Member Since: 2/5/2006
Band Website: www.ruralgrit.com
Band Members: Don Carrick,
Patrick Frazier,
Mike Murphy,
Ike Sheldon,
Mark Smeltzer
Influences: "Everything they've heard since they were children, whether they liked it or not, has influenced them in one way or another. They are all music lovers and their interests are wide and varied. But if you want names here are some that I am aware of..."(kim stanton)...Georgia Sea Island Singers; Neil Young & Crazy Horse; Muddy Waters; Willie Dixon; Bob Marley & The Wailers; Hank Williams; Flying Burrito Brothers; James Brown; The Rolling Stones; The Beatles; Steve, Bob & Rich; Violent Femmes; The Doors; The Cars; Sly & The Family Stone; Jimmie Rodgers; Toots & The Maytals; The Beatles; Elvis Costello; The Temptations; AC/DC just BonScott; Miles Davis; John Coltrane; Howlin' Wolf; Emore James; Robert Johnson; The Young Johnny Carson Story; Blue Museum; The Dhurries; Dale Frazier; Rachel Frazier; Sun Tzu; CREEM Magazine; NWMSU, Monty Python's Flying Circus, HEE HAW,
Sounds Like: "The first time I heard Trouble In Mind, they seemed so unencumbered by the need to sound like anyone else. The music is raw and very original." (steve phillips/the elders & the rainmakers)Writers have struggled for years to label the band, but they inevitably end up using multiple slashes: Blues/Country/Funk/Old Time/Rock/Alternative/No Depression...influenced by all the music surrounding them, they blend all of these styles into a sound that is uniquely their own.
Record Label: Rural Grit Records
Type of Label: Indie