* 1973 – Andrew Bird, American singer-songwriter and musician ( Squirrel Nut Zippers and Andrew Bird's Bowl of Fire )

The Squirrel Nut Zippers song " Gift of the Magi " from their 1998 album Christmas Caravan is a duet sung from the point of view of both Jim and Della.

* Perennial Favorites, a 1998 album by Squirrel Nut Zippers

Archers of Loaf, Squirrel Nut Zippers, James Taylor, George Hamilton IV, Southern Culture on the Skids, Superchunk, Polvo and Ben Folds Five are among the notable musical acts whose careers began in Chapel Hill.

* " Blue Angel ", a song by Squirrel Nut Zippers

In the late 1990s ( 1998 until about 2000 ) there was a short-lived " Swing revival " movement, led by bands such as Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Cherry Poppin ' Daddies, Royal Crown Revue, Squirrel Nut Zippers, Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers, the Lucky Strikes, Hipster Daddy-O and the Handgrenades, and Brian Setzer.

A Squirrel Nut Zippers song titled " The Ghost of Stephen Foster " features references to his most famous works, including Camptown Races.

Some of the more notable artists appearing on Hyacinths and Thistles are Bob Mould, Sally Timms ( The Mekons ), Sarah Cracknell ( Saint Etienne ), Neil Hannon ( The Divine Comedy ), Gary Numan, Marc Almond, Momus, Clare Grogan ( Altered Images ), Melanie, Miss Lily Banquette ( Combustible Edison ), Katharine Whalen ( Squirrel Nut Zippers ) and the accomplished toy piano player Margaret Leng Tan.

* " Hell ", a song by Squirrel Nut Zippers from Hot

Bands from this popular music scene include Flat Duo Jets, Corrosion of Conformity, Superchunk, Archers of Loaf, The Rosebuds, Love Language, Tift Merritt, Ben Folds Five, Squirrel Nut Zippers, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Lords of the Underground, The Apple Juice Kid, Between the Buried and Me, Foreign Exchange, The Justus League and Little Brother.

In the late 90's, gold record and platinum success came to several Chapel Hill bands Squirrel Nut Zippers, and the piano pop trio Ben Folds Five.

After the release of its first two albums in 1994 and 1996, the group achieved national acclaim during the Swing Revival of the mid-1990s, which saw other similar acts such as Big Bad Voodoo Daddy and Squirrel Nut Zippers come to prominence.

Musical acts who have played this event include: Dave Matthews Band, Widespread Panic, Hootie and the Blowfish, Common, Talib Kweli, De La Soul, Luscious Jackson, The Violent Femmes, Man Man, The Village People and The Squirrel Nut Zippers.

* The music video for the song " Hell " by Squirrel Nut Zippers takes place in a surreal, demonic world inspired by that of The Lawrence Welk Show, including liberal use of bubbles.

After Ben Folds Five broke up, Robert Sledge performed for one summer with the short lived rock group Brother Seeker, a band composed of Robert and former Squirrel Nut Zippers members Tom Maxwell and Ken Mosher.

He also brought in some of country's young lions the Dixie Chicks, Tim McGraw and Lee Ann Womack, some pop stars ", including Shawn Colvin, the Squirrel Nut Zippers and fellow country preservationists such as Dwight Yoakam.

* Squirrel Nut Zippers

* Jim " Jimbo " Mathus, co-founder of the band Squirrel Nut Zippers

Seattle's The Rocket commented on the band's influence in 1997, stating " he Daddies were busting out the swing before the Squirrel Nut Zippers, stirring cocktails before Combustible Edison and skating the ska before Sublime ... the band shakes out an incredible variety of sounds with peerless verve and polish.

It had a very successful alternative artist roster including acts such as: Antenna, Blake Babies, Chainsaw Kittens, Dash Rip Rock, Dillon Fence, Frente !, Fun-Da-Mental, Fu Manchu, Jason & the Scorchers, Joe Henry, Juliana Hatfield, Kill Creek, Machines of Loving Grace, The Bats, The Melvins, My Friend Steve, Seven Mary Three, Squirrel Nut Zippers, The Sidewinders, Vanilla Trainwreck, and Victoria Williams.

Its roster featured such diverse talent as Antenna, Blake Babies, Chainsaw Kittens, Dash Rip Rock, Dillon Fence, Frente !, Fun-Da-Mental, Fu Manchu, Jason & the Scorchers, Joe Henry, Juliana Hatfield, Kill Creek, Machines of Loving Grace, The Bats, The Melvins, My Friend Steve, Seven Mary Three, Squirrel Nut Zippers, The Sidewinders, Vanilla Trainwreck, and Victoria Williams.

* Ken Mosher, guitarist ( see Squirrel Nut Zippers )

Ken Mosher ( Squirrel Nut Zippers ) & future members of The Never.

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