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About Me


Born out of the various small towns of Illinois, The Dead or Alives are pure midwest no coast rock'n'roll. Stones, Stooges, Sonics, AC/DC, Mudhoney, Link Wray, R.L. Burnside are some of the more obvious influences.

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Music:

Member Since: 13/07/2006
Band Members: Devin (vox, guit), Doug (guit) and James (bass)
Influences: Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Rolling Stones, Jimmy Martin, Ralph Stanley, Little Richard, Elvis, Johnny Cash, AC/DC, Hank Williams Sr. & Jr., Warren Smith, Charlie Feathers, Curtis Mayfield, Otis Redding, James Brown, The Sonics, Dwight Yoakum,The Sex Pistols, Otis Rush, Johnny Thunders, Buck Owens, Merle Haggard, Ramones, Misfits, R.L. Burnside, Carl Perkins, The Cramps, Muddy Waters, Jason and the Scorchers, Black Crowes, T-Model Ford, The Saints, Rose Tattoo, Jimi Hendrix, Johnny Horton, John Lee Hooker, Link Wray, Eddie Taylor, Waylon Jennings, David Allen Coe, Ike Turner, The Stooges, Del Reeves, Steve Earle, Lynyrd Skynyrd, New York Dolls, Sonic Youth, Ronnie Dawson, Junior Wells, Buddy Guy, Snooky Pryor, George Thorogood, Bob Wills, Slim Harpo, Nine Pound Hammer, N.W.A., Early Metallica, Black Sabbath.
Sounds Like: A butterfly in acid rain
Record Label: Rosabel Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

The Hangar 9 roof collapse

I can say for this group of musicians we are grateful that we have had the chance to play The Hangar 9 over the years in this band and in many others. I hope Sally and Duke rebuild so we can continue ...
Posted by on Sat, 31 Jan 2009 19:48:00 GMT

DRUGS AND ALCOHOL -- DEMO

A theme.. I know just a little about... Doug and I wrote the music to this verbtim in 1994. We went back last summer in 08 and in two takes did the music with me on drums, a month or so late James did...
Posted by on Fri, 30 Jan 2009 20:24:00 GMT

if this is what the blues is, I have ’em...


Posted by on Mon, 24 Nov 2008 04:23:00 GMT

motel time again

I am on the road for work during my Clark Kent job as a traveling photog. For the first time in about 20 trips since going back to this gig I brought my dog Jenna, an American Eskimo. I got this 400 d...
Posted by on Wed, 07 May 2008 23:06:00 GMT

A young Hunter S. Thompson wouldn’t last 6 months today

In a nation whose control of the media is by reactionary water carrying boot lickers and PC liberal limp dick thought police, Hunter S. Thompson would be prosecuted from both sides of the fence. He&rs...
Posted by on Mon, 24 Mar 2008 14:48:00 GMT

Thoughts on Zep reunion

I don't understand people getting all pissy about Led Zeppline reuniting. These aren't dinosaurs that have turned into stone over the last 25 years. All the musicians involved have been active since B...
Posted by on Mon, 10 Dec 2007 15:04:00 GMT

Im a Mod and a Rocker --The Kinks baby!

Mick Avery on drums, way underrated in the history of rock'n'roll. Dave on the guitar ...RIFF! ... brother Ray on vocals...John on bass ... check out this Gretsch ... Reminds me of l...
Posted by on Sun, 02 Dec 2007 21:08:00 GMT

Porter Wagoners funeral, back from Nashville

First, why would I go to Porter Wagoner's funeral? I didn't go to Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, Malcolm Yelvington, Charlie Feathers and even Jimmy Martin's. All of whom I knew more about or actually kne...
Posted by on Thu, 01 Nov 2007 16:13:00 GMT

Devin Miller and the Dead or Alives ringtones at iTunes

I never thought I'd be writing that you could buy our songs as ringtones. I am slightly embarrassed and more amused! And hell, I am not one of those artists who laments getting paid for their work. Gi...
Posted by on Mon, 29 Oct 2007 13:05:00 GMT

Malcolm Yelvington

I have met a lot of the Sun Records guys (including Billy Lee Riley who is in this clip) but Malcolm Yelvington was one that became my friend. He was there before Elvis and stayed after Johnny Cash, a...
Posted by on Mon, 04 Jun 2007 08:47:00 GMT