Scott Morgan: Vocals/Acoustic and Electric Guitars/Banjo/Harmonica
Jeremy Thompson: Drums/Percussion/Backing Vocals
Shannon Morgan: Backing Vocals/Percussion
Ryan Davis: Electric and Acoustic Bass Guitar/Backing Vocals
Peter Lucey: Fender Rhodes/Hammond Organ/Piano/Accordion
Influences
Wilco, Little Feat, Ryan Adams, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Widespread Panic, Tom Petty, Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, The Black Crowes, Tom Waits, Doors, Allman Brothers, Uncle Tupelo, The Rolling Stones, Bruce Springstein, Faces, Led Zeppelin, Johhny Cash
Sounds Like
Rough and raunchy garage roots-rock meets blues-funk and punk-country, Chapel Hill, NC's Memphis the Band conveys a wide range of stories and emotions based on Southern life and good times. Adding in dashes of folk, jazz, rockabilly and psychedelic, they play gut bucket thump and twang - ragged beauty with a rough-hewn soul side.
Scott Morgan, lead singer of Memphis the Band, has a voice pitched somewhere between the southern-rock inflection of Black Crows front man Chris Robinson and the R&B swagger of Mick Jagger. But once you've got used to this, the spit-and-sawdust roots-flavoured garage rock that the five-piece have been honing since their inception in 1998 starts to whip up a storm. In fact, the group's fourth album sounds like one hell of a Saturday night at their local juke-joint down in Chapel Hill, North Carolina..
MEMPHIS THE BAND: Last of the Cadillac Days
"Last of the Cadillac Days recalls the ragged beauty and bittersweet twang of influences like Neil Young and Tom Petty." Derek Stills, Praxis Magazine "The rough-hewn-soul side of roots rock, a la The Band and Little Feat." The Music Monitor
There is currently a search for two types of bands for record label consideration.
*** Note: PLEASE IDENTIFY IF YOU ARE IN GROUP 1 OR 2 IN THE SUBJECT LINE OF YOUR RESPONSE. Emails are being reviewed by different representatives.
1. A Pop/Rock/Commercial band with female lead. Band must consist of 2 guitars (Prefer both guitar players to be of lead caliber. However, one lead and one rhythm is acceptable), keyboard/piano, bass, and drums. Lead vocal, followed by backing vocals, in that order, is a plus as it relates to other members of the group. Average age of the band cannot exceed 28 years of age.
* Group must have an outstanding lead vocalist. ** Musicianship throughout the entire band must be very strong. *** Group cannot currently be under any contract of any type that is related to the music industry.
2. A Modern Rock band with male lead. Must be a complete band but there are no prerequisites as it relates to the make up of the band. Average age of the band cannot exceed 23 years of age.
* Group must have an outstanding lead vocalist. ** Musicianship throughout the entire band must be very strong. *** Group cannot currently be under any contract of any type that is related to the music industry.
XXX - If you meet the minimum qualifications as described above. Email a link for your MySpace Page and if applicable, a link for your website to: recordingartistsearch@gmail.com
Only send one email with your links. Due to the volume of responses normally received for these types of opportunities. After review of your material, you will only be contacted if there is an interest in attending one of your shows by a label representative. As such please to not send any follow up emails regarding selections. If you were not contacted back, there was not an interest.
Hey we just really wanted to thank you for letting us be your friend on Myspace. Stop by, leave us a comment and let the world know what you think of The Last Hour. Remember we can’t do all this without you, so we need your support any way you can give it.
All our songs are now available on iTunes, Rhapsody, ect or any other major online store. Or if you want the disc you can get it @ www.thelasthour.bigcartel.com. We need your support spreading the music! Thanks guys!
Dear Memphis- The final mix of our new EP "Long Time Between Drinks" is available on our myspace for your listening pleasure, Hope you enjoy it! Take Care and we'll see you in Asheville soon! Love & Dag, LP
It was so great to see all you guys last nite and hear you play. I made it back to the 'Boro safely - just "kept my nose clean, my mouth shut, and my eyes straight ahead"...lol
WTF?! When are the Hatfields & McCoys gonna settle this dispute over a cool, sweet glass of iced tea? I miss me some Memphis & if ya' don't start up again soon I'm gonna steal yer wife! Love, Taz
Your song Sleeping Pills will be featured on Locals Only this Sunday night at 8pm on Majic 94.1. Tell everyone you know to listen or go online to www. majic941. com
