hacienda Brothers as well as others.cite news | last = | first = | coauthors = | title = Alvin, Escovedo, Los Lobos, and More Unite for Gaffney Tribute | work = Vintage Guitar (magazine)|Vintage Guitar | place = | pages = | language = | publisher = | date = 2009-01-13 | url = http://www.vintageguitar.com/newswire/detail.asp? newsID=1325 | accessdate = 2009-06-07
Song choice
Their range of musical taste is evident in their choice of material. In addition to many originals, they have recorded Johnny Cash 's "Home of the Blues," "Cry Like a Baby" (originally by the Box Tops ), Gamble and Huff 's "Cowboys to Girls" (recorded by the The Intruders (music group)|The Intruders and the Commodores ), Charlie Rich 's "Rebound" and "Life's Little Ups and Downs," Dan Penn|Penn and Spooner Oldham|Oldham 's "It Tears Me Up" (also recorded by Percy Sledge ), and "Mental Revenge" (a song written for Waylon Jennings by Mel Tillis ).
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