©Rebecca and the Hi-Tones, (usually) an 8-piece band from Durham, NC, combine swing, rhythm & blues, early jazz, standards, and 50's rock to create a sound they call "Modern Swing." The Hi-Tones have shared the stage with many national recording artists such as: Marcia Ball, The Indigo Girls, NRBQ, Jerry Jeff Walker, Livingston Taylor, Jesse Winchester, and the Red Clay Ramblers, to name just a few. The Hi-Tones have released ©Mood Altitude, ©SWING THIS, and ©Almost Live (Y2K Swing Meltdown) on the Waltzing Bear Record Label out of Nashville, TN.

The Hi-Tones include:
Rebecca Newton on vocals and guitar
Lynn Davis on vocals and the occasional trap set.
Keith Guile on vocals and various guitars.
Michael Borstelmann on mandolin, trombone, and guitar.
George Hindenach on drums.
Don Gladstone and Ben Palmer on the upright bass.
Bill Newton on harmonicas and sax.
Linsday Rosebrock on piano.

Honorary Hi-Tones include:
Chris (Cripsy) Frank on piano, accordian and vocals.
Barney Pilgrim on fiddle.
Abigail Pearce on vocals.
Scott Adair on saxes.
Glen Ingram on sax.
Robert Truesdale on the upright bass (founding member of the Hi-Tones).

About The Tones
Rebecca and the Hi-Tones have been a North Carolina institution for over 20 years. For the past 15 years, they have regularly worked with Fearrington House, Duke University, the Washington-Duke Inn, and several other venues as special events and wedding reception musicians. When they’re not busy with receptions and special events, they can be seen at various festivals around the globe such as The Montreux Jazz Festival OFF, Belle Cher, and Swing Dances.

Rebecca been commissioned by National Public Radio to write and produce feature music for All Things Considered, and was mentored by Tony Award winning playwright Jim Wann (Diamond Studs, Pump Boys & Dinettes). Rebecca composed the music for "© Napoleon's China", a play with music, which premiered at Salt Lake Acting Co. Rebecca also performs as half the famous duet Pinky Wyoming and Duke LaCrosse (Jim Watson, former Red Clay Rambler who now plays bass with Sugar Hill Recording Artists Robin and Linda Williams). Rebecca regularly does studio work for many national and regional recording artists such as Jim Watson and Lightnin’ Wells, to name a few.

Hi-Tone Bill Newton (harmonica and sax) can be heard on The Indigo Girls CD Swamp Ophelia and many other national and regional CDs. He teaches harmonica at Duke University through the Continuing Education Department.

Hi-Tone "Jazzy" Lynn Davis played the famous "Prairie Girl" in Sam Shephard's movie Silent Tongue. Lynn played upright bass for 10 years with The Shady Grove Band.

Everybody else has had their 15 minutes of fame as well! For instance, Hi-Tone Keith Guile (guitar) wrote "Crazy Legs Saloon" for the movie Chesterfield (Black Mariah Productions) with flourishes, riffs, and a few verses added by the ever-talented Hi-Tones.

Recent Special Event Clients & References
Gilda McDaniel – Fearrington House, Pittsboro NC 919.542.4000
Missy McLamb – Missy McLamb Photographers, Raleigh NC 919.848.0661
Ruth Ross – Arrangements – Durham NC 919.489.0805
Gary Wien – Savory Fare – Durham NC 919.683.2185
J.W. Walton – The Catering Company – Chapel Hill NC 919.929.4775
Amy Tournquist – Sage & Swift – Durham NC 919.489.0642
Great Grapes Fest - Cary, NC
Bele Cher - Asheville, NC
Montreux Jazz Festival OFF 2003
Triangle Swing Dance Society - since its inception
Duke University - Durham, NC
UNC - Chapel Hill, NC
The Cave - Chapel Hill, NC

For more references and/or more information call 1-919-493-1270 or email the Tones at TheHiTones@nc.rr.com
©Rebecca and the Hi-Tones – Durham, NC – 919-493-1270
© We Recycle Music

  From the producers of the film 'Chesterfield'

The Hi-Tones were kind enough to collaborate with filmmakers David Iversen and Catherine Constaninou for their neo-noir film, Chesterfield. The result, the song "Crazy Legs Saloon" opens the film with ©Rebecca and the Hi-Tones appearing as the bar band in a shady speakeasy controlled by the Greek mafia. "'Crazy Legs Saloon' captures the mood we wanted to start the film off with. A rollicking swing feel with dark undertones," David Iversen says. "It was exactly the sound we were looking for and [the Hi-Tones] worked with us to match it to what we envisioned the visuals to be."