The Lonesome Billys are: Miss Monica, vocals; Michael McMahon, guitar and vocals; Chris Smylie, bass and vocals; Nat Seeley, drums; and Jonathan Gregg, pedal steel.
All but Miss Monica played for years as Jonathan Gregg and the Lonesome Debonaires (www.hero.com/lonesome), who recorded three critically acclaimed CDs before breaking up in 2000.
Miss Monica is an Australian-American singer who has performed extensively both stateside and in Australia, most recently as part of the Stepfords on a tour Down Under supporting Tony Joe White.
The Lonesome Billys are a New York City-based band playing a repertoire by artists such as Patsy Cline, Elvis Presley, Bob Wills, Bill Monroe, Charlie Rich, George Jones and Gillian Welch, all of whom have contributed to the melding of country, bluegrass, pop, Western swing, blues and rock 'n' roll to create their own unique voices. It's the soulful blues of Memphis and the propulsive picking of Kentucky, the devil's music and the deliverance of gospel all at once; it's honky-tonk in the big city and southern music in the land of the Yankees.
Composed of veterans of the New York music scene, the band has been active for about five years and plies the NYC circuit, with numerous appearances ar Rodeo Bar, Lakeside Lounge, Jalopy Theatre and Hank's Saloon.
