Swamp Zombies

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Swamp Zombies

Origin	Southern California
Country	Orange, USA
Genres	Indie rock, Folk
Labels	Doctor Dream Records

Swamp Zombies was an indie, folk punk band formed during the 1980's in California (Irvine, CA). One of Doctor Dream Records most popular bands, the Swamp Zombies released five albums for the label. The core of their sound blended folk music and punk music with heavy doses of calypso and other influences thrown into the mix. The video for the song "Creeps" (Scratch and Sniff Car Crash) received airplay on MTV's 120 Minutes.

1 Brief history
2 Lineup
3 Discography
4 External links

[edit] Brief history

The band was initially formed in 1985 in Irvine, CA, by two pairs of brothers, Josh and Travis Agle, and Steve and Mike Jacobs. Mike played percussion (congas) on the first single, Fire and Dogs, then was replaced by Gary McNiece, who performed on the first album. After Gary left, a session musician laid down percussion tracks for their second album until Dave Warren stepped in to fill the void. After the third album Travis left the group and was replaced on the next album by T. Ray Vogelzang. After T. Ray left, the band continued as a three piece with Travis making appearances at the odd live show in their later years. The most recent Swamp Zombies gig appears to have taken place in August 1997.

[edit] Lineup

Steve "Steeve" Jacobs - bass guitar, nose flute, dulcimer, double bass, violin, tuba, farfisa, Jew's harp and vocals
Travis Agle - guitar & vocals, harmonica, guitarino, some percussion
T. Ray Vogelzang - guitar, harmonica, slide, accordion, & vocals
Josh "SHAG" Agle - guitar, banjo, & vocals. Also the artist for the cover art.
Smilin' Dave Warren (full name David Warren Williams) - percussion, drums, saxophone, & vocals
Gary McNiece - percussion & vocals
Mike Jacobs - percussion & vocals

Part-timers:

Jeff Beals - guitar
Christian Z. - percussion & vocals

[edit] Discography

Singles:

Fire & Dogs b/w H.B. (1985)
Creeps b/w California/I Love You, Etc. (1990)
Matador b/w Temecula (1994)

LPs:

Songs on Compilations:

Mr. Heatmiser on the Doctor Dream White Christmas Album (1991)
Santa Claus Conquers the Martians on the Santa/Satan: One and the Same? album (1993)