The Del Lords combined elements of '60s garage rock with country, blues, and folk influences to become one of the initial progenitors of urban-roots-rock. Band members were: Scott Kempner, Manny Caiati, Eric Ambel, Frank Funaro.
The Del-Lords, praised by critics as one of the best rock bands of the 1980s, was derailed by label mismanagement and a Catch-22 situation at radio. Modeled on British bands of the '60s that used several singers - Kinks, Beatles, the Who - Kempner's vision was to create an act featuring four singers, that some said was like an "East Coast Beach Boys".
The four Del-Lords studio albums - "Frontier Days," "Johnny Comes Marching Home," "Based on a True Story" and "Lovers Who Wander" - were released on CD in 2008 by the American Beat label.
Scott Kempner released a 2nd solo album "Saving Grace" in July 2008.
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