Government Cheese
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Bowling Green, Kentucky Bowling Green, Kentucky Bowling Green is the third-most populous city in the state of Kentucky after Louisville and Lexington, with a population of 58,067 as of the 2010 Census. It is the county seat of Warren County and the principal city of the Bowling Green, Kentucky Metropolitan Statistical Area with an estimated 2009... |
| Genres | Rock Rock music Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music... , country Country music Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music... , cowpunk Cowpunk Cowpunk or Country punk is a subgenre of punk rock and New Wave that began in the UK and California in the late 1970s and early 1980s. It combines punk rock or New Wave with country music, folk music, and blues in sound, subject matter, attitude, and style... , folk Folk music Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers.... , alt-country, indie Indie rock Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others... |
| Years active | 1985 - 1992 |
| Labels | Reptile Records |
| Associated acts | Bisquits, Tommy Womack Tommy Womack Tommy Womack is an American Singer-songwriter, musician and author.Womack has a long history as a songwriter and as a musician with many bands and recording artists/acts, both defunct and active. His recordings span multiple genres: folk, rock, country, alt-country, and indie music all being... , Daddy, Moral Chain of Custody |
| Members | |
Tommy Womack Tommy Womack Tommy Womack is an American Singer-songwriter, musician and author.Womack has a long history as a songwriter and as a musician with many bands and recording artists/acts, both defunct and active. His recordings span multiple genres: folk, rock, country, alt-country, and indie music all being... Skot Willis Billy Mack Hill Joe "Elvis" King Viva Las Vegas (Chris Becker) | |
Government Cheese were a rock group from Bowling Green, Kentucky that formed in 1985. After the band's breakup Tommy Womack
Tommy Womack
Tommy Womack is an American Singer-songwriter, musician and author.Womack has a long history as a songwriter and as a musician with many bands and recording artists/acts, both defunct and active. His recordings span multiple genres: folk, rock, country, alt-country, and indie music all being...
went on to play in the Bis-quits, Daddy as well as five solo albums. Billy Mack Hill went on to play in Moral Chain of Custody
In 1997, Tommy Womack
Tommy Womack
Tommy Womack is an American Singer-songwriter, musician and author.Womack has a long history as a songwriter and as a musician with many bands and recording artists/acts, both defunct and active. His recordings span multiple genres: folk, rock, country, alt-country, and indie music all being...
published Cheese Chronicles: The True Story of a Rock ‘n’ Roll Band You’ve Never Heard Of which details the often unglamorous lifestlye of a hard working rock band trying to make a name for themselves.http://www.tommywomack.com/?page_id=27
In 2011, the band reunited to play reunion shows in Nashville, TN and Louisville, KY to capacity crowds.
Albums, EPs and singles
- Things Are More Like They Are Now Than They’ve Ever Been Before EP (1985)
- Come on Back to Bowling Green and Marry Me EP (1987)
- Three Chords/No Waiting Live LP (1989)
- Government Cheese (1992)
- It’s a Rock and Roll Party with Government Cheese! Single (1995)
- Government Cheese: 1985-1995 2 Disc Compilation (2010)