The Notorious Cherry Bombs
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| The Notorious Cherry Bombs | |
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| Also known as | The Cherry Bombs |
| Origin | USA |
| Genre(s) | Country |
| Years active | 1980-1988, 2003-2004 |
| Label(s) | Universal South |
| Associated acts | Emmylou Harris |
| Former members | |
| Richard Bennett Tony Brown Rodney Crowell Hank DeVito Vince Gill Emory Gordy, Jr. John Hobbs Larrie Londin |
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The Notorious Cherry Bombs, originally called The Cherry Bombs, were an American country music supergroup founded by singer-songwriter Rodney Crowell in 1980. A former member of Emmylou Harris's Hot Band, Crowell picked several former Hot Band members as his backing band, which he dubbed The Cherry Bombs; they made their debut as Rodney's backing band on his 1980 album But What Will the Neighbors Think.[1]
Although they served as Crowell's backing band for several years, The Cherry Bombs did not record an album of their own until a 2004 reunion (at which point "Notorious" had been added to the band's name).[1] The album, also titled The Notorious Cherry Bombs, produced a hit on the country music charts in "It's Hard to Kiss the Lips at Night That Chew Your Ass Out All Day Long".
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[edit] The Cherry Bombs
Rodney Crowell, initially a member of country singer Emmylou Harris's Hot Band. When Crowell began his own solo career in the early 1980s, he picked several former Hot Band members as his backing band, whom he named The Cherry Bombs. The initial members comprised Vince Gill (background vocals, lead guitar), Hank DeVito (steel guitar); Emory Gordy, Jr. (bass guitar); Richard Bennett (guitar); Tony Brown (keyboards); and Larrie London (drums).[1]
As The Cherry Bombs, the band toured as a backing band for both Crowell and Rosanne Cash, to whom Crowell was married at the time. After Crowell and Cash divorced, the band's members began leaving.[1] Vince Gill began a solo career in country music, while Tony Brown became a record producer for MCA Records; drummer Larrie London died from a heart attack in 1992.[1] Gordy married country singer Patty Loveless and served as her producer, while Bennett and DeVito found work as studio musicians.
[edit] Return as The Notorious Cherry Bombs
In 2003, several of the former members of The Cherry Bombs, including Gill and Crowell, re-united. Emory Gordy, Jr., decided not to participate in the reunited group, and he was replaced with Michael Rhodes, while Eddie Bayers assumed the role of drummer; John Hobbs was also signed on as keyboardist. A year later, the band was signed to a record deal with Universal South Records to record their first album as an actual band, with Gill and Crowell alternating as lead vocalists. Due to legal concerns, the band was re-named The Notorious Cherry Bombs.[1][2] Their self-titled album produced a minor hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts that year in "It's Hard to Kiss the Lips at Night That Chew Your Ass Out All Day Long". After that single, the band was disestablished a second time, with Crowell and Gill maintaining their respective careers as solo artists.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
| Year | Album | US Country | US 200 | US Heat | Label |
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| 2004 | The Notorious Cherry Bombs | 23 | 135 | 4 | Universal South |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Song | US Country | Album |
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| 2004 | "It's Hard to Kiss the Lips at Night That Chew Your Ass Out All Day Long" |
47 | The Notorious Cherry Bombs |
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f Ankeny, Jason. allmusic ((( The Notorious Cherry Bombs > Biography ))). All Music Guide. Retrieved on 2007-12-01.
- ^ Hill, Cheryl Harvey. The Notorious Cherry Bombs - Self-titled Album review. Country Stars Online. Retrieved on 2007-12-01.
