Bob Dylan, Tom Waits, Elvis Costello, The Band, Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Ray Charles, The Clash, Willie Nelson, Gram Parsons, Townes Van Zandt, John Prine, Buck Owens, Marvin Gaye, Neil Young, Van Morrison, George Jones, John Lee Hooker, Lennon & McCartney, Johnny Mercer, Peter Case, Dave Alvin, John Doe, The Everly Brothers, Tom Russell, Bruce Springsteen, Warren Zevon, Los Lobos, Paul Westerberg, Robert Pollard, Faron Young, Curtis Mayfield, Kris Kristofferson, O. Henry, Edward Abbey, Mark Twain, Carl Sandburg, Leadbelly, Woody Guthrie
Bill Coffey has been compared to John Prine, Gram Parsons, Townes Van Zandt, and Bruce Springsteen. He’s a low-fi, high-energy, roots-rock and retro-country singer, songwriter, and guitar player whose twangy, sometimes-twisted songs swerve from upbeat, jangly country pop to the darker, lonesomer side of Americana and tell the stories of the real West. Coffey’s vocals are direct and set against instrumentation firmly rooted in the traditions of American music – folk, country, bluegrass, rock, and everything in between.
Coffey has been singing and writing songs for two decades. Both as a solo artist and in various groups, he has played tour dates throughout the West and opened shows for such artists as John Hiatt, George Jones, Dwight Yoakum, Todd Snider, Hal Ketchum, John Hammond, Peter Case, Glen Phillips and many others.
Over the years, Coffey has fronted a variety of different musical groups. With each new band he assembles, Coffey puts a new twist on his own artistic vision while staying true to his deeply rooted influences, which cut across the full spectrum of American music styles.
From the psychedelic roots-rock of the Ventura, CA-based Mudheads (1986-1992) to the more acoustic, folk-rock sound of The Third Man (1994-2000), Coffey has covered a lot of musical territory. In 2001, along with other Boise music scene luminaries, he put together an eight-piece country-soul band called The Boxer Rebellion featuring Hammond organ and a horn section. Coffey followed that project up by forming a straight-up, and more stripped-down, roots-country outfit called Seven Devils.
Most recently, Coffey and Ned Evett have been performing as an acoustic/electric duo. And, never one to be pigeonholed stylistically, Bill is also the frontman and principal songwriter for a power pop quartet called Soft Gong, which also features Evett, along with bassist John Warfel and drummer Tim Willis.
Bill Coffey’s Bands/Projects include: The Mudheads Matt (Schulte) & Bill (Coffey) The Third Man The Boxer Rebellion Seven Devils Soft Gong Bill Coffey & Ned Evett
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Hi Bill, we're headed to Boise in Dec. and wondered if you'll be singing at all then? Post your dates for Dec schedule if you're around! :] Kathy Babby-Davis
Hi Bill Thanks again for the CD! Your song "U-Turns are Illegal" will air Monday 11/10/08 on the Homegrown show on Boise Community Radio www. radioboise. org the show kicks off at 1 PM and runs til 3 PM then airs again on Saturaday from 2-4 PM your tune is about a third of the way in. Thanks again and keep listening to Idaho's music makers on "Homegrown" www. radioboise. org
Hey Bill, I saw you playing at Pengilly's maybe a couple weeks ago and I just wanted to tell you that I thought you kicked some ass! Thanks for doing what you do Brother! --L
Hi there! We have a show tomorrow (Saturday, August 30) at the Plank (650 S Vista Ave) in Boise with Bonefish Sam and His Orchestra at 9 pm. Hope you get a chance to make it out!
hey bill man i love the music and im glad i found u throught beehouse records...keep up and hopefully u come back from ventura when im around so i can see u live!
Hey Bill, Long time! I already know what a great singer and songwriter you are, but how ugly can you convince the DMV that you really are? Check out the bad driver’s license contest I’m having. Go to www. dougthedrummer. com and take the “Bad Face Days at the DMV” tab! If you think you've got the guts to go for it, I'll give you a hint: Just pretend you're taking a solo! See? It worked for me!
Hey man, great to hear from you on here. How's things? I had dinner with G. Phillips the other day before his show here, and realized afterwards that I'd meant to ask if he'd seen you lately. Hope you're well...
