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Beautiful Loser Society

Beautiful Loser Society Radio

General Info

  • Genre: Country / Rock / Roots Music

    Location Four Corners, Colorado, US

    Profile Views: 20727

    Last Login: 8/14/2011

    Member Since 2/18/2007

    Record Label Unsigned

  • Bio

    It’s a long road from the swamps of the Mississippi Delta to the high desert plateau of Southwest Colorado, but it is rife with the characters and events that inform the songs of Chuck Barry and The Beautiful Loser Society. Snakes and haints and gators and all kinds of evil men lurk in murky rock ‘n roll shadows. The regrets of wasted years hang heavy in smoky barrooms and the age-old struggle between the darkness and the light plays out underneath neon signs where distorted guitars mingle with pedal steels. .... The music that carries these songs is what gives them power and urgency and brings them to life. In the fall of '01, Barry and multi-instrumentalist Kevin Chelf formed a four-piece and began to spread their own unique version of the music that has given voice to the downtrodden, simple working men and women of this country. In the spring of ‘04 the Losers added a new rhythm section - Danny Bankston on drums and Mike McCluhan on bass – and set about recording their debut album, Aim Low. .... Following the positive critical and radio response to "Aim Low", the band released "The Long Slow Decline" and has been very pleased with the radio response thus far..... .. .............. no. 6 Freeform American Roots Chart.. no. 1 Roots Music Report/Colorado Chart.. no. 8 Roots Music Report/Country Roots Chart.. (week of January 22th).. as of May 6th, 20 weeks on Roots Music Reports/Country Roots Chart.... We are pleased to present "The Long Slow Decline, the follow-up to our critically acclaimed and strongly charting debut "Aim Low". "The Long Slow Decline" draws from the same deep well, giving voice to the voiceless still struggling to find their place in the fading American dream..... We are proud to have included in this project the prodigious talents of some of the best players in the rural but relevant Four Corners music scene. Carl Johnson once again adds his pedal steel magic, and is joined by Ellis Miller playing lead guitar on the hard country cuts "One Good Dog", Help Me George", and "Hair of the Dog". John and Debbie McHenry played critical roles on several songs, notably "Shade Tree Mechanic" and "Suicide Trucker". Long time member of the Society, Craig Jorgenson played some great surf bass on "Hot Rod Daddy", and sang some beautiful harmonies on "Sonny". Justin Richert's tasteful dobro on adds just the right amount of sorrow to the ballad "West Texas Clay", and Rosie Carter's lap steel the menace on "Coal Miners Lament". We are very proud of Mario Dobbs lead guitar work throughout the record in his recording debut. Album artwork by Blossomshop Studio captures the stark theme perfectly..... Once again working with Dale X Allen of Genuine Cowhide fame, and the legendary Cris Burns mixing and mastering at The Fire Mastering Services in Austin, we hope this recording will help Beautiful Loser Society reach an even larger audience. .... To that end we have sent out over 300 cd's to radio stations all across the US and Europe, in our DIY promotional push..... .............. A roots rock affair, Aim Low combines the grit and abandon of the Losers live sound with the spit and polish of the recording studio. Fiddle and pedal steel enhance the band’s straight-ahead four-piece sound on tunes such as the fateful waltz “Guilty As Sin” and the conflicted two-step “Talkin’ To The Devil”, while banjo and slide guitar accompany the listener on the spooky trip to hell that is “Swamp Thang”. Mixed and mastered in Austin by Dale X Allen and Cris Burns, Aim Low is a proud debut by The Beautiful Loser Society. ...... .. .. .. .. .. .. ....

