Paul Coady and The Edsel Brothers

From my first Paul Revere & the Raiders album when I was little kid to making albums of my own with The Edsel Brothers, I have been involved with music all my life. Raised in Arlington Heights, IL, the first band I was in was The Hungries. The Hungries remained merely some loud fun for my friends and I until after college when we decided to take it seriously. With me on bass guitar (a 1979 Gibson Grabber) and Joe Klapka as my drummer, the Hungries were a pop/rock band that played together for nearly 15 years in many of Chicago’s local clubs, as well as churning out 2 albums of our own (“Everything All The Time”, and “Have Yourself A Very Larry Xmas”). During that time, I also met Paul Coady and his wife, songwriter Kathy Greenholdt. In 2003, I began to play acoustic bass with Kathy and Paul, and then Joe joined up. Named first as Kathy’s backing band, The Edsel Brothers (Paul, Joe and I) continued to play on as Paul Coady & The Edsel Brothers after Kathy decided to change musical directions. Since 2009, I've been rocking out with Paul Coady & The Edsel Brothers in bars and clubs around Chicago, and recording albums that rock out as well. From The Hungries to The Edsel Brothers, I am never more happy than when I am out playing with these friends and bandmates. ROCK ON! 

Joe also spent about 15 years in the local band, The Hungries. He and Rob became a formidable rhythm section, bringing nuance and power to a variety of songs. Not content to just sit behind the kit, Joe threw himself into a variety of music classes at The Old Town School of Folk Music, learning musical theory and several instruments. Memorable moments included thundering out the bass with a group focusing on the music of The Ramones, and stepping up to the mic and singing lead and playing guitar on the music of T-Rex. In addition to music, Joe has an encyclopedic knowledge of sketch comedy. C'mon out to a show and try to trip him up on some trivia. 

By the time Jim started piano lessons at age 6, he had already been playing music by ear for a couple of years. Inspired by classic rock, New Wave, Country, Blues and Soul records, Jim taught himself to play bass, then guitar during his teens, and then went on to play both covers and originals in Chicago area rock bands The Trousers, The Shards, Tenderflake, Jukebox Jury, Hit List, Triadd and the Jim and James Acoustic Duo. Jim became friends with Paul Coady when they both attended The University of Illinois, Chicago. Jim has really enjoyed making music and recording with The Edsel Brothers.