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King Straggler

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King Straggler is Rodney Eastman, John Hawkes, Brentley Gore, and Danny Thompson. Eastman and Hawkes met playing brothers on an independent film. Eastman and Gore had begun to write songs together. In the spring of 2003, in Los Angeles, they formed King Straggler.From the outset the group has derived their unique sound by taking equal share in singing and songwriting duties, becoming three frontman with contrasting styles that dovetail into rich musical textures and colorful vocal blends. Their songs range from the hopeful to the haunted, from tattered folk to noisy rock to tear-it-up country and beyond. Music for dirty saints and wide-eyed wanderers. After adding a rhythm section (Douglas Grean: bass and Danny Thompson: drums) they gained a loyal following playing at venues such as the Knitting Factory, Hotel Cafe, and Spaceland -- culminating in a standing-room-only residency at Highland Grounds in Los Angeles.Championed by Scott Weiland (Stone Temple Pilots), they recorded a full-length CD at his headquarters, Lavish Studios, with Grean engineering and co-producing. Most recently, the group recorded songs with Ima Robot guitarist (and independent producer) Timmy Anderson. King Straggler has had songs featured in several films. Among them is the closing credits theme for "The Moguls", starring Jeff Bridges, due for release later this year. King Straggler's self-titled debut was released in February 2005. It continues to impress and has received steady play on L.A.'s Indie 103.1fm. /style

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Member Since: 7/2/2004
Band Website: kingstraggler.com
Band Members: "When You Leave"

Add to My Profile | More VideosJOHN HAWKES (Vocals, Guitar, Whistling)Recorded and toured with the seminal Austin, Texas post-punk band Meat Joy and also with LAs Gangster Folk. He has appeared in many films and TV shows, (Identity, Perfect Storm, X-Files, etc.) Most recently he starred in Me and You and Everyone We Know - a Special Jury Prize winner at 2005s Sundance Film Festival. He currently plays Sol Star on HBOs Emmy Award winning DeadwoodRODNEY EASTMAN (Vocals, Guitar, (Drums and Bass on our record)Has been playing music and making movies for nearly twenty years. He played drums for LAs Magpie, graduating to lead vocals and guitar in his own bands, Marvin Gardens, then Maypop. His acting career began playing opposite Patricia Arquette and Lawrence Fishburne in A Nightmare on Elm Street III and more recently co-starring with Samuel Jackson in A Cavemans Valentine. He currently resides in Hollywood California and is busy sharpening his skills in both arenasBRENTLEY GORE (Vocals, Guitar, Piano, Keys, Harmonica)Was born in Nashville, TN and has played and recorded with many heavyweights, including; Billy Preston, Aaron Neville, Gregg and Matt Bissonette, Jeffrey Skunk Baxter, Kenny Wayne Shepard, Steve Ferrone, Elliot Easton, (The Cars), Mike Finnegan, (Jimi Hendrix), Denny Seiwell, (Wings), Leland Sklar (James Taylor) and Michael Thompson (Santana, Madonna)just to name a few. He currently lives in Los Angeles where he writes, records and plays shows with King Straggler and his side project he calls Eye ElectricDAN THOMPSON (Drums)started playing drums as a youth & was fortunate enough to find a mentor in Creek Hart (son of Grateful Dead drummer Micky Hart). Dan has toured extensively in the U.S & abroad supporting bands like Primus, Cheap Trick and Sugar Ray with his former band mates, Sony recording artist, Protein. Dan relocated to L.A. in 2002 & has been busy with television soundtrack session work, an off-Broadway musical, as well as being a hired gun for a number of LA bands. Most recently Dan has been recording with Scott Weiland of STP & Velvet Revolver and will be appearing with Scott on Carson Dalys Last Call in May. After floating around, uninspired by LAs musical universe, Dan is thrilled to have landed at King Stragglers door-step and looks forward to a future with the bandDOUGLAS GREAN (Bass)...Engineered and Co-Produced our debut CD. He'll always be an honorary Straggler, but long-term comitments to Scott Weiland, Velvet Revolver and a host of other acts that pass through the doors of he and Scott's, 'Lavish Studios' Make it impossible for him to join the boys on the road. But he will ALWAYS be a member of King Straggler, and will be Co-Producing the follow-up CD, (recording at Lavish slated to begin in the Fall of 2005).
Influences: The Band, Neil Young, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, David Bowie, Lou Reed, CSN, The Beatles, The Beach Boys, The Eagles, The Clash, Hank Williams, Vic Chestnut, REM, Bright Eyes, Nirvana, M. Ward, Thelonious Monster, Wilco, Ima Robot, The Arcade Fire, Postal Service, Meat Puppets, Austin, Nashville, The South-West, our Friends and Families, Freeways at Dawn, Dangerous Angels, Heartbreak, Harmonies and Hollywood, Home Sweet Home...
Sounds Like: Eclectic-Folk-Rockin-South-Western-Alt-Americana! Willie Nelson, Elvis Presley, Elliott Smith and Patti Smith's illegitemate, criminal love-child
Record Label: Authentica Records
Type of Label: None

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