Swingin' Johnsons
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"MORE HONK. LESS TONK. "
RALEIGH, North Carolina
United States
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| Member Since | 11/23/2006 | | Band Website | morehonklesstonk.com | | Band Members | Randy Benefield; David Burney; Chris Grams; Chris Leming; Seth Turner; Miles Wright
| | Influences | Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, The Who, Gram Parsons, Mike Ness, Merle Haggard, Hank III, Jerry Jeff, Billy Jo Shaver, Fats Domino, Hank Snow, Mr Ernest Tubb, Sam Cooke, The Kinks, Waylon and Willie, Porter Wagoner, Buck, Roy Orbison, Dave Dudley... | | Sounds Like | Hell, we ain't good enough to sound like anybody. | | Record Label | Beer | | Type of Label | Indie |
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Just some good ole boys...
Well, if the truth be told, this motley crew ain't exactly Bo and Luke. And they ain't Motley Crue, either. But with members from the hill country of Texas, the swamplands of southeastern NC and the overcast rust fields of Ohio, these guys are proof that enough brown liquor and a desperate need for attention can coerce anybody to form a honky tonk band.
Hell fire, they call themselves the Swingin' Johnsons. That's your first clue. This is a bunch of never-really-could-a-beens who don't take themselves too seriously. Your brother's best friends cousin in Utah has a band called the Swinging Johnsons-- who gives a damn?!
Don't get me wrong. These boys love the music. They play enough original songs to make you squirm, but mostly they cover the honky tonk greats-- Cash, Merle, Willie. Ernest. Hanks I, II, and III. DAC. Junior Brown. Ray Wylie Hubbard and Townes van Zandt. The Who. Outcast. Social Distortion. Old 97s. Not that they sound like those guys... hell, they ain't that good! And they ain't trying. Pay attention.
Seriously, you won't confuse these guys with the very best musicians in town-- better wait til next week for that. They've never recorded with anyone and they aren't selling a CD (although you can get a Swingin' Johnsons thong on their website: www.morehonklesstonk.com). You think that stops 'em? Hell, no. This is a band with a mission.
Band rules:
1. The band has a good time. After that, all bets are off.
2. Tuning is for pussies.
3. We don't need no stinking badges (although it's a great song).
4. Where's the brown liquor?
5. Barmaids with tattoos are hot.
6. Barmaids without tattoos are hot.
7. Discretion is overrated.
8 If you do it bad: do it big, do it loud, or do it again... they'll think you meant to do it that way.
Sound like fun? Well, it is. And if you got nothing better to do than drink some good whiskey, cheap beer or sweet iced tea, flirt with someone who didn't bring you, and listen to this bunch of losers, then strap on your big belt buckle, pull on your high heel boots and come grab the Johnsons.
What you got to lose?
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