Sold Date: February 14, 2015
Start Date: February 7, 2015
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The line up for the debut of the CDC Boys was: Dean Wartti: vocals, washboard, accordion George Hackett: Twelve string guitar, vocals, waders Ben McMillan (Skin Yard, Gruntruck): vocals, cowbell Tamara Jones (Brides of Frankenstein): Double bass, vocals Bob Maguire (The Subterraneans): vocals, guitar Gary Heffern (Penetrators): vocals, stage presence Chris Cornell (Soundgarden): drums, vocals, overalls They were joined onstage by accomplished Seattle instrumentalist Orville Johnson: fiddle, mandolin The show also featured singing cowgirls who freely dispensed hay, empty Shake 'N' Bake boxes, and wads of 'country buckeroos.' Cowgirl No. 1: Juliana Wood Cowgirl No. 2: Debra June Connor As the CDC Boys existed mainly as a comedic side project for all concerned, the band's line up continued to change, and included the following at times: Jonathan Poneman (bass) Artie Palm (mouth harp, saxophone, and guitar) Tim Bowman (accordion and musical saw) Ben Thompson (Clay Alien, The Fantods) drums, and hay bale procurement following Cornell's departure to tour with Soundgarden The CDC Boys concluded their brief career by releasing a 45 single "We're The Center for Disease Control Boys" b/w "Who We Hatin' Now Mr. Reagan?" on their own Fin De Siecle label. Their final performance was at Seattle's annual Bumbershoot Festival, where they debuted a stirring opus to the Kennedy Assassination entitled, "Grassy Knoll The Center for Disease Control Boys were a satirical Western swing band formed in Seattle, Washington in 1986. Their performances included a mixture of original compositions and older songs written by such artists as Bob Wills, Asleep at the Wheel, and Woody Guthrie. Their stage show used an extensive array of props and costumes such as bales of hay, stuffed roosters, rubber trout, and wads of self printed 'country currency'. Yet though the band was tongue-in-cheek, their presage of another Great Depression - 22 years before the fact - was very much by design. The band was only in existence for six months, but they are noteworthy for their ever changing lineup of musicians and performers which included Chris Cornell with Soundgarden,[1] Jonathan Poneman, founder of Sub Pop Records, and Ben McMillan, lead singer for Skin Yard and Gruntruck.