Tucson Simpson
Starting in 1999, songwriters Graham Perry and Kevin Kilgore joined with drummer Bill Frazier (replaced recently by drum viruoso, Anthony Barrasso), bassist Ste
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Tucson Simpson - Roots Rock extraordinaireBand/artist history
Starting in 1999, songwriters Graham Perry and Kevin Kilgore joined with drummer Bill Frazier, Bassist Steve Hearn and later, guitarist Steve McCraw to form Tucson Simpson, a band whose style is an eclectic mix of Delta Blues, Commercial Pop and Roots Rock. The band has enjoyed success on the Memphis club circuit predominantly as a headline act.
Drawing from experience acquired as a songwriter for Crutchfield Music, Perry (a PhD Candidate at The University of Memphis) penned a number of tunes for the band, six of which appeared on Martin Crutchfields self-titled album released in the Spring of 2001. Kilgore (who wrote the premiere track off of the bands EP Drawn & Ready) and the other members contributed their own writing expertise to create a musical style that can fittingly be called Delta Rock.
The result of this collaboration is the Tucson Simpsons CD Hot Town. The bands first full-length effort is a well-rounded collection of powerful electric and acoustic guitars, soulful melodies, and catchy hooks that resonate the varying life-experiences of the musicians.
The album is a watershed for the band-members after losing Sam Plumlee, their original lead guitarist, who died after recording his signature lead on The Money Aint There in mid-record. With a renewed sense of purpose, the band persevered with the help of Jeff Miller (Survivor) and Terry Ferguson (Hoehn & Duren) on some of the most heart-wrenching tracks on Hot Town. Steve McCraw joined the band after the release and has been instrumental in helping the band achieve
The album was the #14 add in the CMJ charts in its debut week, enjoying early airplay on college and independent stations KAFM (Grand Junction, CO), KRCX (Denver, CO), Bearcast (Cincinnatti, OH), WQAC (Alma, MI), KFSF (San Fran., CA), KDWG (Dillon, MT), KMSM (Butte, MT), KRZA (Alamosa, CO), WDCC (Sanford, NC), WMHB (Waterville, ME), WODU (Norfolk, VA), WRSE (Chicago, IL), WRST (Oshkosh, WI), WSND (Notre Dame, IN), WWHR (Bowling Green, KY), KRVS (LaFayette, IN), KUMD (Duluth, MN), WKWZ (Syosset, NY), and KUCO (Edmond, OK), to name only a handful of the 122 adds it has enjoyed nationwide.Have you performed in front of an audience?Tucson Simpson performs live around the Midsouthern United States.
Your musical influences
Beatles, Steve Earle, Tom Petty, Any Blues.What equipment do you use?
Line up includes two electric guitars, 1 acoustic, drums, and bass.
Memphis, TN
USA
ID
403618
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Welcome to soundclick Tucson Simpson
You certainly have a great sound there.
Good luck with your tracks that will be very popular.
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Thank you for your music and talents and I wish you well.
Look forward to more tracks in the future.
Bucky Mucker
Perth
Australia
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