Lost Dogs
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Lost Dogs are an American musical supergroup
formed in 1991, comprising vocalists, songwriters, and guitarists from multiple Christian alternative rock
bands. Their current lineup includes Terry Scott Taylor
(Daniel Amos
, the Swirling Eddies
), Michael Roe
(The 77s
), Derri Daugherty
and Steve Hindalong
(The Choir). The original lineup included Gene Eugene
(Adam Again
), who died in 2000. The band's eclectic blending of folk, blues, country, and rock has been characterized as "a sort of CCM
equivalent to the Traveling Wilburys
". The band released their debut album Scenic Routes
in 1992 as a one-time collaboration at the behest of Word Records
, their label at that time.
Lost Dogs concert performances are filled with between-song jokes and one-liners between the band members (usually poking fun at each other). Many Lost Dogs albums include at least one or two cover songs. Songs covered by Lost Dogs on an album or in concert include Bob Dylan
's "Lord, Protect My Child," Leonard Cohen
's "If It Be Your Will," The Beatles
' "I'm A Loser," "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)
", and Stephen Foster
's "Hard Times, Come Again No More." They have also recorded a number of Traditional or Gospel standards such as "Dust On The Bible," and "Farther Along."
In March, 2000, shortly after the release of their Gift Horse album, Gene Eugene died in his sleep at The Green Room
, his recording studio in Huntington Beach, California
.
2003 saw the release of the band's first DVD, Via Chicago, a black and white concert film released by Lo-Fidelity Records
. A followup DVD, Via Chicago (All We Left Unsaid), containing additional songs from the concert, was released in 2006. Also that year, the band performed a show in Chatsworth, California which featured surprise video tributes by Dick Clark, Amy Grant
and Michael W. Smith
.
Although the loss of Eugene is noticeable, the remaining three Lost Dogs members continue to tour and record new albums. In 2004, the band got together with longtime friend Steve Hindalong
to produce a special album for their summer tour. The result was entitled MUTT, and included new acoustic versions of ten songs originally written and recorded for each band member's regular rock bands. The following year, the band would release one of their most unusual recordings to date, the almost entirely instrumental Island Dreams
. The Lost Cabin and the Mystery Trees
, was released July 2006. The band — including the newest official "dog," drummer Steve Hindalong
— once again hit the road for a national tour in support of their new album.
In 2009, the Lost Dogs traveled down historic Route 66
with cinematographer Jimmy Abegg
. Abegg filmed the band's experiences with hopes of releasing a DVD in the near future. The band then wrote and recorded 14 songs inspired by their journey, which was released as Old Angel
in May 2010.
Supergroup (music)
In the late 1960s, the term supergroup was coined to describe "a rock music group whose performers are already famous from having performed individually or in other groups"....
formed in 1991, comprising vocalists, songwriters, and guitarists from multiple Christian alternative rock
Christian alternative rock
Christian alternative rock is a form of alternative rock music that is lyrically grounded in a Christian worldview. Some critics have suggested that unlike CCM and older Christian rock, Christian alternative rock generally emphasizes musical style over lyrical content as a defining genre...
bands. Their current lineup includes Terry Scott Taylor
Terry Scott Taylor
Terry Scott Taylor is an American songwriter, record producer, writer and founding member of the bands Daniel Amos and The Swirling Eddies . Taylor is also a member of the roots and alternative music group, Lost Dogs. He is currently based in San Jose, California, USA.Taylor is highly regarded for...
(Daniel Amos
Daniel Amos
Daniel Amos is a rock band formed in 1974 by Terry Scott Taylor on guitars and vocals, Marty Dieckmeyer on bass guitar, Steve Baxter on guitars and Jerry Chamberlain on lead guitars. Current members include bassist Tim Chandler, guitarist Greg Flesch and drummer Ed McTaggart...
, the Swirling Eddies
The Swirling Eddies
The Swirling Eddies are a band that began as an anonymous spinoff from the band Daniel Amos, along with new drummer David Raven.-Career:For each Swirling Eddies release, band members adopted pseudonyms for the liner notes; "Camarillo Eddy" , "Berger Roy Al" , "Gene Pool" , "Arthur Fhardy" , "Spot"...
), Michael Roe
Michael Roe
Michael Roe is an American record producer, songwriter, guitarist and singer.-Career:Although he has released several solo albums since the mid-1990s, Roe is primarily known as the lead singer and lead guitarist for the rock band The 77s...
(The 77s
The 77s
The 77s are an American rock band consisting of Michael Roe on vocals/guitar, Mark Harmon on bass, and Bruce Spencer on drums.-Scratch Band:...
), Derri Daugherty
Derri Daugherty
Derri Daugherty is an American record producer, songwriter, guitarist and singer, best known as the lead singer and guitarist for band The Choir....
and Steve Hindalong
Steve Hindalong
Steve Hindalong is an American drummer, percussionist, songwriter and producer best known for his work with the alternative rock band The Choir...
