Ruthie Logsdon - vocals, rhythm guitar;
Greg Hardin - vocals, bass guitar; Phil Mathieu - B-bender Telecaster, nylon string guitar, mandolin;
Bill Starks - vocals, piano and organ;
Robbie Magruder - Drums
Influences
Funny things people say, ex boyfriends, how much we've had to drink, oh and Loretta Lynn, Johnny Cash, Patsy Cline, Bruce Springsteen, Dwight Yokam, Lucinda Williams, Jim Lauderdale, Dick Dale and Minnie Pearl.
Sounds Like
What are you kidding? We sound like Ruthie and the Wranglers! Well, we've heard comparisons like the Mavericks and Asleep at the Wheel. But hey I'm a girl so what's up with that?
Ruthie and the Wranglers play rockin’ American Roots music (also known as FUN!) Praised for their original upbeat songs, their first two albums were among the Top 20 of the Americana Radio Charts. These musical night owls continue their clever songwriting skills, penned by Billboard Magazine as “...nothing short of brilliant,” as they deliver their all original album “Someday.” Ranking in the Top 20 to Top 50 on the Americana, Roots, and Roots Country radio charts, "Someday" was named "Album of the Year" by the Washington Area Music Association (WAMA).
Attending Bluegrass festivals, private guitar lessons and watching Country TV stars like Johnny Cash and Loretta Lynn, combined with her Rock ‘n’ Roll and Punk-influenced college days is what inspired Logsdon to create the beginning of Ruthie and the Wranglers. Add Ruthie’s favorite musicians and you get diverse talent and unstoppable energy.
Ruthie Logsdon, lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist and songwriter, including the band - has racked up more than 25 WAMMIES including 2003 Best Country Vocalist and 2000 Songwriter of the Year. Ruthie not only peforms but also gives workshops on performance, graphic design and promotion and songwriting.
Phil Mathieu, one of the hottest roots/rock players from a town known for its pickers, is full of surprises with his prowess on B-bender Telecaster, nylon string guitar and mandolin. Phil performed with the late Charlie Byrd, was named Washington Area’s Best Classical Instrumentalist and nominated for 2003 Musician of the Year.
Greg Hardin, brings his lead vocals, backing harmonies and bull’s eye bass guitar beat to the band’s primo show. Aside from his own striking compositions, Greg and Ruthie have teamed up to write some of their most engaging songs to date.
“‘Someday’ is clearly the product of many days well spent writing and recording songs – songs vibrant or clever enough to make most of what passes for country music these days sound dead on arrival."
– Washington Post
Just wanted to let you know that my band The Whiskey Darlings is playing DC9 this Thursday the 26th with By and By (a great new-grass bluegrass band!). Hope to see you there!
Happy Summer, Amy
P.S. If you ever need an opener, keep us in mind! Love your music!
We hope to see you tonight between 5pm and 10pm at Austin Grill Silver Spring for the First Monday fundraiser for WAMA! You eat and the Grill gives 33% of the sales to WAMA! Details are at wamadc.com and on our MySpace blog.
"If you and I were strangers" ...Classic song! One of my all time faves...We should do it as a duet sometime (I'll be Porter, you be Dolly)..Thanks for the add darlin'!!
-HBBG (aka Boyd)
Congratulations on your Wammie nomination! The 21st Annual Wammie
Awards take place on Sunday, February 18, 2007 at the State Theatre in
Falls Church. Any current WAMA member can vote in the awards. See you
at the Wammies!
