Deadeye Dick (band)
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| Deadeye Dick | |
|---|---|
| Origin | New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Genre(s) | Alternative Rock |
| Years active | 1991–1996 |
| Label(s) | Ichiban Records |
| Website | http://myspace.com/deadeyedick |
| Members | |
| Caleb Guillotte Mark Adam Miller Billy Landry |
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Deadeye Dick is an American alternative rock trio that was formed in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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[edit] History of the band
The band, which consisted of vocalist/guitarist Caleb Guillotte, bassist Mark Adam Miller, and drummer Billy Landry, was formed in 1991 and took their name from a Kurt Vonnegut novel. The group built up a loyal following touring the Southeast. They self-produced their first album even though they still had not landed a record deal. A song titled "New Age Girl" off of this self-published record became popular regionally and earned airplay in New Orleans and Atlanta. After receiving this airplay, the band landed a record deal with the independent label Ichiban Records. Ichiban released the group's debut album A Different Story in 1994. After its release, the song "New Age Girl" was selected for inclusion on the Dumb and Dumber feature film soundtrack. The publicity from the film caused the song to become a national hit with it climbing to the pop Top 30. The band released their second album, Whirl, in 1995 but were unable to reproduce the success produced by the song New Age Girl. Deadeye Dick later disbanded. Caleb Guillotte and Mark Miller continue to remain active in the local New Orleans music scene as producers.
[edit] Caleb Guillotte
Caleb Guillotte (born November 30, 1963) is the band's former singer, lead guitarist and principle songwriter.[1] After a twenty-plus year career as a professional musician, he currently works primarily in the thriving New Orleans film industry in Art and Set Decoration.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
Guilotte continues to perform locally, writing for, co-writing and playing with other artists such as former bandmate Mark Adam (aka Mark Miller), Susan Cowsill, Vicki Peterson of the Bangles, Paul Sanchez (formerly of Cowboy Mouth), and many others.[7]
Guillotte also produces records (CD's) for bands, and performs with, such as Adams Attic and Lucy's Walk.[8] [9]
He is married to writer and actress Jenny Finkel and resides in New Orleans.
[edit] Discography
| Year | Title | Label | Other information |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | New Age Girl | Naked Language | CD Single |
| 1994 | Different Story | Ichiban Records | |
| 1995 | Whirl | Ichiban Records | |
| 1995 | Paralyze Me | Ichiban Records | CD Single |
| 1999 | In Effect Groovy | Independently Produced | Unreleased album. Available directly from the band's MySpace page. |
[edit] Hit singles
- "New Age Girl" (1994) (#27 Billboard Hot 100)
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ Discogs.com web site
- ^ ImdB listing. Accessed December 6, 2007.
- ^ NY Times Movies listing. Accessed December 6, 2007.
- ^ Hollywood.com listing. Accessed December 6, 2007.
- ^ Yahoo TV. Note: as of December 6, 2007, it listed his year of birth erroneosuly as 1999. Accessed December 6, 2007.
- ^ Star Pulse web site.Accessed December 6, 2007.
- ^ Ebventful listing for August 2007. Accessed December 6, 2007.
- ^ Adams Attic on Garage band.com. Accessed December 6, 2007.
- ^ Adams Attic official web site. Accessed December 6, 2007.
