Texas Hippie Coalition
| Texas Hippie Coalition | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | THC |
| Origin | Denison, Texas, USA |
| Genres | Red dirt metal, Heavy metal, groove metal, Southern rock, Stoner Metal (Debated) |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Associated acts | Eye Empire |
| Website | thcoutlaw.com |
| Members |
Richard "Big Dad Ritch" Anderson[1][2] John Exall Cord Pool Gunnar Molton |
| Past members |
Randy Cooper Ryan Bennett Timmy Braun Alden "Crawfish" Nequent Michael Hayes Scott "Cowboy" Lytle Jason Elmore Cody Perryman Wes Wallace Lance Bruton |
Texas Hippie Coalition (also initialized as THC) is a rock band from Denison, Texas.
History
Beginnings
Richard "Big Dad Ritch" Anderson and John Exall met in Denison, Texas. Because Denison was a small town with a very limited number of musicians, rival bands were forced to go on road trips together to cities such as Dallas to do shows. Originally from rival bands, Ritch and John got together and started playing, writing and eventually recording together.
Shortly thereafter, THC emerged from the Red River Valley bordering the North Texas and southern Oklahoma and began a tour promoting their independent album Pride of Texas. They toured from coast to coast, putting themselves in front of fans everywhere with their style of music called "red dirt metal".[3]
Current touring members are Big Dad Ritch, John Exall, Gunnar Molton, and the newest addition Cord Pool.[4]
Release of Rollin'
The group recorded their album, Rollin, with multi-platinum producer Dave Prater.[5] Rollin arrived on July 6, 2010, which was their first national release.[6]
Release of "Peacemaker"
In early 2012 the group began working with producer Bob Marlette. Their first single "Turn It Up" was released in June of that same year. The album was released on August 14, 2012[7] and was ranked No.20 on Billboard Hard Rock Albums.[8]
Discography
Albums
| Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Heat [9] |
US Indep [10] |
US Hard Rock [8] | ||
Pride of Texas
|
— | — | — | |
Rollin'
|
29 | — | — | |
Peacemaker
|
4 | 31 | 20 | US: 16,000[11] |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Album | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Leaving | Pride Of Texas | Clark Deal |
| 2009 | No Shame | ||
| Pissed off and Mad About It (Version 1) | |||
| 2010 | Pissed off and Mad About It (Version 2) | Rollin' | |
| 2012 | Turn It Up | Peacemaker |
References
- ↑ "Texas Hippie Coalition fills a musical void : Go&Do: Entertainment in the Quad-Cities". Qctimes.com. 2011-09-08. Retrieved 2013-09-19.
- ↑ "Meet the good ol' boys behind metal's Texas Hippie Coalition, raised in the backwoods and on Southern rock". Okgazette.com. Retrieved 2013-09-19.
- ↑ "Texas Hippie Coalition: Vídeo de show na Virada Cultural". Whiplash.net. 1983-07-29. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
- ↑ "Texas Hippie Coalition plus Eve To Adam, Angels Fall at The Roxy Theatre, LA on KCRW". Events.kcrw.com. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
- ↑ "Randy Cooper of the Texas Hippie Coalition". Deanguitars.com. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
- ↑ bravewords.com. "> News > TEXAS HIPPIE COALITION - New Album Rollin' Due In July, EPK Available Now". Bravewords.com. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
- ↑ "Texas Hippie Coalition, ‘Peacemaker’ – Exclusive Song Premiere". Loudwire.com. 2012-07-24. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Texas Hippie Coalition - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 2013-09-08.
- ↑ "Texas Hippie Coalition - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
- ↑ "Texas Hippie Coalition - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
- ↑ "Metal By Numbers 5/15: Unstoppable Sales". Metal Insider. 2013-05-15. Retrieved 2013-08-18.