About Squirrel Nut Zippers

Squirrel Nut Zippers are an American swing and jazz band formed in 1993 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, by James "Jimbo" Mathus and Katharine Whalen — then a married couple — who began hosting informal jam sessions at their farmhouse in nearby Efland, drawing in Ken Mosher, Don Raleigh, Chris Phillips, and Tom Maxwell. Their name came from Mathus' love of a caramel-and-peanut candy — Whalen suggested it as the band's moniker. Their music fuses Delta blues, gypsy jazz, 1930s-era swing, klezmer, and Dixieland, influenced by Cab Calloway, Django Reinhardt, Fats Waller, and Tom Waits. Signed to Mammoth Records, their debut The Inevitable (1995) earned NPR airplay, and Hot (1996) — recorded at a four-story mansion in New Orleans' French Quarter — was certified platinum and produced the calypso-inflected hit "Hell," peaking at number 72 on the Billboard Hot 100. The band performed at the 1996 Summer Olympics, President Clinton's second inaugural ball, toured with Neil Young on the HORDE festival, and appeared on Letterman, Leno, Conan, and Prairie Home Companion. After Perennial Favorites (1998) and Bedlam Ballroom (2000), they went on hiatus following the divorce of Mathus and Whalen. They reunited in 2007, and in 2016 reconvened with a new lineup, releasing Beasts of Burgundy (2018) and Lost Songs of Doc Souchon (2020). In 2026 they celebrate the 30th anniversary of Hot.

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• Average price: $111.20
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