Rachel Nagy & The Detroit Cobras

We were very sad to hear of the recent passing of Rachel Nagy who was the lead singer of The Detroit Cobras. They were a fun band. They did mostly covers of old rock 'n' roll and R 'n' B songs but would also cover some new music from bands like The Strokes. 

They were a band of two women, the lead singer and the lead guitarist, and some hired guns who changed often over the years. They were basically a bar band and a bar was the place to see them perform. We saw them play once at the Mohawk Place in downtown Buffalo. It was a great show. During a band break Becky went into the ladies room which was always a little sleazy and the two women from the band were in there touching up their makeup. She said they were loud, obnoxious and intense. Drunk too. Well, it added to the charm of the performance when they went back on stage. 

After reading about Rachel's passing earlier this week I spent a couple of days listening to several albums from The Detroit Cobras. Then I listened to the original versions of so many of their songs that were included in the Various Artists double CD compilation Songs We Taught The Detroit Cobras. 

I have most of their albums in my collection including:

• Mink, Rat or Rabbit, 1998
• Life, Love and Leaving, 2001
• Baby, 2004
• Tied & True, 2007