The Stone Coyotes
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The Stone Coyotes are an American
United States
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 band that debuted with their first album in 1998. They hail from Massachusetts but tour primarily in Texas as that is where they receive their most radio airplay.

Background

Barbara Keith founded the family-revolved band in Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...

 with her family. Doug Tibbles is her husband, and John Tibbles is their stepson. Barbara Keith is mainly the 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 also writes most of their songs. Doug started playing drums for the band shortly before the trio was formed, when Keith was signed with Warner Brothers. John learned to play the bass guitar
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....

 at eleven and started playing in the band when he was eighteen.

Be Cool

Be Cool is a New York Times bestselling crime novel written by Elmore Leonard
Elmore Leonard
Elmore John Leonard Jr. , better known as Elmore Leonard, is an American novelist and screenwriter. His earliest published novels in the 1950s were westerns, but Leonard went on to specialize in crime fiction and suspense thrillers, many of which have been adapted into motion pictures.Among his...

. The novel is now a major motion picture
Be Cool
Be Cool is a 2005 crime-comedy film adapted from Elmore Leonard's 1999 novel of the same name and the sequel to Leonard's 1990 novel Get Shorty about mobster Chili Palmer's entrance into the film industry.The film adaptation of Be Cool began production in 2003. It was directed by F...

, and was the sequel to the book Get Shorty
Get Shorty
Get Shorty is a 1990 novel by American novelist Elmore Leonard. In 1995, the novel was adapted into a film of the same name.-Plot summary:...

. Barbara Keith was a major influence to this novel, especially its plot. The song Odessa was written for the book. Five of her songs are mentioned in the actual text.

Discography

  • My Turn (p)2010 Red Cat Records
  • A Rude Awakening (p)2009 Red Cat Records
  • VIII (p)2008 Red Cat Records
  • Dreams of Glory (p)2006 Red Cat Records
  • Fire it Up (p)2005 Red Cat Records
  • Rise from the Ashes (p)2003 Red Cat Records
  • Ride Away from the World (p)2003 Red Cat Records
  • Born to Howl (p)2001 Red Cat Records
  • Situation out of Control (p)2000 Red Cat Records
  • Church of the Falling Rain (p)1998 Red Cat Records
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