Th' Legendary Shack Shakers

Infobox musical artist
Name = The Legendary Shack Shakers

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Years_active = 1998–present
Origin = Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Genre = Punk blues
Cowpunk
Rockabilly
Label = YepRoc
Bloodshot
Spinout
Current_members = J.D. Wilkes- vocals, harmonica
Mark Robertson- upright bass
Duane Denison- guitar
Brett Whitacre- drums
Past_members = Chris Dettloff- drums
Paul Simmons- drums
JoeBuck - guitar
Jerry Roe - drums
DavidLee - guitar

The Legendary Shack Shakers are a rock band inspired by punk, polka, delta blues, hillbilly, and other traditional Southern music genres, formed in Nashville, Tennessee in the mid 1990's. The band originally had a more traditional rockabilly sound, but later moved away from this and now relies more on its punk and hillbilly influences. Founding member Col. J.D. Wilkes is the band's vocalist and also plays the harmonica. Musical maverick JoeBuck joined the band in the early 21st Century and played all the upright bass, guitars, and drums on the group's 2003 release, "Cock-A-Doodle-Don't". Wilkes is noted for his wild stage antics, which have been compared to those of Iggy Pop, David Byrne, and even Marilyn Manson. JoeBuck left the band in late 2003, and is currently touring and recording with Hank Williams III. Duane Denison, former member of The Jesus Lizard (and Hank Williams III) currently plays guitar for the band.

The band regularly tours with The Reverend Horton Heat, and in 2005 toured Europe with Robert Plant.

Tours

Although not legendary upon being named, the band has grown into its own shoes over the last several years due to a grueling tour schedule spanning the globe. The band has toured with Reverend Horton Heat, Robert Plant, Rancid, Slim Cessna's Auto Club, and Hank Williams III, among others. In 2003, "Time Out New York Magazine" said The Legendary Shack Shakers were "Among Top Ten Live NYC acts of the year". Jello Biafra of Alternative Tentacles and The Dead Kennedys called J.D. Wilkes "the last great Rock and Roll frontman." "News Of The World" called them "The maddest, baddest, most outrageous band in America.. a rockabilly version of the Sex Pistols." The "Nashville Scene" called Wilkes the Best Frontman in Nashville in a 2002 vote.

According to a police report, the lead singer of a Nashville band exposed himself on stage June 27, 2008 at Rockettown in Nashville TN. The affidavit references a security worker who witnessed Joshua D. Wilkes, lead singer of The Legendary Shack Shakers, "flash" the audience as a prank during a warm-up set for the punk band Rancid. An arrest warrant was mistakenly reportedly to have been issued, and a retraction was never published by The Tennessean nor any other media outlet covering the incident.

Trivia

*Rev. "Horton" Jim Heath plays guitar on 3 tracks on their 2006 album, Pandelirium.

*"CB Song" was featured in a GEICO television commercial in the United States.

*Jello Biafra of the Dead Kennedys sang back-up on their 2006 CD, Pandelirium.

*Col. J.D. Wilkes has been called "the closest thing there is to the Ambassador of Genuine Traditional Southern Culture" by Alarm Magazine.

*Horror novelist, Stephen King listed the Legendary Shack Shakers' "CB Song" as among his iPod's Top Five in a 2008 Entertainment Weekly article.

Discography

*"Hunkerdown" (Spinout, 1998)
*"Cockadoodledon't" (Bloodshot, 2003)
*"Believe" (YepRoc, 2004)
*"Pandelirium" (YepRoc, 2006)
*"Swampblood" (YepRoc, 2007)

Filmography

* "J.D. Wilkes' Seven Signs", to be released in 2007.

External links

* [http://www.cockadoodledont.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.pompadorks.com/ Pompadorks]
* [http://www.yeproc.com/artist_info.php?artistId=985 Artist Page on YepRoc Records]
* [http://www.bloodshotrecords.com/artists/thlegendaryshackshakers Artist Page on Bloodshot Records]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbODVOMDOew/ A performance Of "Ichabod"]

Interviews and Reviews

* [http://www.corporatecountrysucks.com Interview and Performance on Corporate Country Sucks TV show.]
* [http://harpmagazine.com/articles/detail.cfm?article_id=1309&searchword=X Harp Magazine Interview, 2003]