| Blood on the Saddle | |
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| Origin | Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Genres | Cowpunk |
| Years active | 1981–1995 |
| Labels | New Alliance Chameleon SST Schemer Kill Rock Stars Last Call |
| Past members | |
| Greg Davis Ron Botelho Hermann Senac Annette Zilinskas Ceasar Viscarra Dave Shollenbarger Chris Engel Danny Rickard John Stephenson Billy Koepke Eric Davis |
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Blood on the Saddle was a cowpunk band from Los Angeles formed in 1981. They released three albums before splitting up in 1987, with the band's only constant member Greg Davis forming a new line-up in the 1990s, releasing a final album in 1995.
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Former Dead Hippie member Greg Davis (vocals, guitar) formed the band in late 1981 along with Ron Botelho and Hermann Senac.[1] Former Bangles bass player Annette Zilinskas (bass, vocals) was added prior to the recording of the band's self-titled debut album, released by New Alliance Records in 1984.[1][2] A second album was released in early 1986, on the Chameleon label, but lack of promotion prompted them to move to SST Records for third album Fresh Blood the following year.[1] Disappointing sales led to the band breaking up, with Davis forming new band The Drivers and Senac joining The Loafin' Hyenas and later Crowbar Salvation and The Guilty Hearts, while Botelho worked with Bobbi Bratt.[3] Davis continued to perform as Blood on the Saddle, backed by varying lineups of musicians, including former Stains/DC3 bassist Ceasar Viscarra and drummer Dave Shollenbarger (Steve Jones), the band splitting in late 1988.[1] Davies also joined The Vandals.[1] In 1990, Davies formed a new lineup of Blood on the Saddle with Chris Engel (bass) and Danny Rickard (drums). Engel died in 1991 and was replaced by John Stephenson before Viscarra returned in 1992. In 1993, Davis was joined by Billy Koepke and Eric Davis, and the band's first release after six years was the More Blood album, released by Schemer Records. John Stephenson rejoined and the band release the 4 Song 7" EP in 1994, followed by the album Some Songs, both released on the Kill Rock Stars label.[1] A final album, New Blood, followed in 1995, before the band split for good.