(The Choir). The original lineup included Gene Eugene
Gene Eugene
Gene "Eugene" Andrusco was a Canadian born actor, record producer, engineer, composer and musician. Andrusco was best known as the leader of the funk/rock band Adam Again, a member of The Swirling Eddies and as a founding member of the roots music supergroup Lost Dogs.-Acting:Andrusco was a child...
(Adam Again
Adam Again
Adam Again was a rock band founded and led by vocalist Gene Eugene, with Riki Michele on vocals, Paul Valadez on bass, Jon Knox on drums, Greg Lawless on guitar...
), who died in 2000. The band's eclectic blending of folk, blues, country, and rock has been characterized as "a sort of CCM
Contemporary Christian music
Contemporary Christian music is a genre of modern popular music which is lyrically focused on matters concerned with the Christian faith...
equivalent to the Traveling Wilburys
Traveling Wilburys
The Traveling Wilburys were an English–American supergroup consisting of Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison and Tom Petty, accompanied by drummer Jim Keltner...
". The band released their debut album Scenic Routes
Scenic Routes
Scenic Routes is an album by roots music band Lost Dogs, released on BAI Records in 1992.The album began as a one time recording effort from the frontmen of four creative rock bands; Gene Eugene, from the funk/rock band, Adam Again; Terry Scott Taylor, from the bands Daniel Amos and The Swirling...
in 1992 as a one-time collaboration at the behest of Word Records
Word Records
Word Records is a Christian record label based in Nashville, Tennessee. It is a division of Word Entertainment , which, itself is co-owned by Warner Music Group and Curb Records...
, their label at that time.
Lost Dogs concert performances are filled with between-song jokes and one-liners between the band members (usually poking fun at each other). Many Lost Dogs albums include at least one or two cover songs. Songs covered by Lost Dogs on an album or in concert include Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly...
's "Lord, Protect My Child," Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen
Leonard Norman Cohen, is a Canadian singer-songwriter, musician, poet and novelist. Cohen published his first book of poetry in Montreal in 1956 and his first novel in 1963. His work often explores religion, isolation, sexuality and interpersonal relationships...
's "If It Be Your Will," The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
' "I'm A Loser," "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)
The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)
"The Chipmunk Song " is a song written by Ross Bagdasarian, Sr. in 1958. Although it was written and sung by Bagdasarian , the singing credits are given to The Chipmunks, a fictitious singing group consisting of three chipmunks by the names of Alvin, Simon, and Theodore...
", and Stephen Foster
Stephen Foster
Stephen Collins Foster , known as the "father of American music", was the pre-eminent songwriter in the United States of the 19th century...
's "Hard Times, Come Again No More." They have also recorded a number of Traditional or Gospel standards such as "Dust On The Bible," and "Farther Along."
In March, 2000, shortly after the release of their Gift Horse album, Gene Eugene died in his sleep at The Green Room
The Green Room
The Green Room was a popular recording studio located in Huntington Beach, California. The Green Room was owned and operated by musician Gene Eugene and Anna Cardenas...
, his recording studio in Huntington Beach, 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...
.
2003 saw the release of the band's first DVD, Via Chicago, a black and white concert film released by Lo-Fidelity Records
Lo-Fidelity Records
Lo-Fidelity Records is a record label founded in 2002 by Jeffrey K.. Based in Naperville, Illinois, Lo-Fidelity specializes in limited edition releases, special edition reissues, and DVDs for artists....
. A followup DVD, Via Chicago (All We Left Unsaid), containing additional songs from the concert, was released in 2006. Also that year, the band performed a show in Chatsworth, California which featured surprise video tributes by Dick Clark, Amy Grant
Amy Grant
Amy Lee Grant is an American singer-songwriter, musician, author, media personality and actress, best known for her Christian music. She has been referred to as "The Queen of Christian Pop"...
and Michael W. Smith
Michael W. Smith
Michael Whitaker Smith is a Billboard top ten Billboard Hot 100 recording artist and Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter, composer, and actor. He is one of the best-selling and most influential artists in Contemporary Christian music. Smith also has achieved a considerable amount of...
.
Although the loss of Eugene is noticeable, the remaining three Lost Dogs members continue to tour and record new albums. In 2004, the band got together with longtime friend Steve Hindalong
Steve Hindalong
Steve Hindalong is an American drummer, percussionist, songwriter and producer best known for his work with the alternative rock band The Choir...
to produce a special album for their summer tour. The result was entitled MUTT, and included new acoustic versions of ten songs originally written and recorded for each band member's regular rock bands. The following year, the band would release one of their most unusual recordings to date, the almost entirely instrumental Island Dreams
Island Dreams
Island Dreams is an instrumental album by Roots music band Lost Dogs, released on Fools of the World records in 2005.-Track listing:# "Escape to Paradise" # "Wikki Tikki"...
