Cowboy Mouth

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This article is about the New Orleans rock band. For the 1971 play, see Cowboy Mouth (play).

Cowboy Mouth is a rock band based in New Orleans, Louisiana, taking their name from the title of a Sam Shepard play. The nucleus of the band formed in the early 1990s, and they climbed the ladder from an opening act living in a van to a powerhouse live act that has been called "a religious experience"[1] by more than one music journalist. They have received modest radio play yet every year the band plays before more than half a million people at live shows around the nation. Some of their classic songs include "Everybody Loves Jill" (where the audience throws red spoons on stage), "Hurricane Party" (audience tosses Tootsie Rolls), "Easy," "Better," and "Jenny Says," the traditional closing song of every show. They also perform a version of "Born to Run" on the Light of Day tribute album to Springsteen. Lead singer Fred Leblanc, particularly in opening and closing numbers, exhorts the crowd with encouragements to let go of cares and worries, "I don't care what's buggin' you, I don't care what's bringing you down, the only thing that matters is right here, right now!"

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[edit] Personnel

[edit] Current members

  • Fred LeBlanc (drums and vocals)
Formerly of Baton Rouge based power trio Dash Rip Rock.
  • John Thomas Griffith (guitar and vocals)
Formerly of the Red Rockers, purveyors of the early 1980s hit, "China" and subsequent tourmates with U2.
  • Sonia Tetlow (bass guitar and vocals)
Hails from Atlanta.
  • Vance Degeneres (guitar)
Credits include New Orleans band The Cold, co-creator of SNL's Mr. Bill, brother of Ellen Degeneres.

[edit] Former members

  • Paul Sanchez (guitar and vocals)
Credits include New Orleans band The Backbeats and production assistant on a number of movies.
  • Steve Walters (bass guitar)
Formerly of The Backbeats and The Normals.
  • Rob Savoy (bass guitar)
Past member of Louisiana Cajun rock group The Bluerunners
  • Mary LaSang (bass guitar)
Of Dingo 8 fame.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Studio albums

  • Mouthing Off · 1993
  • It Means Escape · 1994
  • Are You With Me? · 1996
  • Mercyland · 1998
  • Word of Mouth (Remix) · 1999
  • Easy · 2000
  • Uh Oh · 2003
  • Voodoo Shoppe · 2006

[edit] Live albums and EPs

  • Mouthin' Off Live & More · 1992
  • Cowboy Mouth LIVE! (EP) · 1998
  • Live in the X Lounge "Jenny Says" · 1998
  • All You Need Is Live · 2000
  • Live in the X Lounge "Easy" · 2000 & 2001
  • Uh Oh EP · 2003
  • Live at the Zoo · 2004

[edit] Notes and references

  1. ^ The Show. Fort Worth Weekly. Retrieved on March 17, 2006.

[edit] External links

[edit] Band member websites

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