Alabama Ernie Ford: mandolins, vocals, grunts, growls and shrieks, plain blue t-shirts w/pocket
Dr. Soppa: Sopper Emeritus
Influences
Various no-hit wonders of the 1920s, '30s & '40s, Charley Patton, Jimmie Rodgers, Bo Carter, the Original Carter Family, Mance Lipscomb, Blind Joe Death, Blind Willie McTell (and all the other Blind So-and-Sos), Son House, Memphis Minnie, Joni Mitchell, Loretta Lynn, Loretta Swit, Mississippi John Hurt, Motorhead, Memphis Jug Band, Gus Cannon, Hank Williams Sr., Gid Tanner and His Skillet Lickers, Mastodon, Nick Drake, Slayer, NPR, NWA, Conway Twitty, Yo Yo Ma, Roy Smeck, John Hartford, Cliff Richard, David Hasselhoff, Yo La Tengo, R. Crumb & the Cheap Suit Serenaders, Dead Kennedys, Squirrel Nut Zippers, Ry Cooder, Jaybird Coleman, Big Bill Broonzy, Rev. Gary Davis, Gillian Welch, Roy Bookbinder, Dr. Soppa, Willie Nelson, The Exploited, Bill Monroe, the Delmore Brothers, Iron Maiden, RL Burnside.
A Piedmont-style blues trio seeking enlightenment from early 20th century music, including vaudeville and medicine show tunes, Depression-era blues, old-time country, spirituals and the like.
Buy the new CD, Yellowhammered. Click album cover below to purchase.
Killer show. what a scene last night. man, now I know why we have never gone out past 10pm in Auburn- Because the ALA Gravy Soppers weren't playing!!!!!
Wow, two surprises. One, ya'll are still playing the same songs that we worked on! Two, but you sound much better doing it, must be the timing of a decent bass player. New tracks sound really good!
Guess who ruined 3 batches of beer? That's right! Yours truly. I apparently let the fermentation temps get too high so now they smell like friggin' BONDO! I've heard that beer makes pretty good fertilizer...sure as hell can't drink this crap. Looks like I'll be waiting till fall to brew another batch.
What's happenin' fellas? Glad to see yall got some new music coming put. I'll be visiting from the mid of April til the mid of May. Ford, give me a ring. PP
Hello, many Thanks for the add. Find your music really super and love it very much ! Wish you many many success !! Have a fabulous week ! Musical Greetings, Rose-Marie, Belgium
hey ya'll- noticed your museum gig is coming up. hope you don't mind if we come heckle ya- also, maybe afterwards we can host a little seedy release party- get it?
hmm, already sick of the two on there, huh? we're working on it...we couldn't find the recorder at our last jam. we're all ready for some finished soppers tunes too.