. The Lost Cabin and the Mystery Trees
The Lost Cabin and the Mystery Trees
The Lost Cabin and the Mystery Trees is the title of an album by Roots music band Lost Dogs, released on Fools of the World records in 2006.-Track listing:# "Broken Like Brooklyn" # "Devil's Elbow"...
, was released July 2006. The band — including the newest official "dog," drummer Steve Hindalong
Steve Hindalong
Steve Hindalong is an American drummer, percussionist, songwriter and producer best known for his work with the alternative rock band The Choir...
— once again hit the road for a national tour in support of their new album.
In 2009, the Lost Dogs traveled down historic Route 66
U.S. Route 66
U.S. Route 66 was a highway within the U.S. Highway System. One of the original U.S. highways, Route 66 was established on November 11, 1926 -- with road signs erected the following year...
with cinematographer Jimmy Abegg
Jimmy Abegg
Jimmy Abegg aka Jimmy A, is an American guitarist, composer, director, photographer and artist, currently living in Nashville, Tennessee....
. Abegg filmed the band's experiences with hopes of releasing a DVD in the near future. The band then wrote and recorded 14 songs inspired by their journey, which was released as Old Angel
Old Angel
Old Angel is the title of an album by Roots music band Lost Dogs, released on Fools of the World and Stunt Records in 2010. The songs were composed by the band while traveling down Route 66 in 2009, and recorded in Nashville.-Track listing:...
in May 2010.
Discography
- Scenic RoutesScenic RoutesScenic Routes is an album by roots music band Lost Dogs, released on BAI Records in 1992.The album began as a one time recording effort from the frontmen of four creative rock bands; Gene Eugene, from the funk/rock band, Adam Again; Terry Scott Taylor, from the bands Daniel Amos and The Swirling...
, 1992 album - Little Red Riding HoodLittle Red Riding Hood (album)Little Red Riding Hood is an album by American roots music band Lost Dogs. It was released on WAL Records in 1993.-Track listing:# "No Ship Coming In" # "Imagine That" # "You Satisfy"...
, 1993 album - The Green Room Serenade, Part OneThe Green Room Serenade, Part OneGreen Room Serenade, Part One is an album by American roots music band Lost Dogs. Named after Gene Eugene's Huntington Beach recording studio, The Green Room, it was released on BAI Records in 1996.-Track listing:#"The Green Room Serenade"...
, 1996 album - Gift Horse, 1999 album
- Real Men CryReal Men CryReal Men Cry is an album by Roots music band Lost Dogs, released on BEC Records in 2001.This was the first album by the Lost Dogs after Gene Eugene's death in March 2000 and is a tribute to him....
, 2001 album - Nazarene Crying TowelNazarene Crying TowelNazarene Crying Towel is an album by Roots music band Lost Dogs, released on BEC Records in 2003.-Track listing:# "Moses In the Desert" # "There You Are" # "Deeper In The Heart" # "Come Down Here"...
, 2003 album - MUTT, 2004 album
- The Lost Cabin and the Mystery TreesThe Lost Cabin and the Mystery TreesThe Lost Cabin and the Mystery Trees is the title of an album by Roots music band Lost Dogs, released on Fools of the World records in 2006.-Track listing:# "Broken Like Brooklyn" # "Devil's Elbow"...
, 2006 album. - Old AngelOld AngelOld Angel is the title of an album by Roots music band Lost Dogs, released on Fools of the World and Stunt Records in 2010. The songs were composed by the band while traveling down Route 66 in 2009, and recorded in Nashville.-Track listing:...
, 2010 album
Compilations and special releases
- Happy Christmas, Volume 2, Various Artists
- Surfonic Water RevivalSurfonic Water RevivalSurfonic Water Revival is the title of a various artists compilation album which was recorded and released in 1998 by KMG Records. The album pays tribute to the pioneers of Surf music like Brian Wilson, Jan and Dean, the Belairs, the Hondells, the Surfaris, the Ventures, Beach Boys, Dick Dale and...
, Various Artists, 1998 compilation - Making God Smile: An Artists' Tribute to the Songs of Beach Boy Brian WilsonMaking God Smile: An Artists' Tribute to the Songs of Beach Boy Brian WilsonMaking God Smile: An Artists' Tribute to the Songs of Beach Boy Brian Wilson is a compilation of cover songs by various artists in tribute to Brian Wilson and The Beach Boys. The album was released as a single album. A second double album was released for sale only on the Internet through...
Various Artists, 2002 album
Videography
- The Lost Dogs...Via Chicago, 2003 DVD (plus bonus CD)
- Via Chicago (All We Left Unsaid), 2006 DVD (plus bonus CD)
- It Came from the Basement, DVD/CD (2011)