Travis Shredd and the Good Ol' Homeboys
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Travis Shredd and the Good Ol' Homeboys is an American band that was started by Eric Wilson, a.k.a. Travis Shredd. The band combines the sounds of country
, metal
and rap
, usually within the same song.
Travis Shredd and the Good Ol' Homeboys have been featured on the Dr. Demento radio show and have been included on Dr. Demento
's CD releases. They were the only band ever to have simultaneous rotation on Seattle's top country station (KYCW 'Young Country'), top rock station (KISW) and top R&B station 93.3(KUBE
). Their music has also been heard on numerous radio and TV stations around the world which include Nu Country, 94.9 FM, Melbourne, Australia; KSER, 90.7, Lynnwood, WA; KDGS, 93.9, Wichita, KS; KLOW, 105.1, Caruthersville, MO; WTUE, 104.7, Dayton, Ohio; WEGR, 103, Memphis, TN; WMIL, 106, Milwaukee, WI; Y99, Fredericksburg, VA; WFKR, Kalamazoo, MI; WLGH, Versailles, KY; WWST, 91.3, Knoxville, TN. They have been featured guests on TV shows including Chicago's "The Otherside," with host Ken Mottet and Seattle's "Spud Goodman Show."
Today the band is somewhat disbanded but definitely not gone. Travis Shredd lives in Las Vegas and still gets his band together now and then. They played at "Slamstock" in Las Vegas with a great intro by Penn Jillette
of Penn & Teller
fame. And they did a special 2 nights at Sapphire, the world's largest strip club. Travis has performed solo acoustic versions of his songs in Las Vegas at Mandalay Bay's House of Blues
and on a podcast by Internet radio personality "Crazy Jay." He is presently in negotiations for making The Good Ol' Homeboys into a Las Vegas show.
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...
, metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
and rap
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
, usually within the same song.
Travis Shredd and the Good Ol' Homeboys have been featured on the Dr. Demento radio show and have been included on Dr. Demento
Dr. Demento
Barret Eugene Hansen , better known as Dr. Demento, is a radio broadcaster and record collector specializing in novelty songs, comedy, and strange or unusual recordings dating from the early days of phonograph records to the present....
's CD releases. They were the only band ever to have simultaneous rotation on Seattle's top country station (KYCW 'Young Country'), top rock station (KISW) and top R&B station 93.3(KUBE
KUBE
KUBE is a rhythmic contemporary radio station licensed in Seattle. The station's slogan is "Hits & Hip Hop." KUBE offers a mix of personality-driven DJs and current-based hit driven R&B/Hip-Hop fare...
). Their music has also been heard on numerous radio and TV stations around the world which include Nu Country, 94.9 FM, Melbourne, Australia; KSER, 90.7, Lynnwood, WA; KDGS, 93.9, Wichita, KS; KLOW, 105.1, Caruthersville, MO; WTUE, 104.7, Dayton, Ohio; WEGR, 103, Memphis, TN; WMIL, 106, Milwaukee, WI; Y99, Fredericksburg, VA; WFKR, Kalamazoo, MI; WLGH, Versailles, KY; WWST, 91.3, Knoxville, TN. They have been featured guests on TV shows including Chicago's "The Otherside," with host Ken Mottet and Seattle's "Spud Goodman Show."
Today the band is somewhat disbanded but definitely not gone. Travis Shredd lives in Las Vegas and still gets his band together now and then. They played at "Slamstock" in Las Vegas with a great intro by Penn Jillette
Penn Jillette
Penn Fraser Jillette is an American magician, comedian, illusionist, juggler, bassist and a best-selling author known for his work with fellow illusionist Teller in the team Penn & Teller, and advocacy of atheism, libertarian philosophy, free-market economics, and scientific skepticism.-Early...
of Penn & Teller
Penn & Teller
Penn & Teller are Las Vegas headliners whose act is an amalgam of illusion and comedy. Penn Jillette is a raconteur; Teller generally uses mime while performing, although his voice can occasionally be heard during their performance...
