Music:
Member Since: 2/21/2008
Band Website: hermajestysbuzz.com
Band Members:
Greg is currently drumming with a new Memphis based band called SNAKE EYES, featuring Jim Dickinson, Jeremy Scott, Adam Woodard, and John Paul Keith.
"Her Majesty's Buzz" has released two new records for digital download only. "Sundays in the Summer" and “Acoustic Aerial Buzzingâ€! "Sundays in the Summer" features 7 new pop gems from the songwriting team of Greg Roberson an Don Main. “Acoustic Aerial Buzzing†features 14 acoustic studio tracks; 13 of the tracks are songs that are featured on both the “Sundays in the Summer†and "One of our Astronauts is Missing “records, and the 14th cut, “Then Turns Blueâ€, was co-written with Mark Akin From The Subteens.
Greg Roberson can be heard drumming on the first four studio albums by the Reigning Sound, on the Compulsive Gamblers double live album "Live and Deadly", on the debut record by Rich Crook's new band "LOVER !", on Jack Oblivian & The Tennessee Tearjerkers "Flip Side Kid" LP, and on the Knaughty Knights last "Shattered Records" EP "Tommy of the River".
Greg was the last drummer in Arthur Lees "Love". Greg was asked to put together a new version of "Love" to be based out of Memphis. The band would sadly never get to perform live before Arthur's death in August of 2006.
Greg's songs can be head on records by : Her Majesty's Buzz, The Shazam, The Subteens, Lamar Sorrento, The Everyday Parade, and on the movie soundtrack for "Going All The Way".
"One of our Astronauts is Missing - part one : the Cough Syrup Chronicles", is the ten song debut record from Her Majesty's Buzz. Produced by the bands songwriting team, Greg Roberson and Don Main (Late Show). The record was recorded and co-produced by Jake Robinson (Johnny Cash, Matthew Sweet, Veruca Salt, James Brown, Ray Charles, & Tyrone Davis) in Indianapolis and mixed in Memphis by John Hampton (The Raconteurs, The Replacements, Alex Chilton, Big Star, The Cramps, Marshall Crenshaw, Gin Blossoms, & Tommy Keane).
Greg recently produced the forthcoming Ross Johnson (Alex Chilton & Panther Burns) album. The record features the members of “Snake Eyes†as well as Jeff Evans (68 Comeback & Gibson Brothers) backing Ross on 11 classic Ross Rants. If you are a fan of Ross's Goner Records release "Make it Stop" you are going to love this insane piece of vinyl.
Greg is currently producing a new record from legendary Memphis rockers “The Klitz†!
Influences:
Here comes an extremely incomplete laundry list of some folks who have influenced me musically:
Memphis Music, Bob Dylan, The Byrds, The Move, The Equals, Big Star, Brenton Wood, Buffalo Springfield, Guided By Voices, The Replacements, John Coltrane, Love, The Rationals, Hank Williams, Little Richard, Big Joe Turner, Roky Erickson, Charles Bukowski, Elliot Smith, The Zombies, Jackie Wilson, Milt Jackson, Nick Drake, Wes Montgomery, The Beatles, Arthur Lee, Neil Young, Gene Clark, John Lennon, Jim Dickinson, DJ Jack Armstrong, Ron Jordon, The New York Dolls, 13th Floor Elevators, Tom Waits, Ric Flair, The Hollies, Dwight Twilley Band, Howlin Wolf, Tyrone Davis, Dillard & Clark, Robert Pollard, Jimmy Smith, Dead Moon, Paul Revere & the Raiders, 20/20, Eddie Cochran, Small Faces, Jerry Lee Lewis, Paul Burlison, Jackie Fargo, The Only Ones, Paul Westerberg, Hunter S. Thompson, Ben Webster, Elvis, Richard Hell, Beach Boys, Roy Orbison, Johnny Thunders, Phil Seymour, The Kinks, Otis Redding, All Four of my Grandparents, Marc Bolan, The Who, Wilco, Syd Barrett, Flying Burrito Brothers, Buck Owens ...
As far as as my drumming influences: Al Jackson, Jerry Nolan, Jack Oblivian, Ringo Starr, Jim Keltner, Arthur Lee, Phil Seymour, JM Van Eaton, Ross Johnson, Micheal Clarke, Hal Blaine, Glen Kotche, DJ Fontana, Jody Stephens, Kieth Moon, Mo Tucker, Twinkle, John Cowsill, Stan Lynch, Greg Morrow to name just a few.
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Sounds Like:
Here is a recent video of Jack -O & The Tennessee Tearjerkers performing "Ditch Road" at the Outland Ballroom recorded by The Bolivar Blondie.
The band is : Jack Yarber on guitar and vocals, Greg Roberson on drums, Adam Woodard on organ, Jeremy Scott on bass and bgv's, and Jake Vest on guitar.
Here is the second REIGNING SOUND line-up Live at the Silver Dollar in Toronto recorded Sept 18th 2003. The boys are doing a cover of the Jim Dickinson penned "Uptight Tonight" originally recorded in 1964 by the Memphis band Flash & the Casuals.
The band is : Greg Roberson on drums, Jeremy Scott on bass and background vocals, and Greg Cartwright on guitar and lead vocals.
Record Label: http://cdbaby.com/cd/hermajestysbuzz
Type of Label: Indie