  • Members

    Chuck Barry on rhythm guitar and lead vocal (and cussing),Justin Richert on lead guitar and pedal steel, Danny Bankston on the drum kit and vocals, Moe Cooley on the electric bass

  • Influences

    Chuck: Early country blues,70's era southern rock,Hank,Charlie Feathers, Elvis, early to mid period Dylan, Jim Carroll Band, Fear, mid 19th century Russian lit, southern lit (Faulkner to Welty to Ford to Brown) beer, whiskey, medicinal herbs, Eleventh Dream Day, Rank and File, Blue Mountain, Motown, the AM radio of my Mississippi youth, Uncle Tupelo, The Tangents, Bentley Tock, Gang of Four, SteveForbert, two near death experiences in my reckless youth, Steve Baker, early 80's trip to NYC as a young impressionable bumpkin, living in rural SW Colorado for the last 20 plus years. Danny: Music from the late 60's, 70's and 80's, KOMA, XROK, Amazing Rhythm Aces, Bowie, Merle, Beatles, and Zeppelin. Mike: The Grateful Dead, Jerry and Phil in particular are my top influences/inspiration, JGB of course, Johnny Cash, Led Zeppelin, Bob Dylan, John Prine, The Who, Thelonious Monk, Mingus, Michelle Shocked, Hank Sr., Segovia, Mozart, Bob Marley, Otis Redding

  • Sounds Like

    "“Aim Low” moves forward with both a bruising punkish swagger and a bruised country canter, traversing muddy swamps and soggy barroom haze, taking in moonshiners and outlaws and sinners, covering twanging rockabilly, gutsy cowpunk and bare faced country, all delivered with authenticity and conviction.... The playing and writing are impeccable, the production tastefully treads the fine line between grit and polish, and it’s all delivered with such verve and passion that it’s impossible not to enjoy it. These Beautiful Losers may aim low, but their debut rises above the sum of its parts." -Alex Cleary www.americana-uk.com.."The album rocks with tales of losers, loners, moonshiners and jilted lovers. All of these tales are cloaked with a certain Gothic charm... Call it Roots Goth, or Gothic Twang. Whatever description it is given the Society's music deserves to be heard." -Chip Frazier www.twangville.com.. Maverick magazine 4 1/2 stars.. "The Long Slow Decline" has received airplay on these fine stations:.. KSJD Cortez,CO.. KDUR Durango, CO.. KRFC Fort Collins, CO.. KAFM Grand Junction, CO.. KUNM Albuquerque, NM.. WAGS Bishopville,SC.. WVTF Burlington, VT.. WGSC Goshen, IN.. WCOM Chapel Hill, NC.. WMBR Cambridge, MA.. WPRB Princeton, NJ.. KSYM San Antonio, TX.. KFOK Georgetown, CA.. KVMR Nevada City, CA.. WHUS U Conn... KXCI Tuscan, AZ.. KRCB Santa Rosa, CA.. KGLP Gallup, NM.. KOOP Austin, TX.. WWOZ New Orleans, LA.. KGLT Bozeman, MT.. WMSR Auburn, AL.. WEFT Champaign, IL.. WZQX Johnson City, TN.. WVUD Newark, Delaware.. WCNI New London, CT.. WCUW Worchester, MA.. KAXE Grand Rapids, MN.. KAOS Olympia, WA.. WYCE Grand Rapids, MI.. WNMC Traverse City, MI.. KIWR Council Bluffs, IA.. KVNF Paonia, CO.. KNBA Anchorage, AK.. And Online at:.. www.radiovagabond.com.. www.ralphsbackporch.com.. And in Europe on;.. CMR Nashville.. StadsRadio the Netherlands.. Radio Venray the Netherlands.. Susa Onda Radio Italy.. Radio Winschoten, the Netherlands.. Support Local Radio!.. "Aim Low" has received airplay on these fine stations:.. KNBA Anchorage, AK.. KSUT Durango, CO.. CKUA Alberta, CAN.. KSIL Silver City, NM.. KVFM Missoula, MT.. KOTO Telluride, CO.. WCNI New London, CT.. WGOT Gainesville, FL.. KVCU Boulder, CO.. KDUR Durango, CO.. WEVL Memphis, TN.. KSJD Cortez, CO.. WMBR Cambridge, MA.. KGLP Gallup, NM.. KVMR Nevada City,CA.. WQBR State College, PA.. WTUL New Orleans, LA.. KYSM San Antonio, TX.. KOOP Austin, TX.. KAFM Grand Junction, CO.. KZSC Santa Cruz, CA.. KZSU San Francisco, CA.. KRFC Fort Collins, CO.. KUCI Irvine, CA.. Colorado Free Radio.com.. RadioVagabond.com.. Frieght Train Boogie podcasts.... And in Europe:.... Radio EMS.. ISA Radio.. Radio RheinWelle.. CMR Nashville.. CountryMusic24.. WorldFM.. Omroep IJsselmond 104.1 FM.. AmericanaOK..

