BR5-49
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BR5-49 are an American country music band. The group was formed in Nashville in 1993. They took their name from a telephone number regularly used in a Junior Samples sketch on the television show Hee Haw. They eschew modern Top 40 pop-country for a rawer, honkytonk sound, with songs about 50s pin-up/dominatrixBettie Page and The Ramones. Their music contains elements of western swing and rockabilly, that can be called neotraditional, though they are also often identified as alternative country. BR-549 has toured with Bob Dylan, the Mavericks, Junior Brown, the Black Crowes, and Brian Setzer.
Members
- Chuck Mead - guitar, vocals
- Shaw Wilson - drums, backing vocals
- Don Herron - fiddle, steel guitar, mandolin, dobro, banjo
- Mark Miller - bass, vocals
Former members
- Gary Bennett - guitar, vocals
- Smilin' Jay McDowell - bass
- Geoff Firebaugh - bass
- Chris Scruggs - guitar, vocals
Discography
- Live at Robert's [EP] (1996)
- BR5-49 (1996)
- Big Backyard Beat Show (1998)
- Coast to Coast (2000)
- This Is BR549 (2001)
- Temporarily Disconnected [EP] (2003)
- Tangled in the Pines (2004)
- Dog Days (2006)
In the media
- The song "Seven Nights to Rock was dubbed into the various artists album Rock-a-billy 2000
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