Playing old-school Americana/Country fused with a Rock & Roll spirit, The 13s were formed around the soulful, gritty songwriting of frontman Sam Nation. Born out of Sam Nation's desire to combine Rock 'n' Roll and country, not necessarily in the same song, The Thirteens came to life in the summer of 2003. Self-exposing, witty, and downright argumentative lyrics on top of solid, toe-tapping, wrangler-rock.
As The Thirteens were completing their debut CD "Bad Apples", Sam Nation was killed in an auto accident, and with Sam we lost the band as well. This music is his and we are happy to have shared it with him. And now we would like to share it with you.
The Thirteens have been nominated for best folk/americana group in the 2006 Cincinnati Entertainment Awards. The Thirteens were also nominated for "Best New Artist/band" in the 2004 Cincinnati Entertainment Awards, and "Best /Folk/Americana/Roots in 2005.
My debut single ROLLIN' IN THE HEY just broke into the top 75 on the Music Row Breakout Chart WITH A BULLET!!!. Also I was just featured in the "Listen Up" section of COUNTRY WEEKLY!!! Visit my page and click on the Country Weekly free download button to get your copy of the debut single.
Thanks for being a friend! Below is the new suicide prevention video for the song “Go” from New Social Voyeurs. Help prevent suicide. Be a friend to someone who needs you.
Hello The Thirteens, We just released our debut cd "Catch The Party Train". Stop by the site and have a listen. We have a list of places you can get the CD, MP3's, Ring Tones and more listed in the blog. We hope to see you at a show in 2009.
