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Cliff Wagner & The Old #7
Cliff Wagner & The Old #7 are a band like nothing you have never heard. Mixing Bluegrass, Blues and Honky Tonk in a way that has audiences on their feet. Cliff and the other members of The Old #7 are taking American Roots Music to the next level,
The Old #7 gained nation wide exposure on FOX TVs “The Next Great American Band” and played to over 10 million people each week. They not only appeared on six of the final shows but finished 7th out of 8,000 bands who originally tried out for the show. This was due to the huge number of fans who showed their support each week by voting to keep Cliff Wagner on the show.
Soon after Cliff and the boys recorded "Hobo's Lullaby". The album debuted at #35 on the AMA Americana chart and shortly rose to #28 ! Also appealing to international audience the album climbed to #9 on the Euro Americana chart.
The band is also featured in an episode of "Justified" that came out on FX in October of 2010. They performed Cliff's song "Castleneck" while wearing the original costumes from "Oh Brother Where Art Thou". In 2012 the band recorded "Country Funk" which became part of the song book for a new Bluegrass musical written by Cliff Wagner, Bill Robertson, and Tom Sage Called "Paradise". "Paradise" was produced by The Ruskin theater in January of 2013 and sold out every show until it closed on May 4th.
Cliff Wagner And The Old #7 showcase superior musicianship, magical harmonies and an energetic, fresh new sound. This combined with a live show that must be seen to be believed.
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