Palomino Road

Infobox Musical artist
Name = Palomino Road


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Origin = Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Genre = Country
Years_active = 1992
Label = Liberty
Associated_acts = George Jones
McBride & the Ride
Past_members = J.T. Corenflos
Randy Frazier
Ronnie Guilbeau
James Lewis

Palomino Road was an American country music group composed of Ronnie Guilbeau (lead vocals), J.T. Corenflos (guitar), James Lewis (drums) and Randy Frazier (bass guitar).cite web |url=http://www.oldies.com/artist-biography/Palomino-Road.html |title=Palomino Road biography |accessdate=2008-08-10 |work=Oldies.com] Founded in 1992, the band recorded a self-titled album for Liberty Records, and charted one single that year: a cover of George Jones's 1955 debut single "Why Baby Why".

History

All four members of Palomino Road had experience in country music prior to the band's foundation. Lead singer Ronnie Guilbeau (son of Gib Gilbeau of The Flying Burrito Brothers) had played in that band before a 1980s move to Nashville, Tennessee. Ronnie Guilbeau had also co-written Poco's hit single "Call It Love". J.T. Corenflos, the band's guitarist, was previously a backing musician for Joe Stampley, while Randy Frazier had previously backed Sammy Kershaw and James Lewis had been active as a drummer in Nashville since the 1970s.

Palomino Road signed to Liberty Records in 1992, releasing their self-titled debut album in early 1993. This record featured no contributions from external musicians. Its only single, a cover of George Jones's 1955 single "Why Baby Why", reached #46 on the "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts. The band broke up later that same year.

In 1994, Frazier joined the band McBride & the Ride, in which he also served as bass guitarist, taking that role from frontman Terry McBride, who remained lead singer.cite journal |last=Mansfield |first=Brian |year=1994 |month=March |title=McBride & the Ride: Now They Are Six |journal=New Country |volume=1 |issue=1 |pages=11 |accessdate= 2008-08-10] At that point, McBride & the Ride's co-founding members Ray Herndon and Billy Thomas had left, with Frazier being one of five replacement musicians for the band, which was then re-named Terry McBride & the Ride. As a member, Frazier performed on one album and three chart singles before the sextet parted ways in 1996. Corenflos, meanwhile, found work as a session guitarist. [cite web |url=http://specials.tribstar.com/nashville/corenflos/ |title=Man behind the music: Session guitarist J.T. Corenflos backs many top-name stars |accessdate=2008-08-10 |last=Bennett |first=Mark |work=Tribune-Star]

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