Wayne's core band for touring is comprised of three amazingly talented musicians, the incredible Eddie Biebel on lead guitar, the rhythm slappin' Huck Johnson on Standup Bass, and steel guitar phenom, Tony Locke.
Influences
Hank Williams, Bob Wills and Woody Guthrie.
Sounds Like
Wayne makes music fit for any road house anywhere. With his unmistakable voice, The Train's reckless honky-tonk can move the dead. If you see him live (and he is ALWAYS touring), you'll surely work up some sweat stains on that snazzy Rayon shirt youre wearing. If you buy his records, youll be rolling up your carpets, spreading sawdust on the hardwood, and dancing until the downstairs neighbors are banging their brooms on the ceiling.
Wayne's disdain for the slick new swill that passes for real deal country is well known. Like he's is fond of saying:
"Man, I'm like a stab wound in the fabric of country music in Nashville. See that bloodstain slowly spreading? That's me."
Welcome to Wayne "The Train" Hancock's Official MySpace Page!
Wayne has been called "The King of Juke Joint swing," a "Roots Renaissance Man," a "Country Singer's Country Singer" and "Hank Williams meets Gershwin." But the phrase most frequently echoed throughout his career is "Wayne Hancock is the real deal." Joe Ely said it, Hank Williams III said it, Bobby Koefer from the Texas Playboys said it, as have countless music fans and writers when referring to Hancock's authentic and original blend of honky tonk, western swing, blues and big band that he calls "juke joint swing!"
Authenticity and sincerity have been the cornerstones of Hancock's writing and music since the start of his career. His refusal to compromise his vision and sell out his music has earned him a fiercely loyal underground following.
Hancock's vision, as he puts it, is "to bring people together and make them feel good about music. It's a spiritual thing and without spirituality, you've got nothin'. There ain't much on the radio that strikes me as being original or from the heart, most of it's from the pocketbook and it shows."
Wayne is proud of his rural roots and culture and has thoroughly absorbed the spirit of country music's forefathers such as Ernest Tubb, Hank Williams and Jimmie Rodgers. Never a mere imitator, the cutting-edge style that emerges is every bit his own. He breathes youth and driving energy into traditional country forms and adds a dash of big band horns, boogie woogie piano, scorching rockabilly beats, heavenly Hawaiian steel licks and some wigged-out hillbilly jazz guitar.
please invite me to the private party in vermont!!!! it's tough bieng a wayne hancock fan in the north east, i'm way outside yer normal fanbase.....i gotta move.
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AWSOME TO SEE YOU GUYS LAST NIGHT IT WAS A GREAT SHOW AS USUAL, MY FRIENDS HUSBAND WAS SOOO EXCITED TO MEET WAYNE AND GET HIS AUTOGRAPH HOPE YOU COME BACK REAL SOON.
