I only have one member and he can be very difficult...
Sorry, I have no more Southern Gothic Tour 2007 t-shirts.
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I'm from Memphis, I used to smoke a lot of pot, stayed up all night with strange women and battled ADHD while being somewhat cocky and neurotic with a twisted
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Andy Tanas Live In Mountain Home, AR 8-14-2009
"Silver Threads and Golden Needles"
More Andy Tanas live in Mountain Home, AR 8/14/09
"Sweet Child of Mine"
Performing "Crying Angel" with some storytelling at a 3/21 P&H Cafe show. Sorry about the lighting.
Thanks to Graham Perry for the video.
Krokus "Ballroom Blitz" video filmed two days after I joined the band in 1984.
Krokus "Heat Strokes" Video Blitz 1984
Krokus "Midnight Maniac" Chile 1985
Shawn Lane at 16 in 1979 at Center Stage Arena, Detroit, MI.
RIP
Black Oak, Midnight Special 1978. Taped in December 1977.
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In 1975 Andy toured as part of an audio crew with Lynyrd Skynyrd, Marshall Tucker, Outlaws, Wet Willy, Charlie Daniels, Climax Blues Band, Status Quo, Peter Frampton, .38 Special, Jerry Lee Lewis and many others.
After hearing some of Andy's material, Gary Rossington and Ronnie Van Zant of Lynyrd Skynryd encouraged him to give up the audio end and pursue playing and songwriting more seriously. In 1977, he joined Black Oak Arkansas as a bassist, vocalist and songwriter. Black Oak signed with Capricorn Records and released "Race With The Devil" in 1977 and "I'd Rather Be Sailing" in 1978. Two songs of Andy's appeared on "I'd Rather Be Sailing": You Keep Me Waiting and Innocent Eyes. Constant touring kept him busy until January of 1980 when the band disbanded. At that point the line-up included a fifteen year old guitar whiz named Shawn Lane.
In 1980, Andy relocated to Los Angeles and worked with various local bands including Legs Diamond, Shandra Beri, Marcus Malone, Chuck Gerard, Michael Monarch and Jon Hyde of Detective as well as others. Local bands and recording sessions kept him busy off and on until 1983.
He was offered the bassist/background vocalist slot with Swiss hardrocking outfit Krokus in 1984. He was in four videos including the MTV concert video that year, toured the U.S., Canada, South America and Europe until leaving the band in 1985 because of direction differences.
He released a four song EP in 1989 that he wrote, produced and financed, which received good reviews as well as airplay on college radio, mostly in the southeast. It was a mix of hard rock with a lot of country influence that for 1989 was a little ahead of its time.
In 1991, he formed The Rompers, a rock-country band that showcased his material and vocal style. They played all over the L.A. and Orange County area and opened for Commander Cody, Mark Collie and others until he relocated back to Memphis in May of 1993.
In 1995 he completed an eight song demo that caught the attention of some labels and publishing companies in Nashville. Although it was crudely recorded, the vocal style and songwriting stood out enough that they asked for more songs.
In 1997 he released "Memphis Boy vs The Eight Track From Hell". A hybrid mix of country and rock with different subject matter. This lead to meeting Stu Baker with Haydens Ferry Records in Arizona. He was invited to be on the "Jukebox Cantina" compilation with fourteen other artists including The Ignitors, Dan Israel, Grievous Angels and Ronnie Glover. "Jukebox Cantina" charted well and received favorable reviews worldwide giving Andy notice for his cut You Gotta Love Her.
In 1998 he started production on "Songs From The New South" using Cody Dickinson from North Mississippi All Stars and Robert Barnett from Big Ass Truck on drums, Bryan Ward from Bonepony on mandolin, and Gretchen Priest on violin/fiddle. Veteran engineer Voytek Kochanek, whos worked with Ozzy, Steve Vai, and Peter Frampton, recorded and co-produced. SFTNS took four years to record and mix but the result is probably the most unique approach to this genre yet.
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New Songs & Christian Videos Now Up! Some Videos Are Testimonies Of People Who Have Supposedly Died & Been To Heaven Or Hell As Well As Music Videos & Other Short Films. Leave Us Comments Letting Us Know Whatcha Think & Spread The Videos & Songs To Friends! God Bless
HEY!!........... It's finally up and running........Finally!! My Official MySpace Music Site!! Check it out at www.myspace.com/charliewayneflutes Grab some free tunes for your profile!! AND don't forget to add me as a friend........ Love , peace and light. Charlie Wayne
Hi Andy, thank you for supporting me and my music! I wanted to let you know that my new single, "Live For Today", will be out on the 12th of October! The new album, "Fragile", is due out in November. http://www.tanjamaritsa.co.uk
Show our military there are still plenty of people who appreciate their service and sacrifice. Pass this YouTube video link to every person you know so it will eventually reach every present and former military person across the globe! Love your freedom? Thank your military. :-)
Hi Andy, Last year I saw you at Taylor Grocery and enjoyed your performance and bought one of your CD's. I live in Eureka Springs, AR and saw that you were performing here a few weeks ago. I would have come to your show except that I was in Memphis that weekend! Bummer! Hope the show here went well.
Sorry for not having been in touch awhile - been rather busy! Just wanted to say that your valued friendship continues to be appreciated. Have you checked out my MySpace and web site (www.faberoptime.com) recently? Oh and did you subscribe for my free newsletter (using the form on site at page right - high quality, low quantity, no spam!)? You might also like to take a look at some of my vids on my YouTube channel too! www.youtube.com/faberoptime Take care and keep in touch. Best, Faber. "Just a guy trying to make the world a better place."
WERE YOU WORKING AUDIO WITH MARSHAL TUCKER WHEN THE WINTER BROTHERS OPENED FOR THEM ? MUSTA BEEN ABOUT '75 OR '76....THE SHOW HAD THE STAGECOACH BACKGROUND THAT CHANGED COLORS. I SAW THE SHOW IN INDY AND I BOUGHT THEIR ALBUM.
THEY WERE GREAT! THE SOUND WAS GREAT ! THANK YOU IF YOU HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH THAT SHOW. I'LL NEVER FORGET IT...
I ALWAYS EXPECTED SO MUCH MORE FROM THE WINTER BROTHERS, BUT THEY SEEMED TO HAVE DISAPPEARED. CAN'T SEEM TO FIND MUCH INFO ON THEM....
