Michael Roe
Encyclopedia
Michael Roe is an American
record producer
, songwriter
, guitarist
and singer.
band The 77s
. In addition to releasing albums under the moniker 7&7iS, he has recorded several instrumental albums with bandmate Mark Harmon. Roe is also a founding member of the alt-country music
supergroup
Lost Dogs
.
In the 1970s, Roe hosted the radio program Rock Scope, which featured music and interviews with a wide range of artists including Bob Dylan
, Daniel Amos
, T-Bone Burnett
, Mark Heard
and others.
Production credits include albums by Lisa Phenix, Johnny Reliable, Shadrach, Jason Todd Herring, Matt Nightingale, The Strawmen, Perry and the Poorboys, Steve Scott
, First Strike, and Love Coma
.
United States
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record producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
, songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
, guitarist
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
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 rockRock 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...
band 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:...
. In addition to releasing albums under the moniker 7&7iS, he has recorded several instrumental albums with bandmate Mark Harmon. Roe is also a founding member of the alt-country music
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...
supergroup
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"....
Lost Dogs
Lost Dogs
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 , Michael Roe , Derri Daugherty and Steve Hindalong . The original lineup included Gene...
.
In the 1970s, Roe hosted the radio program Rock Scope, which featured music and interviews with a wide range of artists including 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...
, 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...
, T-Bone Burnett
T-Bone Burnett
Joseph Henry Burnett , widely known as T-Bone Burnett, is an American musician, songwriter, and soundtrack and record producer.He was a guitarist in Bob Dylan's band on the Rolling Thunder Revue...
, Mark Heard
Mark Heard
John Mark Heard was a record producer, folk-rock singer, and songwriter originally from Macon, Georgia, USA....
and others.
Production credits include albums by Lisa Phenix, Johnny Reliable, Shadrach, Jason Todd Herring, Matt Nightingale, The Strawmen, Perry and the Poorboys, Steve Scott
Steve Scott (poet)
Steve Scott is a poet, spoken word artist, and musician. His written work was published by PRIZM Magazine, Radix Magazine, Monolith:UK publications and STRIDE UK publications...
, First Strike, and Love Coma
Love Coma
Love Coma was a Christian rock/alternative group in the early 1990s based in the San Antonio - Austin area of Texas.-Members:*Chris Dodds was the drummer.*Matt Slocum was the guitarist.*Chris Taylor was the lead singer....
.
Studio albums
- 1995 - Safe as Milk (released as a 9-song "curdled" version and a 12-song "uncurdled" version)
- 1996 - The Boat Ashore
- 2002 - Say Your Prayers
- 2009 - We All Gonna Face the Rising Sun
- 2010 - Michael Roe
Live albums
- 1999 - Safe as Milk Live: Live at Cornerstone 97
- 2000 - It's for You (double CD; additional tracks from this 1997 solo tour can be found on The 77s' Late compilation [2000])
7&7iS
- 1989 - More Miserable Than You'll Ever Be (numbered collector's edition box set; features Michael Roe solo tracks and demos/outtakes from The 77s)
- 1990 - More Miserable Than You'll Ever Be (features Michael Roe solo tracks, demos/outtakes from The 77s' self-titled album, and unreleased material from The Magnets (Michael Roe & Larry Tagg); a remastered version was later re-released under The 77sThe 77sThe 77s are an American rock band consisting of Michael Roe on vocals/guitar, Mark Harmon on bass, and Bruce Spencer on drums.-Scratch Band:...
moniker) - 2004 - Fun With Sound
Instrumental albums with Mark Harmon
- 1999 - Sleepwalk (authorized bootleg of Unison Music's Daydream)
- 1999 - Daydream (uncredited on this official Unison Music release)
- 2002 - Daydream (Fools of the WorldFools of the WorldFools of the World is an independent record label founded in 1996 by rock band, The 77s.Fools of the World, based out of Sacramento, California, started as an independent label for the band to release their own special projects and fan club releases...
re-release) - 2002 - Orbis
Albums with Terry Scott Taylor and others
- 2003 - All Day Sing and Dinner on the Ground (EP)
Special & limited edition releases
- 1997 - Demonstrations of Love (Various Artists), "Audrey"
- 2001 - Soullift: Soundtrack for the Soul (Various Artists), "Mercy Seat"
- 2002 - Come as a Child: The Andy's Angels Concert (limited edition live concert with Theo Obrastoff, Aaron Sprinkle, and Terry Scott Taylor)
- 2003 - Come as a Child or Not at All (Taylor & Obrastoff), "Audrey" (extended version)
- 2004 - Come as a Child or Not al All II: Like an Orange to a Child (Obrastoff & Watson), "No Soul"
- 2004 - Welcome to the Revolution (Liberty n' Justice), "Change Comes Around" (with Harry Hess of Harem Scarem)