DD VERNI & THE CADILLAC BAND RELEASE SECOND SINGLE “TWO OF A KIND” FEATURING THE REVEREND HORTON HEAT’S JIM HEATH. THE LATEST SINGLE FROM THE GROUP’S FORTHCOMING ‘BUCKLE UP’ ALBUM OUT SEPTEMBER 19th.

DD VERNI & THE CADILLAC BAND have today (August 22) released the second single “Two Of A Kind” from their upcoming album BUCKLE UP, which marries rock ‘n roll’s visceral energy and succinct songwriting to suave, swinging throwback arrangements and aesthetics. “Two Of A Kind” notably features the Reverend Horton Heat’s Jim Heath. The song, written by Walden Cassotto and Johnny Mercer, was originally featured on Bobby Darin and Johnny Mercer's 1961 Two of a Kind album.

“Doing this song with the great Jim Heath was just a a blast!” DD says. “Total pro, he came it and we just hit it off, laughing telling stories etc. It's funny to have two people from totally different backgrounds—I'm an Italian guy from New Jersey, and he's a southern guy from Texas—-to share a love for some of the same kind of music just speaks to the power of great songs.”

DD continues, “I first saw Reverend Horton Heat up in Mass, they were doing the show the night before Overkill was playing the NEMHF and I was blown away. Just a great band and a great guitar player. We had never met, I called him completely out of the blue and said I would love you to do this song with you, and he graciously said let's do to. I came to find out he was a big Johnny Mercer fan and I am a big Bobby Darin fan so it just seemed a great match. We actually met the first time at the video shoot itself!...up until then it had been phone calls and texts.”

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"I’m so glad DD asked me to do this duet of ‘Two of a Kind’” Jim Heath says. “The original version by Bobby Darin and Johnny Mercer really speaks to me. When I listened back to my part, singing the Johnny Mercer part, I realized that I kind of sound like Johnny Mercer! I guess that all of those old J. Mercer records my parents played really rubbed off on me—why fight it? I’m thrilled to be on this recording and thrilled to be in the video. It’s an honor to be included with DD and such skilled musicians, recording engineers, and videographers.”

Heath adds, "Working with DD was great. DD Verni and the Cadillac Band have a unique take on swing music, and I think it’s pretty ingenious. The song is cool, and the arrangement is solid with heavy-hitter musicians. Then, when we did the video, during the breaks, I got to talk with DD at length about our careers and discovered that we have a lot in common. Our careers and lives kind of run parallel and there are many shared experiences.”

On BUCKLE UP, out September 19 via DEKO, DD makes big band music more accessible and relatable than ever on the 14-track album. “Two Of A Kind” follows the album’s first track “Lucky 13” (released July 18).

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Tracklist:

Lucky 13

If U Wanna Dance

Hey Mr. DJ

I Can Be Most Anything

Devil Dance

Jambalaya (On the Bayou)

These Days

Not That Kind of a Guy

So Long

Just Like Magic to Me

Let's Go Crazy

Man With the Golden Arm

Two of a Kind

I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas

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