Grifters (band)

Grifters
Origin Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Genres Indie rock
Art rock
Post-rock
Years active 19892001
Labels Shangri-La Records
Sub Pop
Darla Records
Simple Machines
Doink
Associated acts Bob
Champ!
Dragoon
The Hot Monkey
Those Bastard Souls
Blood Thirsty Lovers
Members Stan Gallimore
Tripp Lamkins
David Shouse
Scott Taylor
Past members John Stivers
Roy Berry
Notable instruments
Guitar, Distorto Bass, Drums, Piano, Organ, Mellotron, Moog

The Grifters was a 1990s indie rock band based in Memphis who released albums on Doink, Sonic Noise, Shangri-La Records, and Sub Pop Records.

The band originally formed in the late 1980s as A Band Called Bud, with vocalist/guitarist Scott Taylor, bassist Tripp Lamkins, and drummer Dave Shouse. After being renamed the Grifters (after the novel by Jim Thompson) by 1990, Shouse joined Taylor on guitar, with Stanley Gallimore taking over on the drums. Songwriting duties were shared between Shouse, Taylor and Lamkins. For several years in the 1990s they recorded primarily at Easley McCain Recording and were closely affiliated with Memphis's Shangri-La Records label for a time. Jeff Buckley was a vocal supporter of The Grifters and was close friends with the band.

Discography

as A Band Called Bud:

Albums

EPs

Singles

Various-artist compilation appearances

Bootlegs

Other formats

Video

Film Appearances

Members

References

  1. The Grifters "Last Man Alive" / Director: Russell Bates. Otisproductions.com. Retrieved on 2012-04-02.
  2. Half-Cocked and Radiation DVD. Halfcockedfilm.com. Retrieved on 2012-04-02.

External links

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