The Immortal Lee County Killers

Infobox musical artist
Name = The Immortal Lee County Killers


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Origin = Auburn, Lee County, AL, USA
Genre = Punk blues
Years_active = 1999–2007
Label = Estrus
Associated_acts = The Monkeywrench
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Past_members = Chetley "Cheetah" Weise
J.R. "J.R.R. Tokien" Collins
John Wesley Myers
Doug "The Boss" Sherrard

The Immortal Lee County Killers (ILCK) was an American punk blues band from Auburn, Lee County, Alabama. It consisted of Chetley "Cheetah" Weise on vocals/guitar, plus assorted musicians over its roughly three incarnations. [ [http://www.grunnenrocks.nl/bands/i/immortalleecountykillersthe.htm The Immortal Lee County Killers ] ]

Weise had formerly fronted The Quadrajets. ILCK formed in late 1999 and dissolved in 2007, just as it was gaining underground popularity. These incarnations were known sequentially as ILCK I, ILCK II, and ILCK3, and recorded three full-length albums and several singles.

Musical style

Chet Weise is an enthusiastic and avid proponent of the often-underground punk blues style.

The Immortal Lee County Killers has been called "Truly the place where punk meets the blues." [ [http://www.i94bar.com/reviews/immortal.html reviewed ] ] Weise often referred to punk blues as the "fucked up blues" and the "real punk blues". [www.epitonic.com/artists/theimmortalleecountykillers.html] Taking influence from Robert Johnson, John Lee Hooker, Pussy Galore, MC5, Skip James, Bad Brains and The Gun Club , ILCK approached the punk blues genre with reverence and originality, [ [http://www.gigwise.com/contents.asp?contentid=7700 Immortal Lee County Killers - ‘These Bones Will Rise To Love You Again’ (Funhouse) Released 05/09/05 - GIGWISE ] ] lending credibility to a genre that had sometimes been previously employed as a musically ironic post-punk and garage rock aesthetic. They did not take influence from blues-rock, preferring the older Delta blues and Chicago blues styles. [ [http://www.aversion.com/bands/immortalleecountykillers/ Immortal Lee County Killers >> Aversion.com ] ]

Chet Weise—a university professor of political economics and a blues connoisseur—has stated, "Punk and blues are both honest reactions to life. It's blues, it's our blues. It's just a bit turned up and a bit faster." [www.furious.com/Perfect/immortalleecountykillers.html]

Post-breakup

After The Immortal Lee County Killers' 2007 breakup, Weise went on to front a new punk blues band, Silver Lion's 20/20.

Members

ILCK I

*Chetley "Cheetah" Weise: vocals, guitar, harp

*Doug: drums

ILCK II

*Chetley "Cheetah" Weise: vocals, guitar, harp

*J.R. "J.R.R. Tokien" Collins: drums, backup vocals
*Jeff: organ, backup vocals

ILCK3

*Chetley "Cheetah" Weise: vocals, guitar, harp
*J.R. "J.R.R. Tokien" Collins: drums, bass, backup vocals
*Jeff: organ, backup vocals
*John Wesley Myers:

Discography

Albums

(2001) "The Essential Fucked Up Blues" LP/CD (Estrus, ES 1277)
(2003) "Love Is A Charm Of Powerful Trouble" LP/CD (Estrus, ES 1285)
(2003) "Love Unbolts The Dark" CD (Sweet Nothing, SNCD 027)
(2006) "These Bones Will Rise To Love You Again" CD (Tee Pee Records)

ingles

(2000) Big Damn Roach 7" (Homo Habilis, ILCK 01)
(2000) Train She Rides 7" (Homo Habilis, ILCK 06)
(2001) Let's Get Killed 7" (Estrus, ES 7156)
(2004) Sonic Angel 7" (Munster Records, MR 7190)

plits

(2001) ILCK/Matching Numbers 7" (Chicken Ranch Records, ILCK 07)
(2002) ILCK/The Monkeywrench 7" (Bronx Cheer, ILCK 08)
(2003) ILCK/Cash Audio: Orange Sessions Vol 2 10" (Orange, OR-23)
(2003) ILCK/The Wednesdays 7" (Arkam Records, Arkam 8)

Compilations

(2000) The Estrus Apeshit Rock Sampler Vol. 2 CD (Estrus, ES 1275)
(2000) The Isle Of Spight CD (Catch And Release, CR 006)
(2002) The Estrus Double Dynomite Sampler Volume 3 CD (Estrus, ES 1288)
(2004) Smash Music Sampler CD (Smash Music, smash 008)
(2005) This Is Punk Rock Blues - Vol #1 CD (Punk Rock Blues, PRB CD001)

External links

* [http://www.leecountykillers.com ILCK3 Official Website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/immortalleecountykillers Official MySpace Music Profile]
* [http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=293476688 Silver Lion's 20/20 Official MySpace Music Profile]
* [http://www.furious.com/Perfect/immortalleecountykillers.html "Punk and the Blues Evolution: Immortal Lee County Killers"]

References