Pinmonkey
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| Pinmonkey | |
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| Origin | Nashville, Tennessee |
| Country | United States |
| Years active | 1998-present |
| Genres | country music |
| Labels | Back Porch Records |
| Members | Michael Reynolds - lead vocals, gut string guitar Michael Jeffers - harmony vocals, bass guitar Mike Crouch - drums |
| Past members | Chad Jeffers -dobro, lap steel guitar Rick Schell - soprano vocals, drums |
| Website(s) | Pinmonkey.net |
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Pinmonkey is an American country music band formed in 1998.
The name of the group came from an episode of The Simpsons, when Homer Simpson is working at a bowling alley. When asked to come up with a name on the spot for an upcoming gig, Reynolds could only think of one name: "Pinmonkey."
After self-financing a record in 2002 called "Speak No Evil", Rick Alter noticed the talent of the group and later led to the group being signed to an RCA Records contract. Later in October 2002, they released their second, self-titled debut on the BNA Records label, sending the song "Barbed Wire and Roses" to radio.
The Academy of Country Music nominated Pinmonkey in the Best New Vocal Group category for 2003, but they lost to Emerson Drive.
Pinmonkey then went on tour after their first successful album, and began work on a second one. However, on May 4, 2004, Pinmonkey and BNA Records mutually agreed to part ways, only weeks after releasing a new single titled "Let's Kill Saturday Night". A second album, Speak No Evil, was released on an independent label, but failed to yield any singles.
In 2006, Pinmonkey released a third album, Big Shiny Cars, on Back Porch Records. The first release, "That Train Don't Run", appeared briefly on the third-party Country Breakout chart, but failed to reach any other charts.
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[edit] Members
[edit] Current
- Michael Reynolds - lead vocals, gut string guitar
- Michael Jeffers - harmony vocals, bass guitar
- Mike Crouch - drums
[edit] Former
- Chad Jeffers - dobro, lap steel guitar
- Rick Schell - soprano vocals, drums
[edit] Trivia
Three of Pinmonkey's four singles to date have been cover songs:
- "I Drove All Night" - previously recorded by Roy Orbison, Cyndi Lauper, Celine Dion and other artists
- "Let's Kill Saturday Night" - co-written and previously recorded by Robbie Fulks
- "That Train Don't Run" - co-written and previously recorded by Matraca Berg
[edit] Singles
| Year | Title | US Country | Album |
| 2002 | "Barbed Wire and Roses" | #25 | Pinmonkey |
| 2003 | "I Drove All Night" | #36 | Pinmonkey |
| 2004 | "Let's Kill Saturday Night" | #48 | |
| 2006 | "That Train Don't Run" | - | Big Shiny Cars |
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