Smokestack and the Foothill Fury

About Me

SmokeStack, born March 23, 1978, originally hails from the great corn state of Iowa, but soon after ended up a Navy brat, and called Florida home. By age seven he ended up in Georgia, and stayed there for the most part, save a couple of extended trips to Iowa and eight months in North Carolina.
He dropped out of High School at age 16, getting GED, and diving into the construction/carpentry field. Now a journeyman carpenter, and enjoying the more so remodel/refinishing side of hammerswingin'. SmokeStack recently has been playing music again(for-real gigs), and alot of buskin'. In hopes of doing so more often, but in his own way of things. Incorporating the hard, all day energy needed for construction, and putting it into the great art of song writing and performing(Which some say SmokeStack was born to do). He plans on finding or making his niche'.
Basically a self-made man. Taking care of what is needed to get by, and barely doing so sometimes. He has managed to create and learn some hard-earned knowledge rarely even cared about today. Always having to fix his own cars and trucks through-out life. Farming what little land in hand and doing work for rent has kept everything modest and humbling. Prepared for change, but remembering the great things of the past has always been the way he has led his life.
SmokeStack and the Foothill Fury or just Smokey himself have shared the bill with some mighty fine acts. Including Colonel Bruce Hampton, The Derek Trucks Band, Jeff Coffin, Vince Herman and Drew Emmitt of Leftover Salmon, Rev. Jeff Mosier, Grease Factor, Jeff Sipe, MudCat, Johnny Neel, Derek Jones, King Johnson, Donna Hopkins Band, Big City Sunrise, Barry Richman, Ralph Roddenberry, Beverly Guitar Watkins, Frankie's Blues Mission, Lola Gulley, Sammy Blue, Donnie McCormick of Eric Quincy Tate, and most recently the Rib Tips. Some memorable moments are:.....Any given moment at the Northside Tavern. The rockin' out of his somewhat home town of Gainesville, Georgia every Mule Camp Market weekend for the past five years, Sage Fest in Georgia, Moon Mountain Zambifest, and many benefits for the ones he loves. Including Beverly Guitar Watkins at Darwin's, Cora Mae Bryant's Sweet Petunia day, and Mr. Frank Edwards Chicken Raid at the Northside Tavern.

My Interests

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Member Since: 6/10/2007
Band Website: foothillfury.com
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Matters what night it is. SmokeStack's the Foothill Fury is a sure enough, hard drivin', one man band. Incorporating snare, bass drum, and others.SmokeStack's energy comes from things forgotten in todays society...How to pull your soul out of the deepest darkest places..... the bottom of the bottle...then busted...The music is not busted but renews your take on original music made today
Smokestack and the Foothill Fury - Athens, GA 2007-07-07

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Influences:
Anything good!SmokeStack's musical fathers are: Lightnin' Hopkins, Buddy Guy, MudCat, Willie Nelson, Buddy Boy Hawkins, Blind Willie McTell, Mr. Frank Edwards, Hubert Sumlin, Professor Longhair, Beck, and many others. His musical mommas are: Billie Holiday, Bonnie Raitt, Etta James, Beverly Guitar Watkins, his real maw, and any of the great ladies out there. And a few crazy bands from SmokeStack's younger days.

Good Man Dealt a Bad Hand
The bad ass contraption

Homemade country-wine, Bad luck, even worse decisions, southern girls, northern girls, apple pie and vanilla ice cream, living off nothing more than what the good earth gives us. Mill grinding wheels, old men at the convienent store waiting for the sun,big block motors, 6o's and 70's hotrods, 50's and 60's pick-up trucks, last breathe of a falling star,vinyl of your favorite tunes, snow in the mountains, real women, real men, Like George fuc*ing Washington, Daniel Boone, and almost any Native American Indian, Well.... just about anyone before now... Walleye fishing at 4 am on some lake by yourself, Cast iron skillets, Rabun County Georgia before the flood of people.....About anywhere in Kentucky. Hell...Corbin, Kentucky, Tobacco Barns, Steel mills, holdin true to who you are and what you've got, Old towns, fly fishing, Bailey's and coffee at 6 am,Wild Turkey Rare Breed and Coke at 9 pm, Northside Tavern in Atlanta, fixing your own car, Fish frys for the folk in town, Old music by new souls with fresh ideas, The mother Fuc*in blues like they are suppose to be done, Lightnin Hopkins, grass cut in the marnin', old people in general, Stories of the craziness that made us America, Murder ballads, whiskey bootleggin', mountain marijuana, Hickory and Pecan smoking pork, the dirty,dirty south, the pristine idea of pristine, curiosity, corn meal, The few people that don't think I am hell on feet and help me out of my own shit, My few fans, my few enemies, myself......

