Cowboy Mouth

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Cowboy Mouth
Cowboy Mouth performing in Nashville, Tennessee
Cowboy Mouth performing in Nashville, Tennessee
Background information
Origin Flag of the United StatesNew Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Genre(s) Rock
Years active 1990 – present
Label(s) Eleven Thirty Records
Associated acts Dash Rip Rock
Red Rockers
The Cold
The Backbeats
The Normals
The Blue Runners
Dingo 8,
Cross Canadian Ragweed
Website Official website
Members
Fred LeBlanc (drums and vocals)
John Thomas Griffith (guitar and vocals)
Regina Zernay (bass guitar)
Jonathan Pretus (rhythm guitar and vocals)
Former members
Paul Sanchez (guitar and vocals)
Sonia Tetlow (bass guitar)
Paul Clement (bass guitar)
Steve Walters (bass guitar)
Rob Savoy (bass guitar)
Mary LaSang (bass guitar)
Vance DeGeneres (rhythm guitar)
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. Their name may have been taken from the title of a Sam Shepard play, although the phrase was used five years prior to the play by Bob Dylan in the song "Sad Eyed Lady Of The Lowlands". The nucleus of the band formed in the early 1990s, and they have become a powerhouse live act whose performances have been likened to "a religious experience."[1]

Some of their popular songs include "Love Of My Life", "Everybody Loves Jill" (where the audience throws red spoons on stage),[2] "Easy," "Disconnected," "How Do You Tell Someone," and "Jenny Says," (the usual closing song of every show and the band's biggest radio hit to date).[3] They also perform a version of "Born to Run" on the Light of Day tribute album to Bruce Springsteen, a version of "The Pusher" on the soundtrack to Half Baked, and several of their own songs on the soundtrack to the 1995 film The Underneath (two of which they perform onscreen in the film). Their latest single "This Much Fun" is featured in the trailer for the Disney animated feature Meet the Robinsons.

They maintain a very active touring schedule, primarily through the United States and Europe. The band's most recent album, Voodoo Shoppe, is in part a tribute to city of New Orleans, Louisiana in the wake of the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. In particular, the tracks "Home" and "The Avenue", an emotional plea for the continued vibrance of the city. The song features the lyrics "Because the marching bands will roll/I'll find my city in my soul/Because I plan on growing old on the avenue," a reference to watching Mardi Gras parades on New Orleans' famed St. Charles Avenue. They performed "The Avenue" on Mardi Gras Day 2006 live on the Ellen DeGeneres Show).[4] The album also features the song "Joe Strummer", a semi-tribute to the late Clash frontman. The title track "Voodoo Shoppe" was used in the made-for-tv movie, "Haunting Sarah". The band released its first full length live DVD The Name of the Band is Cowboy Mouth on November 20, 2007. The DVD, which was recorded in front of a packed house at the Roxy On Sunset in Hollywood, CA during the summer of 2007 features much of the band's classic material as well as some new songs which have yet to be released. Among the new songs of the DVD set,"Kelly Ripa" was released in a very different studio version as a single on Itunes in early March 2008 followed by an appearance and performance on the Live with Regis and Kelly television show on March 13, 2008. There next album was orginally stated to be out by Jazzfest 2008, but has been pushed back to sometime later this year. This will be the first studio album the band has produced without Paul Sanchez.

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[edit] Band Members

[edit] Current members

Formerly of Baton Rouge/New Orleans based power trio Dash Rip Rock and the Backbeats.
Formerly of the Red Rockers, purveyors of the 1980s hits, "China" and "Good As Gold" as well as subsequent tourmates with U2, the Go-Go's, and Men at Work.[5] Born in Texas, Griffith is from a southern family. His family lived in parts of the US while John and his sister were growing up, eventually settling in the West Bank of New Orleans.
Formerly the singer/bassist for Los Angeles band Méchant.
Formerly the singer/guitarist for New Orleans based band The Garden District.

[edit] Former members

Formerly the singer/ guitarist for Atlanta punk rock trio, STB.
  • Paul Sanchez (guitar and vocals) - Founding member (left in 2006 - Now performing as a solo artist). Formerly of New Orleans band The Backbeats.
  • Paul Clement (bass guitar and original member)
Appeared briefly with the band prior to Walters and has played with many New Orleans area bands.
  • Steve Walters (bass guitar (second bass player))
Formerly of The Backbeats and The Normals.
  • Rob Savoy (bass guitar and (third bass player))
Past member of Louisiana Cajun rock group The Bluerunners.
  • Mary LaSang (bass guitar)
Of Dingo 8 fame.
Credits include New Orleans band The Cold and The Backbeats, television writer and producer, former correspondent of The Daily Show, and brother of Ellen DeGeneres. DeGeneres played with Cowboy Mouth from December 2006 through September 2007, when he left to pursue additional television projects[6]

[edit] List Of Albums

[edit] Studio albums

  • Word of Mouth • 1992
  • It Means Escape • 1994
  • Are You With Me? • 1996
  • Word of Mouth (Remix1) • 1996
  • Mercyland • 1998
  • Easy • 2000
  • Uh Oh • 2003
  • Voodoo Shoppe • 2006

[edit] Live albums and EPs

  • Mouthin' Off (Live & More) • 1993
  • Mouthin' Off (Live & More) (Remastered) • 1997
  • Cowboy Mouth LIVE! (limited edition 5-song EP issued with Mercyland) • 1998
  • Live in the X Lounge "Jenny Says" • 1998 & 2001
  • All You Need Is Live • 2000
  • Live in the X Lounge "Easy" • 2000
  • Uh Oh (5-song Preview EP) • 2003
  • Live at the Zoo • 2004

[edit] Filmography

[edit] Discography

Main article: Cowboy Mouth discography

[edit] External links

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[edit] Band member websites

[edit] Notes and references

  1. ^ Goldfinch, Christy (September 27, 2001). The Show. Fort Worth Weekly. Retrieved on March 17, 2006.
  2. ^ Mitchell, Steve (2005). Inside Cowboy Mouth - "Fred's Perfect World"- Fred LeBlanc Interview. MusicPix.net. Retrieved on April 27, 2007.
  3. ^ Boltz, Janet Reid (July 10, 2005). Concert Reviews: Cowboy Mouth / Collective Soul. SoundAffects.net. Retrieved on April 21, 2007.
  4. ^ Cowboy Mouth: Bio. JamBase.com (2007). Retrieved on April 27, 2007.
  5. ^ Bio of John CowboyMouth.com. Retrieved on April 29, 2007.
  6. ^ Vance's press release on his site Retrieved on October 12, 2007.
Cowboy Mouth
Fred LeBlanc | John Thomas Griffith | Regina Zernay | Jonathan Pretus
Paul Sanchez | Sonia Tetlow | Rob Savoy | Mary LaSang | Paul Clement | Steve Walters | Vance DeGeneres
Discography
Studio albums: It Means Escape | Are You with Me? | Mercyland | Word of Mouth | Easy | Uh-Oh | Voodoo Shoppe
Live albums: Mouthin' Off Live | All You Need Is Live | Live in the X Lounge | Live at the Zoo
EPs: Cowboy Mouth LIVE! | Live in the X Lounge 1998 & 2001 - "Jenny Says"; 2000 - "Easy" | Uh Oh {5 song EP)
Films: The Name of the Band is Cowboy Mouth | Underneath | New Orleans Music in Exile
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