Groovy Rednecks
Encyclopedia
The Groovy Rednecks are an alt-country band from Los Angeles
, California
, who refer to themselves as being a "country band for people who hate country" and a "Drinkin' Band". The Rednecks consist of vocalist Tex Troester, guitarist Bob Ricketts, bassist Ron Botelho, Gary Riley, and Jim Doyle, who replaced the previous drummer, Herman Senac in 2004.
Since forming in 1991, the Rednecks have played over 400 shows, at venues such as Raji's
, The Shamrock
, Spaceland
, The Scene, The Bigfoot Lodge and even at East Hollywood
strip club
Jumbo's Clown Room
.
Loud Mouth Drunks is the latest release of LA's "favorite country-rock band"(LA Times)
Ass Grabbin’ Country is the third release, and is the most personal of all three CDs. For once the songs are not all about Tex Troester, instead deciding to try something new, having songs about each of the other band members also. My Girlfriends Got A Boyfriend is about Gary, Who Wears The Pants? is about Ron and his wife, and My Wife Got Hit By A Truck is about Bob and his wife. And of course as usual the rest of the songs are telling the life of Tex.
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, who refer to themselves as being a "country band for people who hate country" and a "Drinkin' Band". The Rednecks consist of vocalist Tex Troester, guitarist Bob Ricketts, bassist Ron Botelho, Gary Riley, and Jim Doyle, who replaced the previous drummer, Herman Senac in 2004.
Since forming in 1991, the Rednecks have played over 400 shows, at venues such as Raji's
Raji's
Raji's was a rock and roll nightclub in central Hollywood, open in the 1980s and early 1990s. It was located in the Hastings Hotel building. The space had previously been a Greek restaurant called The King's Palace....
, The Shamrock
The Shamrock
The Shamrock is a 1777 Irish play by John O'Keeffe. It was first staged on 15 April 1777 at Crow Street Theatre in Dublin. Several of the characters and airs were re-used in O'Keefe's more successful 1783 play The Poor Soldier.-Bibliography:...
, Spaceland
Spaceland
Spaceland was an alternative rock/indie rock nightclub in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, that existed between 1995 and 2011. The club was formerly a gay disco called Dreams...
, The Scene, The Bigfoot Lodge and even at East Hollywood
East Hollywood, Los Angeles, California
East Hollywood is a community that forms the eastern portion of the Hollywood district in the City of Los Angeles, California.East Hollywood encompasses part of Hollywood east of Western Avenue and north of, according to East Hollywood.net, the 101 Hollywood Freeway; however in other sources,...
strip club
Strip club
A strip club is an adult entertainment venue in which striptease or other erotic or exotic dance is regularly performed. Strip clubs typically adopt a nightclub or bar style, but can also adopt a theatre or cabaret-style....
Jumbo's Clown Room
Jumbo's Clown Room
Jumbo's Clown Room is a dance bar located on Hollywood Blvd. in Hollywood, California. It was opened on July 27, 1970 and later became a dance bar in 1980. Jumbo's Clown Room embodies the burlesque spirit more than its counterparts in Hollywood and farther west. Some of the interior and front of...
.
Members
- Tex Troester – Vocals
- Bob Ricketts – Guitar
- Ron Botelho - Bass
- Gary Riley – Guitar, mandolin, squeeze-box
- Jim Doyle - Drums (2004–present)
Discography
- 1997: Buzzed
- 1999: Wishful Drinking
- 2003: Ass Grabbin’ Country
- 2006: Loud Mouth Drunks
Loud Mouth Drunks is the latest release of LA's "favorite country-rock band"(LA Times)
Ass Grabbin’ Country is the third release, and is the most personal of all three CDs. For once the songs are not all about Tex Troester, instead deciding to try something new, having songs about each of the other band members also. My Girlfriends Got A Boyfriend is about Gary, Who Wears The Pants? is about Ron and his wife, and My Wife Got Hit By A Truck is about Bob and his wife. And of course as usual the rest of the songs are telling the life of Tex.