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Nashville, Tennessee
United States

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   BR549: General Info
Member Since1/23/2008
Band MembersPAST & PRESENT
(in alphabetical order):

Gary Bennett (guitar, vocals)

Geoff Firebaugh (bass)

Donnie Herron (fiddle, steel guitar, mandolin, etc.)

Jay McDowell (bass)

Chuck Mead (guitar, vocals)

Mark Miller (bass, vocals)

Chris Scruggs (guitar, vocals, steel guitar)

Shaw Wilson (drums)

InfluencesThe Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Hank Williams, Carl Perkins, The Ramones, The Clash, Bob Wills, Tommy Duncan, The Delmore Brothers, Johnny Horton, Tom T. Hall, Charley Pride & John Fogerty... just to name a few.
Sounds LikeCLICK TO BUY
Live From Robert's (1996)
1. Boot Plug (dialog)
2. Hillbilly Thang
3. 18 Wheels & A Crowbar
4. Bettie Plug (dialog)
5. Bettie Bettie
6. Me 'N' Opie (Down By The Duck Pond)
7. Tip Plug (dialog)
8. Knoxville Girl
9. Ole Slewfoot

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BR5-49 (1996)
1. Even If It's Wrong
2. Cherokee Boogie
3. Honky Tonk Song
4. Lifetime To Prove
5. Little Ramona (Gone Hillbilly Nuts)
6. Crazy Arms
7. I Ain't Never
8. Chains Of This Town
9. Are You Gettin' Tired Of Me
10. Hickory Wind
11. One Long Saturday Night

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Big Backyard Beat Show (1998)
1. There Goes My Love
2. Wild One
3. Hurtin' Song
4. Out Of Habit
5. Storybook Endings (If You Stop Believin')
6. 18 Wheels And A Crowbar
7. Pain, Pain Go Away
8. You Are Never Nice To Me
9. Goodbye, Maria
10. Seven Nights To Rock
11. My Name Is Mudd
12. You Flew The Coop
13. Change The Way I Look
14. Georgia On A Fast Train

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Coast To Coast Live (2000)
1. Tell Me Mama
2. Even If It's Wrong
3. Sweet Sweet Girl
4. Pourin' Pain
5. Uneasy Rider
6. Better Than This
7. Waitin' For The Axe
8. Brain Cloudy Blues
9. Big Mouth Blues
10. Six Days On The Road
11. Cracker Jack
12. You're A Hum-Dinger

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This Is BR549 (2001)
1. Too Lazy To Work, Too Nervous To Steal
2. The Price Of Love
3. The Game
4. Psychic Lady
5. Play That Fast Thing (One More Time)
6. A Little Good News
7. While You Were Gone
8. Look Me Up
9. Let's See How Far You Get
10. Fool Of The Century
11. Different Drum

Temporarily Disconnected
Temporarily Disconnected (2003)
1. I'm Going Down
2. I'll Be Yours And You'll Be Mine
3. Onie's Bop
4. Charming Betsy
5. Cajun Persuasion

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Tangled In The Pines (2004)
1. That's What I Get
2. I'm All Right (For The Shape I'm In)
3. Ain't Got Time
4. She's Talking To Someone (She's Not Talking To Me)
5. Tangled In The Pines
6. No Train To Memphis
7. Movin' The Country
8. Run A Mile
9. When I Come Home
10. No Friend Of Mine
11. Honky Tonkin' Lifestyle
12. Way Too Late (To Go Home Early Now)

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Dog Days (2006)
1. Poison
2. After The Hurricane
3. Lower Broad St. Blues
4. Leave It Alone
5. Bottom Of Priority
6. The Devil & Me
7. I'm Goin' Down
8. You Are The Queen
9. Cajun Persuasion
10. A-1 On The Jukebox
11. Let Jesus Make You Breakfast

Record LabelDualtone
Type of LabelIndie


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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Dec 14 2009 7:30P
CHUCK MEAD @ ONEIDA CASINO LOUNGE Green Bay, Wisconsin
Dec 15 2009 7:30P
CHUCK MEAD @ ONEIDA CASINO LOUNGE Green Bay, Wisconsin
Dec 31 2009 9:00P
CHUCK MEAD @ THE RYMAN AUDITORIUM Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 24 2010 12:00P
Chuck Mead @ Opry Country Classics Cruise Miami, Florida
Apr 25 2010 8:00P
Chuck Mead @ Stagecoach Music Festival Indio, California

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   About BR549
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BR549 has always been a band that lived, played and triumphed outside the lines. The band began in the mid-90s on Nashville’s then-seedy Lower Broadway where the original quintet began playing marathon sets in the window of Robert’s Western World. The band was quickly signed by Arista, for whom they recorded three acclaimed albums and one legendary live EP. By the end of the decade, they’d earned three Grammy nominations, performed all over network television and toured internationally with acts ranging from Faith Hill & Tim McGraw to Ani DeFranco and The Black Crowes. Yet following the 2001 release of their sole Sony album, the band was rocked by the departure of original bassist Jay McDowell and co-founder/co-lead vocalist Gary Bennett.

The group disbanded and Chuck, Shaw and Donnie returned to Lower Broadway to play weekly gigs with badass musical collective The Hillbilly All-Stars. The three were soon revitalized to again play music within an unpredictable scene, leading them to reform BR549 in 2004 with bassist Geoff Firebaugh and singer/guitarist Chris Scruggs for their Dualtone debut Tangled In The Pines. But following victorious tours of the U.S. and Europe (marred only by two separate thefts of their instruments and gear), BR549 was faced with their ultimate challenge when Donnie Herron was invited by Bob Dylan to become the new fiddle and steel guitar player in his band. “It was a real test of our abilities as a family,” admits Mead. “Donnie went on the road with Dylan, Shaw moved to Arizona & I’d moved on to other projects. But for us, BR549 had always been something that needs to be respected and nothing we could ever take lightly.”

Following months of heart-to-heart phone calls, plate-spinning scheduling and the addition of new bassist Mark Miller, the band finally convened in Athens, GA in 2005 to record Dog Days. This album is the sound of a band with an unshakeable legacy of integrity and the still-stunning ability to rattle the foundations of Country. “Some people think that there’s a music rulebook that was written a long time ago,” says Wilson. “BR549 never owned a copy of that handbook, and never will.” “We never sold millions and millions of records, but we’ve sold enough to continue to do what we do,” agrees Mead. “And because we never did bullshit anybody, we still have friends and fans from the very beginning. We still work our asses off and there were plenty of times we’ve played 300 dates a year. We were always willing to do that for something we believed in. We still believe in BR549 and plenty of other people do, too. We owe it to them and us to keep it growing.”

"Honky Tonk Song" (live) - recorded 3/29/09 @ The 5 Spot, Nashville

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Dec 13 2009 9:08 AM

Happy Holidays! B.
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Dec 12 2009 8:51 PM

Three new Christmas songs up. With a little Texas swing.
"White Christmas", "Winter Wonderland" & "Missing You At Christmas".
Come by and let me know what you think.
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Dec 9 2009 9:24 AM

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Here's a video of a song I wrote about a man and a gun
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Dec 2 2009 6:35 PM

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Nov 2 2009 3:38 AM

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Oct 26 2009 5:13 PM

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