Aztec Two-Step Aztec Two-Step -1972-Pop, Folk, World, & Country (vinyl)

Aztec Two-Stepis an Americanfolk-rockband formed byRex FowlerandNeal Shulmanat a chance meeting on open stage at a Boston coffee house, the Stone Phoenix,[1]in 1971. Fowler grew up in Connecticut and Maine, and Shulman grew up in Manhattan.[2][3]The band was named after a line from a poem that appeared inA Coney Island of the MindbyLawrence Ferlinghetti. FormerMaineState RepresentativeChris Greeleyonce worked as alight manfor the group.

After two months in Boston, the duo moved to New York City, which remained their base.[4]Within a year after meeting, they had a contract withElektra Recordsto make their first album. This self-titled debut on Elektra was followed by three albums withRCA Records.[5]They are noted for longevity as a duo, with a career of more than 40 years of performing together.[6] Fowler once explained, “we’ve survived with pure guile, DIY’s and the support of our fan base which we established by recording on two major labels (Elektra and RCA Records) back in the Seventies.

In 1982, Aztec Two-Step played two sold-out performances at The Door (formerlyThe Cellar Door), the iconic Washington DC club in Georgetown, becoming the last band to play at the club before it closed. On that night, “possibly as a diversionary move to keep the doors open,” the audience called the duo back for eight encores.[7]

They received theNew York Music Awardfor Best Folk Album in 1986, and have performed on TV and radio programs such asLate Night with David Letterman,TheKing Biscuit Flower Hour, andWorld CafeLive.[8]A documentary about the band,No-Hit Wonder, aired onPBSin 199

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Label:Elektra EKS-75031Format:Vinyl, LP, Album
Country:USReleased:1972Genre:Pop,Folk, World, & CountryStyle:

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