Blackie and the Rodeo Kings
- Blackie and the Rodeo Kings
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Name = Blackie and the Rodeo Kings
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Origin = flagicon|Canada Hamilton, Ontario
Genre = Folk rock/Alternative country
Years_active = 1996 – Present
Label = True North Records
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URL = [http://www.rodeokings.com/ www.rodeokings.com]
Current_members = Stephen Fearing
Colin Linden
Tom Wilson
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Blackie and the Rodeo Kings are a Canadian folk rock/alternative country group from Hamilton, Ontario[cite web| title = Official Web Site: Tom Wilson| url=http://www.tomwilson.net/bio.html| accessdate = 2007-01-19] consisting of Stephen Fearing, Colin Linden and Tom Wilson.]Career
Early Period: 1990s
The band originally came together to record a tribute album to Canadian songwriter Willie P. Bennett. That album, "High or Hurtin'", was released in 1996. The band's name was taken from one of Bennett's songs, "Blackie and the Rodeo King". In 1999, the band recorded "Kings of Love" which received a Juno Award for Best Roots & Traditional Album - Group in 2000.
The band originally played shows at such venues as The Black Sheep Inn in Wakefield, Quebec.
2000s
In 2003, the band recorded "Bark". "Kings of Love" and "Bark" still had cover versions of Bennett's songs, but they also included some original material by the band members and cover versions of songs by Bruce Cockburn, Fred Eaglesmith and David Wiffen. In 2005, the band was included in a list published by the "New York Times" of songs found on President George W. Bush's iPod. [ [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/11/politics/11letterbox.html?ex=1182484800&en=3c0107e7587762ca&ei=5070 Bush's Playlist] ]
In 2006, the band recorded "Let's Frolic!", consisting of all-original material.
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