About twenty years ago, Willie Dixon, one of the most influential song writers and trend-setting blues musician, died. Dixon, who was born in Vicksburg, Mississippi and once stated "I am the Blues!" significantly shaped the Chicago-Blues of the Fifties and Sixties.

DeVotchKa is a four-piece multi-instrumental and vocal ensemble. They take their name from the Russian word devochka (äåâî÷êà), meaning "girl". Based in Denver, Colorado, the quartet is made up of Nick Urata, who sings and plays theremin, guitar, bouzouki, piano, and trumpet; Tom Hagerman, who plays violin, accordion, and piano; Jeanie Schroder, who sings and plays sousaphone, double bass, and flute; and Shawn King, who plays percussion and trumpet.