Member Since: 27/08/2006
Band Website: http://www.smileyandthelovedawg.com
Band Members: Chris - Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals;Steve - Mandolin, Slide-Mandolin, Fiddle, Harmonica, Guitar, Vocals
Influences: All the usual and some unusual folk and folk-rock influences: Howard "Louie Bluie" Armstrong, Woody Guthrie, Dylan, Neil Young, John Hartford, Pete Seeger, Grateful Dead, Fairport Convention, Richard Thompson, David Bromberg, Arlo Guthrie, Henry Thomas, The Band, Billy Bragg. Many blues influences: Muddy Waters, Clarence Gatemouth Brown, Memphis Jug Band, Mississippi John Hurt, Willie McTell, Robert Johnson. Lots of rock and punk influences: Velvet Underground, David Bowie, Mott the Hoople, T. Rex, Sex Pistols, Iggy Pop. A bunch of country influences: George Jones, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Jimmie Rodgers, The Carter Family, Marty Robbins. Many local influences: The Mumbillies, Howard Hefner, Todd Steed, Rus Harper, Scott Miller, Briar Thickett. Like most folks raised around a radio or a record player, we have more influences than I could possibly list including all those old standards we learned from our folks, our televisions, or the variety shows of the seventies. I also better not forget to give a nod to Louis Armstrong, too - after all, we are from America.
Type of Label: Major