Member Since: 3/7/2008
Band Website: wordpress.com/blackshepherd
Band Members: Bass: Randall Squires
Lead guitar: Drew Howard
Tenor Sax: Melvin the great
Drums: Swift
Leader of this group: Ozzie...Ozzie did not play on this but thanks for everything man!
Sound Mix: Kurt Gannon...I don't know what he does but I like it and he's a very cool dude...I'm gonna see if I can get some lessons
Acoustic guitars/vocals: Art Shepherd (Shep) I'm from Massachusetts and have been in Austin about 3 weeks and hope to never leave...don't see why I'd want to.
Influences: I can't speak for the band but my influences are: Shawn Colvin; Patty Griffin; John Gorka; The Beatles; The Band; Crosby Stills Nash & Young; Jim Morrison; Van Morrison; Eva Cassidy; Janis Joplin; Manhattan Transfer; Otis Redding; Stevie Wonder; Donnie Hathaway; Bob Dylan; Bob Schneider; Wilson Pickett; Sam Beam; Stevie Ray Vaughn; Kenny Wayne Shepherd; Allman Brothers; Beach Boys; Richard Thompson; Nick Drake; Joni Mitchell; Jackson Brown; Jim Croce;
Sounds Like: Someone told me "Soul Asylum" but I really don't know. Recently I've been trying to let songs be what they are and sing them accordingly. Some times I sound one way and the next like John Prine...someone told me I sounded like him last week.Drew said he thought these songs fit into the "Soul/Blues" genre...if so I'd be proud but I didn't anticipate being that kind of singer...the songs and this band kind of brought me there. I'll see if I can hang around. But I have some songs coming out that will definitely sound more like John Prine who I adore...so that's cool.
Record Label: Unsigned
Type of Label: None