Member Since: 17/01/2006
Band Website: www.chrisrichards.com
Band Members:
Influences: How about people/bands/things I love instead? Alright, well, let's see... there's Dawn McCoy, Waylon Jennings, the Beach Boys, Bob Van Akkeren, Harlan Howard, Jo Almeida, Dr. Seuss, Tom T. Hall, Sheboygan, Doug Hopkins, Kris Kristofferson, western movies, Peter Cooper, Johnny Paycheck, Butch Primm, Tex Ritter, Rick Shea, Eddie Stubbs, Hank Cochran, Shane MacGowan, Hal Blaine, Todd Snider, The Doors, Townes Van Zandt, Lloyd Green, Jim Steinman, Robert Frost, Stanley Booth, Jerry Chesnut, Pete Maravich, Terry Reid, Phil Tagliere, Tom Dowd, Dickey Lee's "She Thinks I Still Care", Steve Largent, White Shoes & Mary Ellen, Meat Loaf (singer and food), "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee", chicken (any style), "The Outlaw Josey Wales", Jerry Reed, Hank Williams, Sheboygan Elks Lodge 299, Mark Dancey, Miss Ellie, Sixto Lezcano, Jimmy Day, Freddie Mercury, Peter Jesperson, "Lost", Art's Concertina Bar, Arizona, Jim Gordon, the triple jump, Guy Clark's "Old No. 1", Willie Banks, my 3 brothers, George Jones, "Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid", Kenny Buttrey, Al Perkins, Jerry Carrigan, the Replacements, Al Schmitt, Sheboygan bratwurst and independent record labels and publishers.
What don't I like? People who are not nice.
Sounds Like: "His introspective songs of vulnerability and mettle are more akin to those of Rodney Crowell and roots-rocker Dave Alvin, and his melodies and storytelling follow the footsteps of Billy Joe Shaver and John Prine. Richards has assimilated the elements that once made Nashville the center of American music, and is doing his part to help Music City regain its former relevance." ~ The East Bay Express (Oakland, CA)
Record Label: Lake Effect Records/Songs of Lake Effect Publshng
Type of Label: Indie