 Cooder Graw is a five-piece band from
Texas that has generated a considerable buzz in the Texas Music scene in
its seven-year history, known for their own unique version of loud,
raucous country with the writing chops to make it great.
When the four original members of
Cooder Graw first decided to make music together, it was merely to jam
and have some fun. But the then-Amarillo-based band quickly took off,
and today they are one of the leading groups within the Texas Music
Movement.
By 2000, they had released their
first, self-titled studio record, produced by Ray Benson of Asleep at
the Wheel and hit songwriter Hayden Nicholas. They followed it with two
live albums (including a Live At Billy Bob's Texas CD) and a
second studio set, Shifting Gears, that helped make the band a
staple at Texas radio.
When their song "Llano Estacado"
landed in a Dodge truck commercial that frequently aired for many months
of Texas TV stations, the West Texas band with the strange moniker
suddenly became a household name across the Lone Star State. With their
loud and proud rocking country and a knack for writing songs that echo
with music fans throughout the state, they remain busy playing gigs for
their many fans and winning new ones along the way.
Now based in Fort Worth, Cooder Graw
continues to play 150-200 shows a year, while finding time to write new
music to bring to the recording studio. Their latest album, Wake Up,
maintains some of the band's familiar sound, while introducing an
edgier, more complex feel to several tracks. "That Girl Crystal," the
band's current single, is one of those tracks, highlighting Cooder
Graw's songwriting maturity and musical.
Current
Matt Martindale - acoustic guitar, vocals
Kelly Turner - lead guitar, vocals
Paul Baker - bass guitar
Jon "Fish" Hunt - drums, backing vocals (2004-present)
Former
Joe Ammons - drums (1998-2002)
Kelly B. Test - drums (2002-2004)
Jim Whisenhunt - pedal steel guitar (1999-2002)
Nick Worley - fiddle, mandolin (2002-2006)
Discography
Albums
Home at the Golden Light (1998)
Cooder Graw (1999)
Segundo (2000)
Shifting Gears (2001)
Live at Billy Bob's Texas (2002)
Wake Up (2004)
Music videos
"Junior's in the Yard"
"Better Days"
Compilations
Texas Road Trip - "18 Wheels of Loving" (2001)
Brewed in Texas - "Whiskey Bent And Hellbound" (2002)
Cow Hear This - "Better Days" (2002)
Compadre's Texas Lovers - "Ain't Livin' Long Like This" (2003)
Red River Tribute (tribute to Waylon Jennings) - "Rainy Day Woman"
(2003)
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