The Mudcats are a kick-ass mud-funk band. The CD, produced by Kent Finlay and engineered, mixed, and mastered by Gary Hickinbotham, features Colin Brooks (Guy Forsythe, Toni Price, The Band of Heathens) on the dobro, slide guitar, and lap steel; Sterling Finlay (Sidehill Gougers, The Hudsons, Grant Ewing Band, Foscoe Jones and the Distractions) on bass and vocal harmonies; Johnny Arredondo (Hal Ketchum, Charlie Sexton, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Stop the Truck, Grant Ewing Band) on drums and percussion; Brady Black (Randy Rogers Band) on fiddle; and Doctor G (acoustic guitar, main vocals, songwriter).
Since the CD release party on September 26, 2005, Johnny Arredondo, Kyle Schneider (Will Sexton, Houston Marchman, Ian Moore, Erin Condo Band), Jake Sutton (Grant Ewing Band), and Troy Rios (Big John Mills & the Texas Road Dawgs) have shared drumming duties at live gigs, Sterling Finlay continues to play bass and provide vocal harmonies, and Colin Brooks, Hunter St. Marie (Doug Moreland Band), Ed Jurdi (The Band of Heathens), Big John Mills (Texas Music Awards 2006 Musician of the Year), Grant Mazak (Grant Mazak Band), Lars Albrecht (Jackson Taylor Band, Sunny Sweeney), and Michael O'Connor (Susan Gibson, Slaid Cleaves, Cary Swinney, Adam Carroll) have played slide guitar with Doctor G and the Mudcats at different shows.
Influences
Credence Clearwater Revival, Kris Kristofferson, Tony Joe White, Tom T. Hall, Merle Haggard, Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, The Band, John Prine, Kent Finlay, Steppenwolf, The Doors, Willie Nelson, Victoria Spivey, Billy Joe Shaver, Waylon Jennings, Mickey Newbury, Jimmy Buffet, Muddy Waters, Mark Twain, Woody Guthrie, Aaron Allan, Leadbelly, Hank Williams, Jimmy Rodgers, Howlin' Wolf, Hank Snow, Aunt Molly Jackson
Sounds Like
Swampytonk
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Doctor G (Gregg Andrews) is a Texas singer-songwriter whose debut CD, Mudcat (September 2005), launched Kent Finlays new indie label for songwriters--Cheatham Street Records. Mudcat features original songs that blend funky, mud-fried Mississippi River swamp, Mark Twain-like storytelling, country blues, and Texas-style Americana. With tasteful instrumentation by Colin Brooks, Brady Black, Sterling Finlay, and Johnny Arredondo, Doctor Gs debut CD mixes up-tempo Texas swing, rock and roll, and swampy blues with stories of loneliness and longing, forbidden love, police brutality, and disillusioned soldiers.
Doctor Gs songs are the product of a life journey that began along the railroad tracks on the west bank of the Mississippi River in a cement-manufacturing company town near the cave made famous by Mark Twains fictional characters in Hannibal, Missouri. He grew up in the shadows of a sprawling cement plant where nearby sounds of river traffic, train whistles, and smokestacks resonated through the dark hollows and steep limestone bluffs. The ups and downs of a rough life in this setting provided the vivid imagery and themes that characterize Doctor Gs hard-edged songs. Influenced by local storytelling traditions, he was drawn to the writings of Twain and songs about being down and out. At age 14, he learned to play and sing when his father taught him Jimmy Rodgerss Waiting for a Train.
Doctor G moved to San Marcos, Texas, and became a regular performer at Cheatham Street Warehouse, where the culture of Texas song writing further influenced the texture of his music. His songs, like the books he has written, capture history from the bottom up. They tell the struggles of everyday people to find love, respect, happiness, and justice.
Doctor G is also the Assistant Director of the Center for Texas Music History at Texas State University-San Marcos.
For booking and further information, contact:
e-mail: doctorgandthemudcats@msn.com or
ga05@txstate.edu
Phone: 512/393-1606, or 512/754-7756
Website: http://www.doctorgandthemudcats.com
DOC, thanks again to you and your lovely wife for all of that wondeful Texas hospitality..too many thing to name. I owe you guys next time. You are beautiful people. I loved making music w/you. Your songwriting cuts deep and your band is smokin!
Hope all is well down in the sunshine! Can't wait til sept! love youuuuu
Hey .. Love Your Sound .. Thanks for accepting my request .. I am honored to be a friend !! Thanks for liking my version of Never Leave Harlan Alive .. I appreciate the sweet comment !!
Doc, I returned to Tuscon full of love and music. What an amazing time we had..the Saxon show was INCREDIBLE..i was very moved, as always by your songs and ever blessed by your friendship. I enjoyed the shows we did together and hope to do it again in September. Brook and I had such a great time, thank you and viki for your hospitality and sharin the love..seems our family is expanding. my love to Kent, Viki, and Big John & Friends and until next time... xxooo
Distinctive, genuine and entertaining as heck !! I really, REALLY dig you guys !!! All the best in everything you do-and don't hesitate to keep in touch !!
Aloha and thank you for including us in your circle of friends. Please accept our respects and a heartfelt "mahalo" to you for giving the world your beautiful sweet sounds. ~ Namaste Sweet Soul. Wishing you well, Annette, Bia & Dee LaBorte
Missed the radio show sunday, but heard you said some kind words about me. Thank you, I am honored and so excited that our texas tour is just around the corner. Can't wait to work with you!!
