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Official Andy Tanas MySpace
Indie / Acoustic / Americana

Former Black Oak and Krokus...now Southern Gothic?



Memphis, Tennessee
United States

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Member Since8/28/2005
Band Websitehttp://www.andytanas.com/index_content.html
Band MembersI only have one member and he can be very difficult... Sorry, I have no more Southern Gothic Tour 2007 t-shirts.


InfluencesInfluence this!
Sounds LikeI'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 sense of humor.
Record LabelRT Etc. Music Group
Type of LabelIndie


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Jul 18 2009 6:00P
Taylor Grocery Taylor, Mississippi
Aug 14 2009 9:00P
The 178 Club Bull Shoals (Mt. Home area), Arkansas
Aug 15 2009 2:00P
Eureka Springs-Concert Series in Basin Spring Park Eureka Springs, Arkansas
Aug 29 2009 6:00P
Taylor Grocery Taylor, Mississippi

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Guitar battle...Bobby Versus Satan 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. ..This profile was edited with MySpace Help - Profile Creator and Editor 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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Ms. Kelly is justagrinnin





Jul 4 2009 6:19 PM

...LOL ...am i that forgetable???
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Jul 4 2009 5:37 AM

Happy 4th of July weekend from Songhurst Guitars!

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Jul 3 2009 4:28 PM

CountryHome Forum, http://groups.myspace.com/CountryHomeMagazine , is one of the biggest Forum for country music in Europe and part of CountryHome, www.countryhome.de , Germany's Premier Online Country Music Magazine.

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Jul 3 2009 4:54 AM

HAPPY JULY 4th ANDY!!
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Jun 27 2009 9:30 AM

Smile! Life is beautiful.
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Jun 24 2009 3:17 PM

Metal your head!!!

http://www.myspace.com/yotangor
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Jun 22 2009 10:49 PM


Thank you so much for the friendship. I really like your music, and it's a pleasure to meet you here!
Greetings from Denmark, Lene
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Mitch





Jun 21 2009 1:14 PM

It was nice having a drink with ya Andy ... can't wait to sit around and play a few tunes with ya !!!

Hope to hear from you soon.

Mitchley
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Jun 20 2009 4:00 AM

L
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V

YOU
XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXO
Ms. Kelly is justagrinnin





Jun 19 2009 8:24 PM

...yeah ...well not only are we both in memphis ...we both go to crossway church ...and on the same softball team ...LOL! ...back at yah with the blessings my friend!
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Jun 19 2009 5:09 PM

We played Cherokee last night and they kicked our butts!!
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Jun 19 2009 4:20 PM

Hey There Beautiful!!!!
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Jun 19 2009 3:04 AM

THANK YOU TSCDW
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Jun 18 2009 7:35 PM

Thanks for the comment Andy! I hope your day is going well :-)

God Bless,
Kim
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Jun 16 2009 10:40 PM

MY NEW SINGLE!...'MY COWBOY!'
A SNEAK PREVIEW ONLY UP FOR 1 WEEK.
PLEEEEASE GO TAKE A LISTEN AND LEAVE A COMMENT! :D :D :D
God Bless,
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Jun 12 2009 10:43 AM

Thanks for adding us. ~JV
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Jun 10 2009 3:15 PM

good afternoon


all the best

and

enjoy jour wednesday

hugs



atti.
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Jun 8 2009 7:46 PM

Hello, it's me, Ruby Jane. I am a 14 year old fiddler, songwriter. I have some songs posted that are fresh out of the studio.. Let me know if you like the new songs..be one of the first to hear, even before they are released!Thanks! I posted some new videos too!
Ruby Jane
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Jun 6 2009 6:48 PM

I am dropping by again to show Love and Respect to you and your page, have a ROCKIN and AWESOME weekend and upcoming week...
Thank you so much for your support and your friendship, it means alot, so stay in touch and KEEP ROCKIN!
Love and Peace, always and forever
Harpo
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Jun 3 2009 3:08 AM

love you very much,
smooches
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Jun 2 2009 11:41 PM

Have a great week!

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Jun 2 2009 10:13 PM

WUDUP..JUS COMIN THU SHOWIN KUNTRY LUV..B BLESSED,B KOOL
NEW MUZIK UP
NEW MUZIK UP

HATER HURTER :(
PURE KUNTRY MUZIK DA MOVEMENT
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May 30 2009 9:19 PM

much love

-Jet
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May 29 2009 11:00 PM

Thanks for being our friend!
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May 27 2009 10:04 AM

Thanx for the add
Best wishes & Let's Rock!
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