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Released: Jan 1, 2009

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Genre: Americana / Rock / Roots Music
Location ARLINGTON, Virginia, Un
Profile Views: 73519
Last Login: 5/30/2012
Member Since 5/14/2008
Website memphis59.com
Record Label unsigned
Type of Label Unsigned
Bio
With a name lifted from the chronicles of Rock and Roll history, Memphis 59 is a band hailing from Arlington, Virginia. The band features singer-songwriter Scott Kurt, Richard Lewis on bass, and Chris Zogby on drums. Memphis 59's sound, influenced by artists like Tom Petty, Paul Westerberg, Bruce Springsteen, and The Old 97's, is described as a combination of rock, alt-country, and pop. "Ragged but right", says Grammy-winning producer John Jennings of Memphis 59's musical style – a description the band liked so much that it was adopted as the title of their first full-length album. .. Memphis 59 began recording Ragged But Right in the summer of 2009,with the assistance of a trio of Grammy winners lined up to produce, engineer, and play on the record. Released in December of 2009, the album stays true to the band's straight-ahead, guitar driven roots rock sound. Featuring 12 original tracks, Ragged But Right was recorded at the award winning Bias Studios in Springfield, Virginia. Producer John Jennings was named 2008 Producer of the Year by the Washington Area Music Association, and has also worked with Grammy-winning artists Mary Chapin Carpenter, George Jones, Lyle Lovett, and The Indigo Girls. .. Though relatively new as a band, the individual members of Memphis 59 have years of playing, recording, and performing behind them. Since forming in 2008, Memphis 59 has made a noticeable impact on the Washington, DC music scene by reaching the finals of the Mid-Atlantic Region Band Battle (more than 130 bands entered), and being nominated by the Washington Area Music Association as Best New Band. Recognizing the importance of giving back to fans and to the local community, Memphis 59 donates a portion of the proceeds from every CD sold to the St Jude Children's Research Hospital and frequently plays benefit shows around the Washington, DC metro region. .. CSZ - 01/20/2010 - Added Radio Free Texas Banner. .. .. .. .. .. .. [Request Memphis 59 on Radio Free Texas!].. .. ...... .. .. CSZ - 10/06/2009 - Added PinkJams Fundraiser Advertisement. .. .. .. .. .. .. [Buy PinkJams Breast Cancer Fundraiser Concert Tickets Here!] .. [Both Memphis 59 and Justin Trawick Will Be Performing!].. .. ...... .. .. CSZ - 10/22/2009 - Added PinkJams Fundraiser M59 poster. .. .. .. .. .. ..Check out the Memphis 59 Pink Jams event poster! .. ...... .. .. CSZ - 04/08/2009 - Added Myspace mood widget. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. CSZ - 09/24/2009 - Moved St. Jude Banner higher up after blocking off code that displayed music stations that supposedly play our music. .. .. .. .. .. CSZ - 05/13/2009 - Added St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital banner. .. ..A portion of all proceeds from CD sales is donated to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. .. .. ...... .. .. .. .. .. CSZ - 05/09/2009 - Added some formatting and a link for a radio station that features our music. CSZ - 09/24/2009 - Block off banners for radio stations featuring our music starting here. Removed the span end tag so this comment block includes the HTML that displayed the radio station banners. - comment block ended here .. .. .. .. ..Come check out Memphis 59's songs on .. ..Musictogousa.com .. .. - new comment block started here. CSZ - 04/07/2009 - Added some formatting and a banner for a radio station that allows users to request our music. - comment block ended here. .. .. .. .. ...... .. .. .. .. Block off banners for radio stations featuring our music end .. .. CSZ - 04/07/2009 - Added some formatting and our music video. .. ..Here's our video for "Me, Myself and Eyes" .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. CSZ - 04/07/2009 - Added some formatting and video of Scott playing songwriter showcase. .. ..Scott Kurt performs "Me, Myself and Eyes" at the monthly DC Songwriter Circle in October of 2008... .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Members
Scott Kurt ...... vocals/guitar ..Chris Zogby ... drums ..Rich Lewis ...... bass ..Nate Taylor ... guitar ..John Jennings ... guitar (sometimes) .. Booking: .. Book Memphis 59!.. .. Press Contact: .. Send press inquires here!.. .. .. CSZ - 12/11/2009 - Display CD Baby banner. .. .. .......... .. .. .. CSZ - 12/11/2009 - Display new FB banner. .. .. ..[Become a Facebook Fan]................ .. .. CSZ - 11/01/2009 - Block off old FB image. ...... ..
Influences
Tom Petty, Paul Westerberg, Old 97's, The Damnwells, The Clarks, The Jayhawks, Son Volt, Wilco, Ryan Adams, Whiskeytown, Counting Crows
Sounds Like
Roots-rock, alt-country, whatever it's called these days. .. .. ...... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ........................View all ....Memphis 59 tour dates........ .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. ....................

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Bio:

With a name lifted from the chronicles of Rock and Roll history, Memphis 59 is a band hailing from Arlington, Virginia. The band features singer-songwriter Scott Kurt, Richard Lewis on bass, and Chris Zogby on drums. Memphis 59’s sound, influenced by artists like Tom Petty, Paul Westerberg, Bruce Springsteen, and The Old 97’s, is described as a combination of rock, alt-country, and pop. “Ragged but right”, says Grammy-winning producer John Jennings of Memphis 59’s musical style – a description the band liked so much that it was adopted as the title of their first full-length album.

Memphis 59 began recording Ragged But Right in the summer of 2009,with the assistance of a trio of Grammy winners lined up to produce, engineer, and play on the record. Released in December of 2009, the album stays true to the band’s straight-ahead, guitar driven roots rock sound. Featuring 12 original tracks, Ragged But Right was recorded at the award winning Bias Studios in Springfield, Virginia. Producer John Jennings was named 2008 Producer of the Year by the Washington Area Music Association, and has also worked with Grammy-winning artists Mary Chapin Carpenter, George Jones, Lyle Lovett, and The Indigo Girls.

Though relatively new as a band, the individual members of Memphis 59 have years of playing, recording, and performing behind them. Since forming in 2008, Memphis 59 has made a noticeable impact on the Washington, DC music scene by reaching the finals of the Mid-Atlantic Region Band Battle (more than 130 bands entered), and being nominated by the Washington Area Music Association as Best New Band. Recognizing the importance of giving back to fans and to the local community, Memphis 59 donates a portion of the proceeds from every CD sold to the St Jude Children’s Research Hospital and frequently plays benefit shows around the Washington, DC metro region.

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