![]() That includes inviting The McCrary Sisters to bring the gospel on rockers such as ‘Bad Medicine’ and the stomping ‘Whole World’s Crazy’. To their credit, Myers take a more soulful stance for much of Tornillo. Like the previous album, this hour-long, 11-track (if you don’t count the 52-second opening title tune) trawl through swampy, Southern Country-inflected rock does throw some curves, but remains on the dedicated path they have forged over the past 16 years. The acclaim and opportunity the record garnered, including syncing on the popular Yellowstone series, fueled the sextet to work on this sixth outing, a once again self-produced album referencing the border town where it was recorded. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License additional terms may apply.Bluesy / boozy Texas firebrands Whiskey Myers cemented themselves as one of modern outlaw country’s most popular bands with their 2019 self-produced and self-titled fifth record. They continue to engulf listeners with their sound, ensuring that the name Whiskey Myers is one that will be remembered for ages to come. As the group continues to expand its fan base, new listeners all over Texas are beginning to recognize their talent. The Tyler area has been instrumental in the development of Whiskey Myers from a group of musicians to a band. With a sound like no other and a stage presence that captivates anyone close enough to notice, a live concert performed by this young band is something that must be seen to be believed. ![]() Whiskey Myers takes the blues rock genre and mixes it with modern day Texas Country such as Reckless Kelly, Randy Rogers, and Cross Canadian Ragweed to derive a new sound that is sure to take concert listeners on an atmospheric roller coaster. The most obvious of these are the blues rock jam bands such as Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Allman Brothers Band, and Led Zeppelin. Whiskey Myers’ musical style was forged from several different genres of music from several different eras. Suddenly it seemed that the whole region knew who Whiskey Myers was, and everyone was becoming familiar with their high energy twin guitars, soulful vocals, and unstoppable rhythm. They were heard on live stages all over East Texas, in interviews on local radio stations, and seen on television giving live interviews. From then on, popularity for the band began to swell. The club owner was so impressed by their performance and the crowd that had come to the stage that he asked them to come back the next weekend to open for The Eli Young Band. In the spring of 2007, they were given the opportunity to open for Roger Creager at Gator’s Bar and Grill in Gun Barrel City, Texas. From their first show in Montalba, Texas, a young Whiskey Myers was hooked on performing, and the crowds were hooked on them. The sound they emitted was something more unique than anyone had expected. Soon, the group was playing private parties on flatbed trailers in small towns around East Texas. ![]() They came together and came to be known as Whiskey Myers. There they met up with Jeff Hogg, a mutual friend and drummer from Palestine, Texas, and Gary Brown, a bass guitarist who had grown up in Neches, Texas. As time passed, with their inspiration mounting, they moved to Tyler, Texas. At that time, they called themselves Lucky Southern, though they had only three members. They began to incorporate the talent and imagination of friend and guitarist John Jeffers. In a modest rent house in the small East Texas town of Elkhart, Texas, Cody Cannon and Cody Tate began to write music, only dreaming of the success that is sure to follow. Their second album, Firewater, was released by Wiggy Thump in 2011 and debuted in the Top 30 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. In 2008, they signed with Smith Entertainment and released their debut album, Road of Life. Whiskey Myers is an American southern rock group from Tyler, Texas composed of Cody Cannon, Cody Tate, John Jeffers, Jeff Hogg and Gary Brown.
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