Member Since: 6/21/2005
Band Website: LonnyAyres.com
Band Members: I've got the core group set up in TEXAS. I'm currently auditioning band members to play local/regional gigs here in Tennessee. So, if you would like to pile into a vehicle with 3 or 4 other guys and play some music for little or no money get in contact with me!*****************************
Influences: I think you're influenced by everything you've ever been in contact with whether you noticed or not. My feeling is influences are like drugs. Some run through your body rather quickly. Others (the really good ones) stick around in your blood stream for a while giving you a great high. I've listened to everything. The first cassette I ever bought was Quiet Riot's "Cum On Feel The Noize" when I was in 5th grade. I used to like Michael Jackson for GOD's sake! Back in the "Thriller" days. I remember Mellencamp's songs on the radio BEFORE they were greatest hits. I thought Guns -N- Roses was the best band that ever lived right behind Poison...yeah, I said Poison. I had always listened to country. Guys like Hank Jr., George Strait, Keith Whitley. But when I really fell in love with music is when I "borrowed" a MERLE HAGGARD tape from my DAD. Man I wore that thing out! I still have that tape to this day. I wonder if Dad knows?****************************************************** ******* Some other guys that have influenced me are Jack Ingram, Steve Earle, Charlie Robison, Bruce Robison, Chris Knight, Johnny Cash, George Jones, Willie Nelson, Gary Allan, JACK DANIELS, Pat Green, The Great Divide/Mike McClure, JIM BEAM, Waylon Jennings, Billy Joe Shaver, & any of those guys that do their own thing and to hell with everybody else!
Sounds Like: Chris Knight, Jack Ingram, Steve Earle, Merle Haggard, John Mellencamp, Charlie Robison, Pat Green, old trucks & whiskey. You tell me. It sure would be cool if someone compared me to anyone that I listed above.
Record Label: InLaw Records
Type of Label: Indie