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Lightnin Woodcock

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About Me

I was born from the fire, and to the fire I shall return.

OK, so I entered a dumb contest, but that's because Gretsch guitars rule (click here):

I also play guitar with Sun Trash

...and Miss Derringer!

Black Tears

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MIss Derringer Live-With Clem Burke (Blondie)

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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 7/14/2006
Band Members: Lightnin' Bill Woodcock - Guitar, Voice, Harp
Elvis Kennedy - Bass
Cody James - Drums

Elvis rocks courtesy of The Bourbon Saints and The Shocker
Cody drums courtesy of Miss Derringer

Influences: Howlin’ Wolf
Jimi Hendrix
Angus Young
Buddy Guy
ZZ Top
SRV
Robert Johnson
Captain Beefheart
Snatch & the Poontangs
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
Muddy Waters
Bad Brains
Misfits
Frank Zappa
John Lee Hooker
Tom Waits
Motorhead
Christian Vander / Magma
Dio
Junior Brown
Ten Years After
Albert Collins
Black Sabbath
The fat, bearded Jim Morrison
Adam and the Ants
Reverend Horton Heat
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
Ministry
The Late Great R.L.
DEVO
Nina Hagen
Butthole Surfers
Bob Dylan
Sonny Boy Williamson
Ace Frehley
Lightnin’ Hopkins
Charlie Patton
All things Mike Patton

Also I love Robert Fripp and John 5
Sounds Like: Dirty BluesPunk recorded in a garage on analog recording equipment
Record Label: HP, TDK, whatever's cheap
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Miss Derringer summer east coast tour with Blondie starts this week!!

I am hitting the road once again with Miss Derringer this week!!  We'll be working the Northeast US and Toronto from 6/11 thru 6/22.  We're doing 5 shows opening for Blondie, 1 show wit...
Posted by Lightnin Woodcock on Sun, 08 Jun 2008 12:40:00 PST

Buddy Miles R.I.P.

Wow, I just found out that Buddy Miles just passed away last week of heart failure.  If you don't know Buddy, he was the drummer and part-time singer for Jimi Hendrix's Band of Gypsys, among many...
Posted by Lightnin Woodcock on Tue, 04 Mar 2008 07:06:00 PST

Miss Derringer West Coast Tour Dates Announced!!

Hey All!We're pleased to announce the following dates as part of our West Coast Winter Tour. Spread the word and we hope to see you all out there! (links to clubs below the pic)xxMiss DerringerJan. 30...
Posted by Lightnin Woodcock on Wed, 09 Jan 2008 09:38:00 PST

I’m doing another Sun Trash tour next week!

Sun Trash featuring Cap'n Sean of Throw Rag and Lightnin' Bill Woodcock is hitting the road again next week! This time we're even stopping in the LA area...12.04.07 San Jose, CA The Blank Club (with P...
Posted by Lightnin Woodcock on Fri, 30 Nov 2007 05:36:00 PST

PassmoreLab press release: Miss D in 3-D

PassmoreLab to Release Innovative 3D Video --> Body --> Los Angeles rockers Miss Derringer pioneer new format; "Black Tears" puts viewers in the midst of action! San Diego, Calif. (PRWEB) October 11,...
Posted by Lightnin Woodcock on Wed, 28 Nov 2007 06:31:00 PST

Coming up Nov 5: Saloon Mondays at the Gig Feat. Lightnin Woodcock

Hosted By: Killing Cassanova,Lightnin' Woodcock, Skatanic Rednecks When: Monday Nov 05, 2007at 8:00 PMWhere: The Gig7302 MelroseHollywood, CA 90036United StatesDescription:Killing Cassanova,Lightnin' ...
Posted by Lightnin Woodcock on Sat, 27 Oct 2007 02:41:00 PST

Check out this event: Haunts USA feat. Lightnin Woodcock Trio

Hosted By: Lightnin' Woodcock TrioWhen: Sunday Oct 14, 2007 at 9:30 PMWhere: Northridge Fashion Center19401 Nordhoff St (at Tampa)Northridge, CA 91324United StatesDescription:Lightnin' Woodcock Trio C...
Posted by Lightnin Woodcock on Fri, 12 Oct 2007 03:14:00 PST

Lightnin' Bill in this month's All Access Magazine

In the Street JD's new column "Three To See" has a review / recommendation of Lightnin' Bill. Thanks, JD and All Access! Click here to read the article, fuckers...
Posted by Lightnin Woodcock on Thu, 24 May 2007 02:46:00 PST

Lightnin' Bill records at the Water Closet in Lake Balboa

Lightnin' Bill wants to thank Cameron and Brian for recording my racket, and for doing a damn good job playing bass and drums while engineering the session. I am proud to have been the last artist to...
Posted by Lightnin Woodcock on Mon, 08 Jan 2007 10:34:00 PST