| Black Stone Cherry | |
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Black Stone Cherry performing in Portsmouth, United Kingdom. |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Edmonton, Kentucky, United States |
| Genres | Hard rock, heavy metal, southern rock |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Labels | Roadrunner |
| Website | www.blackstonecherry.com |
| Members | |
| Chris Robertson Ben Wells Jon Lawhon John Fred Young |
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Black Stone Cherry is an American rock band formed in 2001 in Edmonton, Kentucky. They are signed to Roadrunner Records. The band consists of Chris Robertson (lead vocals, guitar), Ben Wells (guitar, backing vocals), Jon Lawhon (bass guitar, backing vocals), and John Fred Young (drums, backing vocals). Black Stone Cherry has released three studio albums and three EPs, and has charted eight singles on the U.S. Mainstream Rock Tracks charts.
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The band Black Stone Cherry originated from Edmonton, Kentucky. Chris Robertson and John Fred Young, son of The Kentucky Headhunters's rhythm guitarist Richard Young, started to play music together early in their teens and Wells and Lawhon soon followed. Black Stone Cherry officially formed on June 4, 2001. They then took over the practice house that had been used by The Kentucky Headhunters since 1968 and began to record tracks. After the band finished recording, they returned to Edmonton for a homecoming gig in the gym of the local middle school, which was attended by 1500 people. After the band’s self-titled debut album was released, Robertson's former school principal invited the band back to Edmonton to celebrate with a concert. As the band entered the town, the streets were filled with people holding "welcome home" signs.
In July 2007, they released a second recording, an EP containing the song "Rain Wizard" along with two previously unreleased tracks.
The first live album by Black Stone Cherry was released on October 31, 2007 immediately following the concert at the Astoria in London. They joined Def Leppard and Whitesnake in the summer of 2008 for European dates.
On August 19, 2008 Black Stone Cherry released their second album, entitled Folklore and Superstition. Four singles from the album, "Blind Man," "Please Come In," "Things My Father Said," and "Soulcreek" have been released.
In May 2009, they supported Nickelback on their Dark Horse tour.
Black Stone Cherry has confirmed through their Facebook page that they are working on a new studio album and has continuously posted pictures and videos of them working. A post on December 20, 2010 confirmed they had finished the drums and guitars on 5 tracks.[1] A free download of a new song titled "Blame It on the Boom Boom" is also available.[2]
On March 9, via Facebook, the band announced the title of the upcoming album to be Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea due to be released on May 31. The album was produced by Howard Benson. The first single is titled "White Trash Millionaire" and was released at the end of March.
On January 18, 2011, the band confirmed through Facebook that they are done recording their new album and are "packin' our bags..gettin' ready for the Simple Man Cruise!!".[1]
On May 27, 2011, Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea was released on the bittorrent tracker, Demonoid. The early release on the tracker was due to an employee error at an unspecified Walmart.[3] It is yet to be known if other store shelved the CD before the official May 31 release date.
Blame It On The Boom Boom is also featured in the trailer for this TV series on CBS Person of Interest.
The band supported Alter Bridge alongside Theory of a Deadman on a tour of Europe lasting from October to November 2011. Cavo will co-headline a tour with Black Stone Cherry in February 2012.[4], as well as the band headlining their own tour.
Black Stone Cherry's music is often associated with bands like Lynyrd Skynyrd. While there are clear influences in Black Stone Cherry’s music, they have created their own style to a great extent. Their sound is described as being heavy but melodic at the same time. Elements of southern rock is evident throughout Black Stone Cherry's heavy metal, hard rock sound.
The song writing of Black Stone Cherry is often praised for great storytelling and delivering a strong message. For example, the song "Lonely Train" is about the effect on families when a relative goes to fight in a war. The song "Rain Wizard" is about a local legend of mysterious wisemen who could bring the rain in times of drought. "Backwoods Gold" is about a local man who ran moonshine out of the hardware store in the middle of Edmonton.
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||
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| US | AUT [5] |
CHE [6] |
FRA [7] |
GER [8] |
IRL [9] |
SWE [10] |
UK [11] |
UK Rock | |||
| 2006 | Black Stone Cherry
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90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 188 | 34 | |
| 2008 | Folklore and Superstition
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28 | — | 89 | 167 | 54 | 68 | 45 | 23 | 1 | |
| 2011 | Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
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29 | 31 | 31 | — | 22 | — | 43 | 13 | 1 | |
| Year | Title | US Main |
Album |
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| 2006 | "Lonely Train" | 14 | Black Stone Cherry |
| "Hell & High Water" | 30 | ||
| 2007 | "Rain Wizard" | 29 | |
| "Big City Lights" | — | Hell & High Water EP | |
| 2008 | "Blind Man" | 19 | Folklore and Superstition |
| "Please Come In" | 24 | ||
| 2009 | "Things My Father Said" | — | |
| "Soulcreek" | — | ||
| 2011 | "White Trash Millionaire" | 11 | Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea |
| "Blame It on the Boom Boom" | 24 | ||
| "In My Blood" | 28 |
| Year | Title | Director(s) |
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| 2006 | "Lonely Train" | Hobos with Guns |
| "Hell & High Water" | JB Carlin | |
| 2008 | "Blind Man" | David Sutton |
| "Please Come In" | Adam Grabarnick | |
| 2009 | "Things My Father Said" | Andrew Bennett |
| "Soulcreek" | Joe McKinney | |
| 2011 | "White Trash Millionaire" | David Sutton |
| "Blame It on the Boom Boom" | ||
| "In My Blood" | Andrew Bennett |
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