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Bio:

It’s a long road from the swamps of the Mississippi Delta to the high desert plateau of Southwest Colorado, but it is rife with the characters and events that inform the songs of Chuck Barry and The Beautiful Loser Society. Snakes and haints and gators and all kinds of evil men lurk in murky rock ‘n roll shadows. The regrets of wasted years hang heavy in smoky barrooms and the age-old struggle between the darkness and the light plays out underneath neon signs where distorted guitars mingle with pedal steels.

The music that carries these songs is what gives them power and urgency and brings them to life. In the fall of '01, Barry and multi-instrumentalist Kevin Chelf formed a four-piece and began to spread their own unique version of the music that has given voice to the downtrodden, simple working men and women of this country. In the spring of ‘04 the Losers added a new rhythm section - Danny Bankston on drums and Mike McCluhan on bass – and set about recording their debut album, Aim Low.

Following the positive critical and radio response to "Aim Low", the band released "The Long Slow Decline" and has been very pleased with the radio response thus far.

..
Beautiful Loser Society: The Long Slow Decline


no. 6 Freeform American Roots Chart
no. 1 Roots Music Report/Colorado Chart
no. 8 Roots Music Report/Country Roots Chart
(week of January 22th)
as of May 6th, 20 weeks on Roots Music Reports/Country Roots Chart

We are pleased to present "The Long Slow Decline, the follow-up to our critically acclaimed and strongly charting debut "Aim Low". "The Long Slow Decline" draws from the same deep well, giving voice to the voiceless still struggling to find their place in the fading American dream.

We are proud to have included in this project the prodigious talents of some of the best players in the rural but relevant Four Corners music scene. Carl Johnson once again adds his pedal steel magic, and is joined by Ellis Miller playing lead guitar on the hard country cuts "One Good Dog", Help Me George", and "Hair of the Dog". John and Debbie McHenry played critical roles on several songs, notably "Shade Tree Mechanic" and "Suicide Trucker". Long time member of the Society, Craig Jorgenson played some great surf bass on "Hot Rod Daddy", and sang some beautiful harmonies on "Sonny". Justin Richert's tasteful dobro on adds just the right amount of sorrow to the ballad "West Texas Clay", and Rosie Carter's lap steel the menace on "Coal Miners Lament". We are very proud of Mario Dobbs lead guitar work throughout the record in his recording debut. Album artwork by Blossomshop Studio captures the stark theme perfectly.

Once again working with Dale X Allen of Genuine Cowhide fame, and the legendary Cris Burns mixing and mastering at The Fire Mastering Services in Austin, we hope this recording will help Beautiful Loser Society reach an even larger audience.

To that end we have sent out over 300 cd's to radio stations all across the US and Europe, in our DIY promotional push.

The Beautiful Loser Society: Aim Low


A roots rock affair, Aim Low combines the grit and abandon of the Losers live sound with the spit and polish of the recording studio. Fiddle and pedal steel enhance the band’s straight-ahead four-piece sound on tunes such as the fateful waltz “Guilty As Sin” and the conflicted two-step “Talkin’ To The Devil”, while banjo and slide guitar accompany the listener on the spooky trip to hell that is “Swamp Thang”. Mixed and mastered in Austin by Dale X Allen and Cris Burns, Aim Low is a proud debut by The Beautiful Loser Society.

..

Member Since:

February 18, 2007

Members:

Chuck Barry on rhythm guitar and lead vocal (and cussing),Justin Richert on lead guitar and pedal steel, Danny Bankston on the drum kit and vocals, Moe Cooley on the electric bass

Influences:

