Combustible Edison Biography

Combustible Edison - An Abridged History
In 1991, the Millionaire wrote The Tiki Wonder Hour, a two-hour cabaret explosion featuring a 14-piece band called the Combustible Edison Heliotropic Oriental Mambo and Foxtrot Orchestra. After two sold-out shows in Providence and one in Boston in the fall of 1991, the core of this musical powerhouse shortened its name and recorded a demo tape, the infamous This Is Combustible Edison. After the demo was featured in CMJ, the band was approached by Sub Pop records, and happiness reigned as the Cocktail Nation stood on the threshhold of a new era. With the release if I, Swinger, CE took the world by storm and brought new generations into the world of the fabulous. Click on your favorite Edison (in photo: Millionaire, Aaron, Lily, Nick, Peter) for an exclusive interview!

CE at Luke's Luau Hut, Providence RI, on the occasion of the release of I, Swinger: Miss Lily and the boys, The Millionaire himself. The Edison on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, December 23, 1994. One, Two. On the set of the video for Vertigogo.

Combustible Edison is:
Miss Lily Banquette (chanteuse, bongoiste)

Nick Cudahy (the double bass)

Mr. Peter Dixon (hi-fi organ)

The Millionaire (the electrified guitar)

Aaron Oppenheimer (trap drums and vibraharp)

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