The Backsliders
The Backsliders, 1999
The Backsliders are an alternative-traditional country-rock band. Chip Robinson teamed up with Steve Howell to form the band as a duo in 1991 in Athens, GA.[1][2] The remaining members had all joined the group by 1994, and the group disbanded in 1999. They reunited in late 2012.
Band members[]
- Chip Robinson - vocals, guitar
- Stephen Howell - guitar, vocals
- Greg Rice - keyboards
- Danny Kurtz - bass
- Jeff Dennis - drums
Discography[]
- 1996 From Raleigh, North Carolina
- 1997 Throwin' Rocks at the Moon - (produced by Dwight Yoakam’s longtime guitarist, Pete Anderson)[1] - # 1 on the Americana radio chart[2]
- 1999 Southern Lines - (produced by Eric Ambel)
- 2014 Raleighwood (EP) - named after a tour slogan and sign erected over the ruins of The Brewery, a bar where the band got its start.[3]
Other
- 1997 Crash Course - various artists – track # 6 "My Baby's Gone"
- 1998 The Songs Of Dwight Yoakam: Will Sing For Food - various artists – track # 2 "Doin' What I Did"
- 2007 Bug - original motion picture soundtrack - various artists – track # 4 "Cowboy Boots"
See also[]
- Jeff Hart and the Ruins - Chip Robinson
- Son Volt - Brad Rice
- Tift Merritt - Brad Rice
- Ryan Adams - Brad Rice
References[]
- ^ http://www.thebacksliders.net
- ^ http://www.gumbopages.com/music/backsliders.html
- ^ from an interview with Steve Howell on episode 203 of the Americana Music Show, published August 18, 2014
External links[]
Categories:
- American country rock groups