fame. And they did a special 2 nights at Sapphire, the world's largest strip club. Travis has performed solo acoustic versions of his songs in Las Vegas at Mandalay Bay's House of Blues
House of Blues
House of Blues is a chain of 13 live music concert halls and restaurants in major markets throughout the United States. House of Blues first location was in Cambridge's Harvard Square. It was opened in 1992 by Isaac Tigrett, co-founder of Hard Rock Cafe, and Dan Aykroyd, star of The Blues Brothers...
and on a podcast by Internet radio personality "Crazy Jay." He is presently in negotiations for making The Good Ol' Homeboys into a Las Vegas show.
Discography
| Title | Track List | Personnel | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Headbanger's Squaredance (1993, Blue Cliff Records) |
1. So What (4:17) 2. Saddle Up Da Hawgs (3:52) 3. That's M' Name (4:00) 4. Bang Bang Bang (4:07) 5. Diver Dan (4:08) 6. Here Come Da Train (3:05) 7. Down Wit Da Boys (4:18) 8. Will Ya Still Look Purty (4:45) 9. Corina's Cadillac (3:36) 10. Headbanger's Squaredance (4:00) 11. Rumble Tumble and Twist (3:25) 12. Concussion (3:23) |
Travis Shredd: guitar, vocals, banjo, keyboards, drum machine Richard Gibson: bass, vocals Mike Ferguson: drums Tom Phelps: pedal steel guitar Patsy Montana Shredd: vocals, big hair Connie Belle Corrick: vocals Mike Jackson: live keyboards Vinnie Fallon: live guitar |
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| 668: The Neighbor Of The Beast (Mar. 1997, Blue Cliff Records) |
1. My Ex's Lawyer Is the AntiChrist 2. 668: The Neighbor of the Beast 3. DIE (In a Flaming Car Crash) 4. Fire in Her Eyes (Hail Satan Hail Satan "Hail Satan", sometimes expressed in a Latinized version as Ave Satanas is an expression used by some Satanists to show their dedication to Satan, but has also been used for the purpose of comedy or satire. Believers in backmasking think they can hear "Hail Satan" and other messages to Satan in... ) 5. Whoa Tequila 6. Quit Yo' Whinin' 7. Rooster in the Henhouse 8. Thunderin' Bass 9. Oklahomey 10. Saddle Tramp 11. I'm Like a Kenworth 12. Goin' South (In a Northbound Lane) |
Travis Shredd Tea-Böy: guitar Merfdog: keyboards MC Stevie-Bob Lethal: drums B-Naz: bass Tommy Hollywood (Tom Phelps): pedal steel guitar |
The CD release party was held in downtown Seattle had special guests "Weird Al" Yankovic "Weird Al" Yankovic Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic is an American singer-songwriter, music producer, accordionist, actor, comedian, writer, satirist, and parodist. Yankovic is known for his humorous songs that make light of popular culture and that often parody specific songs by contemporary musical acts... and his drummer, Bermuda Schwartz in attendance. |
| Nashville Drive-By (Haiku Edition) (Nov. 1999, Blue Cliff Records) |
1. Nashville Drive-by 2. Smoove Flava 3. The Merfdog Haiku 4. Jiggy Crack Head (And I Don't Care) 5. (If You Was) Half the Man (Yo' Mamma Says I Am) 6. The B-Naz Haiku 7. Cousin Clem Takes Heroin 8. Ear Bleedin' Waltz 9. The MC Stevie-Bob Lethal Haiku 10. Tattletale 11. Come on Back (So's I Can Kill You) 12. The Tea-Böy Haiku 13. Trailer Trash 14. Prozac Princess 15. The Tommy Hollywood Haiku 16. Where We Goin'? 17. Yo Travis, Please Represent 18. The Travis Shredd Haiku |
Travis Shredd Tea-Böy Merfdog MC Stevie-Bob Lethal B-Naz Tommy Hollywood |
In addition to the songs, the CD also featured Haikus composed and performed by each of the band members, as an homage to Janet Jackson's "Rhythm Nation" album. |