Chuck: Early country blues,70's era southern rock,Hank,Charlie Feathers, Elvis, early to mid period Dylan, Jim Carroll Band, Fear, mid 19th century Russian lit, southern lit (Faulkner to Welty to Ford to Brown) beer, whiskey, medicinal herbs, Eleventh Dream Day, Rank and File, Blue Mountain, Motown, the AM radio of my Mississippi youth, Uncle Tupelo, The Tangents, Bentley Tock, Gang of Four, SteveForbert, two near death experiences in my reckless youth, Steve Baker, early 80's trip to NYC as a young impressionable bumpkin, living in rural SW Colorado for the last 20 plus years. Danny: Music from the late 60's, 70's and 80's, KOMA, XROK, Amazing Rhythm Aces, Bowie, Merle, Beatles, and Zeppelin. Mike: The Grateful Dead, Jerry and Phil in particular are my top influences/inspiration, JGB of course, Johnny Cash, Led Zeppelin, Bob Dylan, John Prine, The Who, Thelonious Monk, Mingus, Michelle Shocked, Hank Sr., Segovia, Mozart, Bob Marley, Otis Redding

Sounds Like:

"“Aim Low” moves forward with both a bruising punkish swagger and a bruised country canter, traversing muddy swamps and soggy barroom haze, taking in moonshiners and outlaws and sinners, covering twanging rockabilly, gutsy cowpunk and bare faced country, all delivered with authenticity and conviction.... The playing and writing are impeccable, the production tastefully treads the fine line between grit and polish, and it’s all delivered with such verve and passion that it’s impossible not to enjoy it. These Beautiful Losers may aim low, but their debut rises above the sum of its parts." -Alex Cleary www.americana-uk.com

"The album rocks with tales of losers, loners, moonshiners and jilted lovers. All of these tales are cloaked with a certain Gothic charm... Call it Roots Goth, or Gothic Twang. Whatever description it is given the Society's music deserves to be heard." -Chip Frazier www.twangville.com

Maverick magazine 4 1/2 stars

"The Long Slow Decline" has received airplay on these fine stations:

KSJD Cortez,CO

KDUR Durango, CO

KRFC Fort Collins, CO

KAFM Grand Junction, CO

KUNM Albuquerque, NM

WAGS Bishopville,SC

WVTF Burlington, VT

WGSC Goshen, IN

WCOM Chapel Hill, NC

WMBR Cambridge, MA

WPRB Princeton, NJ

KSYM San Antonio, TX

KFOK Georgetown, CA

KVMR Nevada City, CA

WHUS U Conn.

KXCI Tuscan, AZ

KRCB Santa Rosa, CA

KGLP Gallup, NM

KOOP Austin, TX

WWOZ New Orleans, LA

KGLT Bozeman, MT

WMSR Auburn, AL

WEFT Champaign, IL

WZQX Johnson City, TN

WVUD Newark, Delaware

WCNI New London, CT

WCUW Worchester, MA

KAXE Grand Rapids, MN

KAOS Olympia, WA

WYCE Grand Rapids, MI

WNMC Traverse City, MI

KIWR Council Bluffs, IA

KVNF Paonia, CO

KNBA Anchorage, AK

And Online at:

www.radiovagabond.com

www.ralphsbackporch.com

And in Europe on;

CMR Nashville

StadsRadio the Netherlands

Radio Venray the Netherlands

Susa Onda Radio Italy

Radio Winschoten, the Netherlands

Support Local Radio!

"Aim Low" has received airplay on these fine stations:

KNBA Anchorage, AK

KSUT Durango, CO

CKUA Alberta, CAN

KSIL Silver City, NM

KVFM Missoula, MT

KOTO Telluride, CO

WCNI New London, CT

WGOT Gainesville, FL

KVCU Boulder, CO

KDUR Durango, CO

WEVL Memphis, TN

KSJD Cortez, CO

WMBR Cambridge, MA

KGLP Gallup, NM

KVMR Nevada City,CA

WQBR State College, PA

WTUL New Orleans, LA

KYSM San Antonio, TX

KOOP Austin, TX

KAFM Grand Junction, CO

KZSC Santa Cruz, CA

KZSU San Francisco, CA

KRFC Fort Collins, CO

KUCI Irvine, CA

Colorado Free Radio.com

RadioVagabond.com

Frieght Train Boogie podcasts

And in Europe:

Radio EMS

ISA Radio

Radio RheinWelle

CMR Nashville

CountryMusic24

WorldFM

Omroep IJsselmond 104.1 FM

AmericanaOK

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