The Gourds
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The Gourds, an American alternative country band, formed in Austin, Texas in 1994.
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[edit] Members
- Kevin Russell - vocals, mandolin, guitar
- Claude Bernard - accordion, organ, guitar
- Jimmy Smith - vocals, guitar, percussion, bass, water bowl
- Keith Langford - drums, harmonica, washboard, toy guitar
- Max Johnston (of Uncle Tupelo & Wilco) - banjo, fiddle, guitar, vocals
[edit] Former members
- Charlie Llewellin - drums
[edit] Discography
- Dem's Good Beeble (1997)
- Stadium Blitzer (1998)
- Ghosts of Hallelujah (1999)
- Bolsa de Agua (2000)
- Shinebox (2001)
- Cow Fish Fowl or Pig (2002)
- Growin' a Beard (2003)
- Blood of the Ram (2004)
- Heavy Ornamentals (2006)
The Gourds also scored Mike Woolf's documentary films Growin' a Beard and Something's Brewin' in Shiner.
[edit] "Gin and Juice" cover
During the heyday of Napster, the Gourds cover of Snoop Dogg's "Gin and Juice" was incorrectly labeled as being by the band Phish featuring Les Claypool of Primus. This mislabeling is understandable, seeing as how the vocals sound a great deal like Claypool, as well as the fact that Claypool and Anastasio have been known to collaborate. This led to this track becoming quite popular with Phish fans, who didn't realize the mistake. This track has also been mislabeled as being by Barenaked Ladies, Blues Traveler, Dave Matthews Band, The String Cheese Incident, Widespread Panic, Ween, O.A.R. and many other bands in the "jam band" genre.
[edit] Television
The Gourds were featured, as themselves, on the "Homecoming" epidode of NBC television's Friday Night Lights, first broadcast 11/14/06.
