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The Derailers

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About Me

***IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD THE DERAILERS AS A FRIEND, AND YOUR PROFILE IS MARKED "PRIVATE" YOU MUST SEND US A MESSAGE FIRST. THANKS!!***In a career that has given rise to more than a decade’s worth of fine-tuned, highly anticipated and wonderfully received music, the Derailers continue to build the relationship between song, listener and dance floor. Each album has been a mix of well-crafted original songs and cover songs so thoughtfully chosen and so representative of the band, that fans think they are as original as the band themselves.Challenged by their fans to create a sound that mirrors the shuffle of happy boots on a hardwood floor, the Derailers have fed the hungry dancehall crowds with their classic country beats and a 60s pop sensibility. Fans continue to show their appreciation and admiration with requests for encores long after the last drink has been served.In terms of sound, the Derailers have gotten smoother with age. As Hofeldt puts it, “I think we have retained the path we are going for. But we have certainly grown as players and allowed other influences to come in.” Their music celebrates the legacies of Buck Owens, George Jones, Roy Orbison, Elvis Presley, Charlie Rich and the Beatles, while still being on the edge of today’s country music. Hofeldt describes his view of country music as, “finding out what love really is, versus what you thought it was when you were a kid.” For all the fans of the Derailers, love is all you need.

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Member Since: 3/16/2006
Band Website: derailers.com
Band Members: Brian Hofeldt (guitar & vocals), Ed Adkins (bass & vocals), Scott Matthews (drums & cowbell), Sweet Basil McJagger (piano & Hammond organ), Chris Schlotzhauer (steel guitar & vocals)
Influences: Buck Owens & The Buckaroos, The Beatles, Wynn Stewart, Merle Haggard, Phillis Diller, Doug Sahm, Johnnie Johnson, Chuck Berry, Ray Price, Faron Young, Johnny Cash, Ray Charles, Booker T. and the M.G.'s, The Monkees, Jerry Lee Lewis, etc...
Get this video and more at MySpace.comThe Derailers Short, "The Right Place", done in 1999.
Sounds Like:Buck Owens meets The Beatles.
Record Label: Palo Duro Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Vote for The Derailers at Strictly Country Magazine!

Hello again MySpace buddies, ..> Vote for The Derailers! ...
Posted by The Derailers on Tue, 20 Nov 2007 07:10:00 PST

Request The Derailers on GAC

Hello Friends,Thanks to all y'all for voting for us on the austin360 website poll, and for playing our video over at CMT!We were voted 3rd place (out of 10 + some write-ins) for "Austin's Best Country...
Posted by The Derailers on Mon, 24 Sep 2007 01:13:00 PST

Derailers email list

Hello y'all,This myspace, with its blogs, bulletins, comments and what have you is probably the best way to stay in touch with us, The Derailers. But if you didn't know, there is also a Derailers emai...
Posted by The Derailers on Tue, 11 Sep 2007 07:31:00 PST

Please play/request our video at CMT!

Neighbors,CMT has put a link to our new video "Who's Gonna Mow Your Grass?" on their front page (for videos). Please go there and play it. Every time you do, they consider that a request. If you are e...
Posted by The Derailers on Mon, 10 Sep 2007 03:50:00 PST

Profile set to "private"??

New friends,Is your profile set to "private"? If it is, you will not be added as a friend of ours.If you would like to be added with a private profile, send us a message first won't you? That way we k...
Posted by The Derailers on Thu, 03 May 2007 01:08:00 PST

New blog for May

Hi neighbors!Well, I guess it's been a real long time since I blogged so here we go!First an update: A lot of you have been asking about the Buck record, "Under the Influence of Buck". It is finished ...
Posted by The Derailers on Thu, 03 May 2007 12:58:00 PST

Our upcoming record...

 Friends,Brian has given me the green light to go ahead and tell you about the new record!It'll be a full-album tribute to our friend and hero Buck Owens. We're calling it "Under the Influence of...
Posted by The Derailers on Sat, 24 Feb 2007 11:49:00 PST

February update

Hello friends!This is an update from the road.We are in Amarillo Texas tonight. We're on our way home from Colorado. Last week when we stayed here on the way out it was, like, 16 degrees and snowing. ...
Posted by The Derailers on Thu, 22 Feb 2007 12:12:00 PST

Good bye Doyle Holly.

As I put it in a bulletin sent out earlier, this is a sad day in Derailerland.Today we lost another one of our friends who is also one of our musical heros.Doyle Holly passed this morning in Henderson...
Posted by The Derailers on Sun, 14 Jan 2007 09:22:00 PST

2007

Hi y'all!If you live in the Austin area, you were probably out last night at the Continental Club. If you weren't there, you missed an extremely fun show. It was Elvis Presley's birthday (72 I think)....
Posted by The Derailers on Wed, 10 Jan 2007 10:27:00 PST