Confederate Railroad

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Confederate Railroad
Image:Confederaterailroadlogo.jpg
Country United States
Years active 1992-present
Genres Country, Honky-tonk, Southern rock
Labels Shanachie Records
Members Jimmy Dormire (lead guitar)
Mark DuFresne (drums)
Cody McCarver (vocals, keyboards)
Gates Nichols (steel guitar)
Wayne Secrest (bass)
Danny Shirley (lead vocals, guitar)

Confederate Railroad is an American country music band.

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[edit] History

Confederate Railroad began in the 1990s, when six musicians - Danny Shirley, Michael Lamb, Gates Nichols, Chris McDaniel, Wayne Secrest, and Mark Dufresne - joined forces and began playing at various bars throughout the Atlanta, Georgia area.[1] The group served as a road band for David Allan Coe and Johnny Paycheck.

The group signed with Atlantic Records in 1992, and released its eponymous debut album that year. The album spawned six hit singles and was certified double platinum.[1] In 1993, Confederate Railroad was awarded Best New Group at the ACM awards.[2] "Notorious", the group's sophomore album, also went platinum, but success tapered off by the third album. Eventually, Confederate Railroad left Atlantic Records and signed with Audium for one album, "Unleashed". The album produced one Top 40 hit. The group's latest album, "Cheap Thrills", will be released in April 2007 on the Shanachie label.[3]

The group's distinctive sound features a mix of offbeat, humorous songs (such as "Trashy Women"), sensitive ballads (such as "Jesus and Mama"), and high-energy honky-tonk rockers (such as "Queen of Memphis").[4]

[edit] Member changes

Lead guitarist Michael Lamb, one of the group's original members, left in the mid 1990s and was replaced with Jimmy Dormire. Chris McDaniel, the keyboardist, left and was replaced with Cody McCarver.[1] Cody released a solo single in 2006 called "Red Flag"; however, he continues to tour with the band.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Studio albums

  • Confederate Railroad (1992, Atlantic)
Top Country Albums: #7
Heatseekers: #3
The Billboard 200: #53
  • Notorious (1994, Atlantic)
Top Country Albums: #6
The Billboard 200: #52
  • When and Where (1995, Atlantic)
Top Country Albums: #21
Heatseekers: #152
  • Keep On Rockin' (1998, Atlantic)
Top Country Albums: #57
  • Unleashed (2001, Audium)
Top Country Albums: #63
  • Cheap Thrills (2007, Shanachie)

[edit] Compilations

  • Greatest Hits (1996, Atlantic)
Top Country Albums: #60
  • Rockin' Country Party Pack (2000, Atlantic)
Top Country Albums: #63
  • The Essentials (2002, Rhino)
  • Country Classics (2003, Rhino)

[edit] Singles

Year Title US Country Album
1992 "She Took It Like a Man" #37 Confederate Railroad
1992 "Jesus and Mama" #4 Confederate Railroad
1993 "Queen of Memphis" #2 Confederate Railroad
1993 "When You Leave That Way You Can Never Go Back" #14 Confederate Railroad
1993 "Trashy Women" #10 Confederate Railroad
1994 "She Never Cried" #27 Confederate Railroad
1994 "Daddy Never Was the Cadillac Kind" #9 Notorious
1994 "Summer in Dixie" #55 Notorious
1994 "Elvis and Andy" #20 Notorious
1995 "When and Where" #24 When and Where
1995 "Bill's Laundromat, Bar and Grill" #54 When and Where
1996 "See Ya" #51 When and Where
1998 "The Big One" #66 Keep On Rockin'
1999 "Cowboy Cadillac" #70 Keep On Rockin'
2000 "Toss a Little Bone" #71 Rockin' Country Party Pack/When And Where
2001 "That's What Brothers Do" #39 Unleashed
2002 "She Treats Her Body Like a Temple" #59 Unleashed

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:mwb8b5x4tsqe~T1
  2. ^ http://countrymusic.about.com/library/reviews/aaprunleashed.htm
  3. ^ http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/confederate_railroad/artist.jhtml
  4. ^ http://www.tntbooking.com/bios/confederate_railroad.htm


[edit] External links

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