Jimmie’s Chicken Shack Signed With the Rocket Man

MUSIC THAT MATTERS – “Lyric of the Day”

(Music Cut #1 – Opener to “High”)

On June 10th, 1997…

Pushing the Salmanilla Envelope dropped from

one of the first post-grunge bands

emerging on MTV:

Jimmie’s Chicken Shack.

(Music Cut #2 – )

After building a following

in the Baltimore, D.C., and Annapolis scene…

and playing the legendary HFStival…

Jimmie’s Chicken Shack landed a two-album deal

with . . . the Rocket Man.

(Music Cut #3 – Elton John’s “Rocket Man”)

That’s right.

The Maryland funk-rock band

with a chicken-pun album title

was signed to Elton John’s Rocket Records.

And yes…

they rocked.

(Music Cut #4)

LYRIC OF THE DAY:
Don’t know what I want to do
And I hope that I never do, Dropping anchor.” – Jimmie’s Chicken Shack “Dropping Anchor”

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