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Cate Brothers
The Malibu Sessions

Album US 2014 on Swingin' Door Records label
Rock, Blues, Folk, World and (Blues Rock, Southern Rock, Country Rock)

"The Malibu Sessions" EP Features Rare Recordings by The Cate Brothers Band, recorded in 1982 Swingin' Door Records and Stratton Entertainment Group are proud to announce the release of The Malibu Sessions, an EP featuring four rare songs by The Cate Brothers Band from their historic 1982 recording session at famed Shangri-La Recording Studio in Malibu, California. Shangri-La was the place for inspiration for many musicians ranging from Pete Townshend to Billy Preston to Eric Clapton. It was a magical time for Earl and Ernie Cate, who, along with band members Terry Cagle and Ron Eoff, recorded songs that included slide guitar by Bonnie Raitt ("Don't Need a Woman Like That") and keyboard and strings by Garth Hudson of The Band ("I Can't Keep Up With You" and "I Can't Change It"). The Malibu Sessions producer Rob Fraboni designed and built Shangri La to the specifications of Bob Dylan and The Band. Fraboni is known for producing albums such as Northern Lights - Southern Cross by The Band, No Reason to Cry by Eric Clapton and Unforgiven by Tim Hardin, among others. (Shangri-La studio itself was featured several times in Martin Scorsese's The Last Waltz, which is considered one of the greatest rock 'n' roll documentaries of all time.) At the time of the Malibu sessions, The Cate Brothers were already successful in their own right with their 1976 hit song, "Union Man," and several televised performances that included The Midnight Special and Austin City Limits. While The Cates' Shangri-La recordings featured some of the group's strongest studio work to date, the industry was suffering from a disco hangover of the 1970s with no idea where to go next. The project was shelved. Then, it got even worse. Shangri-La caught on fire and The Cate Brothers' master tapes were destroyed, seemingly closing yet another chapter of rock 'n' roll history. The Cate Brothers Band, however, continued with their success by touring with The Band and recording albums as years passed. Meanwhile, Randy Stratton, who facilitated The Cate Brothers' recording contract with Fraboni, had kept a tape of the 1982 recordings. It was digitally restored by local producer Darren Novotny, which resulted in The Malibu Sessions. "Like all Cate Brothers music, it's not dated," says Stratton, who is executive producer of The Malibu Sessions. "The EP is as relevant now as it was in 1982."

Musicians

	Cate Brothers , album by
	Ron Eoff b, bvoc, US bass, vocals
	Terry Cagle bvoc, dr, drums, vocals
	Earl Cate bvoc, g, lead guitar, vocals, producer
	Ernest Cate voc, key, lead vocals, keyboards, producer
	Darren Novotny dr, US transferred by, digital restoration
	Unknown Artist , saxophone
	Bonnie Raitt voc, *1949 US slide guitar
	Garth Hudson , *1937 CA keyboards, strings

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