William Elliott Whitmore

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William Elliott Whitmore, born in 1978, is a deep-blues vocalist and musician from Lee County, Iowa. He has recorded a number of albums released on Southern Records. His act mostly consists of playing the banjo or guitar while singing, though on occasion he performs a cappella. His gravelly, world-weary voice, belying his obvious youth^[1] and captivating performances have drawn some comparison to Tom Waits and Johnny Cash. While his vocal range may be reminiscent to these artists, this comparison also extends to his ability to fuse together musical genres and respective audiences. While he has earned much acclaim from the folk, blues and alt-country communities he is also rooted in the hardcore punk community. Whitmore re-connects twentieth century blues with contemporary hardcore, punk, and rock. He found a close friendship in the members of Ten Grand^{[citation needed]} with whom he traveled and opened for on many tours.

Whitmore has toured with The Pogues, Murder By Death, Clutch, Lucero, Ten Grand and Red Sparowes, among many others.

[edit] Releases

Albums

Song of the Blackbird (2006)
Ashes to Dust (2005)
Hymn for the Hopeless (2003)
Calender Club of Danger and Fun (2002)
the Jarret Mitchell demo album (1999)

Others

Hallways of Always with Jenny Hoyston of Erase Eratta, CD (2006)
When the Cat Returns the Mice are Fucked, CD V/A (2006)
The Day the End Finally Came, 7" (2004)
Latitudes EP (2005^[1])
No Laws: Keep the Fuzz off my Buzz 12" (Modern Radio Records, ???) with Paradise Island, Let's Be Active, and ft(the shadow government)
The Red Meat Sessions demo album (???)
The Great White Plains demo album (???)