Sounds Like: a refreshing slap in tha face to "pop music"

Record Label: yer a what ? Get the hell outta my face !
Type of Label: None

My Blog

2008 tour ideas....Wanted: Gig booking help

I would like to thank anyone in advance for anything that may come of this blog. I am planning my 2008 tour and here it is...So if you have any ideas... ...
Posted by Smokestack and the Foothill Fury on Mon, 22 Oct 2007 07:42:00 PST

Damn!!!...Blew my motor..Nothing whiskey can’t fix

Well the story's short version is this.......I had a truck....now I don't...Canadian folk are good people...Aye....I'm not kidding...Good people...Well, at least where I got stranded...Cost alot of m...
Posted by Smokestack and the Foothill Fury on Fri, 28 Sep 2007 07:04:00 PST

Crappy cover tune selections suck !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Have some frickin' balls. Or at least some guts. I'll let it be known that if on your profile is Mustang Sally, Red House (even though I do love the original versions by the original bad asses),...
Posted by Smokestack and the Foothill Fury on Mon, 27 Aug 2007 06:40:00 PST

As Lightnin’ would say......

"I'm long gone, like a turkey through the corn. "On tour. Catch me if you can...
Posted by Smokestack and the Foothill Fury on Tue, 14 Aug 2007 10:36:00 PST

"Mister" the kitty aka "Bubbles", I have been informed has passed away....

I wouldn't ever hip it to a cat that I didn't love, but Mister was a good friend for the time I knew him(which wasn't as long as I would have liked). The kind of cat that you could trust not to claw y...
Posted by Smokestack and the Foothill Fury on Tue, 14 Aug 2007 10:33:00 PST

To Anybody that has added me as a friend but I haven’t responded

Sorry, I have never had such a full plate, but I do appreciate you. I am on tour and may not get a chance to add you. If you want to talk to me. Just message me. I may not have a chance to add you bec...
Posted by Smokestack and the Foothill Fury on Tue, 14 Aug 2007 10:24:00 PST

I love shooting stars, no, not talking about myself or going on a rampage killing celebrities

***This weekend***As much as anything else you cherish or relish as your being, watching stars has always been a love since I was young, see the stars during this august annual meteor shower. It...
Posted by Smokestack and the Foothill Fury on Sun, 12 Aug 2007 02:46:00 PST

Muggy down here, yep, sure enough. Need help on a few dates for gigs

Book me! Amazing Musician for Hire!Songwriter, basically all original, on tour. Hire me on a week day for what you think is fair.Howdy! Gonna plug this one more time. I am touring and need gigs betwee...
Posted by Smokestack and the Foothill Fury on Wed, 01 Aug 2007 12:30:00 PST

My "top friends" wouldn't get mad, Would they?

I wanted to let you know that it is not that I don't love you(if you mysteriously get changed around on my friends list), but I have come to a revelation. This is for ne...
Posted by Smokestack and the Foothill Fury on Thu, 19 Jul 2007 09:30:00 PST

Mr. Blank's Carnivale of Black Hearts is tonight at the 40 Watt

Tonight , Friday the 13th will be art of all splendors in Athens, Ga.at the 40 Watt. The midway outside starts early, but the inside, main act starts sometim...
Posted by Smokestack and the Foothill Fury on Fri, 13 Jul 2007 08:59:00 PST