Member Since: 7/20/2006
Band Website: mikeslatonandthewheels.com
Band Members: Mike Slaton - lead vocals, guitar & harmonica. Chuck Spry - drums and backing vocals. Chris Cardamone - Fender bass. Ted Crenshaw - lead guitar.
Influences: Ancient country tones, feelings, heartbreaks. Rock and Roll.
Songs that contain soul, meaning, and truth, written by songwriters that absolutely had to do it.
Some of our immediate influences are Willie Nelson & Family. Van Morrison.Tift Merritt, Rolling Stones. Merle Haggard. R.E.M. The Band. Neil Young and Crazy Horse. Jay Farrar. Kris Kristofferson. Uncle Tupelo. Son Volt. Whiskeytown. Harland Howard. Rodney Crowell. Hank Williams and his sons. Gram Parsons. Patty Griffin. Waylon Jennings. Blue Mountain. The Jayhawks. Jeff Buckley. Billy Joe Shaver. Troy Seals. Otis Redding. Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band. Townes Van Zandt. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. U2. Jeff Tweedy. The Replacements. Skip James. Josh Rouse. Larry Brown....
Sounds Like: Humble Heartbroken Rock and Roll.
Record Label: none
Type of Label: Indie