Shannon McNally
On her latest record, Small Town Talk, songwriter Shannon McNally pays tribute to her friend and overlooked American songwriter, Bobby Charles. Charles, who passed away in 2010, was dubbed the “King of Swamp Pop” for penning seminal early rock-and-roll cuts such as “See You Later, Alligator” and “Walking to New Orleans,” among many, many others.
To make that record, McNally enlisted the help of some heavy-hitting talent, including Dr. John, Derek Trucks, Luther Dickinson, Vince Gill and Will Sexton. When she plays the Skinny Pancake in Burlington this Thursday, February 6, she won’t have that cast of all-stars behind her. But she’ll still have a pretty crack band to help her flesh out Charles’ tunes.
McNally will be backed by her old friend Brett Hughes and his Honky Tonk Tuesday band, the Honky Tonk Crowd, which includes Brett Lanier, Leon Campos, Pat Melvin and Sean Preece.
In advance of that of that show, Seven Days caught up with McNally by phone. Here is an edited version of that conversation.
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