- The Maines Brothers Band
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The Maines Brothers Band Origin Texas Genres Country Years active 1983–1986 Labels Mercury Past members Lloyd Maines
Donnie Maines
Kenny Maines
Steve Maines
Jerry Brownlow
Randy Brownlow
Cary Banks
Richard Bowden
Mark GillespieThe Maines Brothers Band is a Texas-based country music band. The Maines Brothers for which the band was named are Lloyd Maines (steel, rhythm, and electric guitar, vocals), Donnie Maines (percussion, vocals), Kenny Maines (lead vocals, bass guitar, harmonica), and Steve Maines (lead vocals, rhythm guitar). Other members of the band have included Jerry Brownlow, Randy Brownlow, Cary Banks, Richard Bowden, and Mark Gillespie. Terry Allen has collaborated with the band as well.
The Maines Brothers Band got its start in the mid-1950s with James and Sonny Maines, father and uncle of the Lloyd/Donnie/Kenny/Steve combo that eventually formed the band. The younger group of brothers initially performed as "The Little Maines Brothers Band" before taking over the "Maines Brothers Band" moniker in the mid-1970s. The Maines family lived in and around Lubbock, Texas, and the band was based there. Several albums and tracks are named after the area, including "Hub City Moan" (1981 album and track) after Lubbock's nickname, the "Hub City"; "Rt. 1 Acuff" (1980 album) after Acuff, Texas, and "Panhandle Dancer" (1982 album) after the Texas Panhandle. In the mid-1980s the band recorded for Mercury/Polygram records and scored a top-20 Country hit in 1985 with "Everybody Needs Love on Saturday Night".
The Maines Brothers Band performed a reunion set as an opening act for the Dixie Chicks (whose lead singer Natalie Maines is Lloyd Maines's daughter) at Lubbock's United Spirit Arena on August 6, 2000.
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Discography
Albums
Year Album US Country Label 1978 The Maines Brothers Texas Soul 1980 Route 1, Acuff Texas Soul 1981 Hub City Moan Texas Soul 1981 Amarillo Highway Country Roads 1982 Panhandle Dancer Texas Soul 1984 High Rollin' 57 Mercury 1986 The Boys Are Back in Town 59 1987 Red, Hot and Blue Texas Soul Singles
Year Single US Country Album 1983 "Louisiana Anna" 72 High Rollin' 1984 "You Are a Miracle" 85 1985 "Everybody Needs Love on Saturday Night" 24 The Boys Are Back in Town "When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again" 84 Single only "Some of Shelly's Blues" 72 The Boys Are Back in Town 1986 "Danger Zone" 59 References
- http://musicweb-international.com/encyclopaedia/m/M90.HTM
- http://www.mp3.com/maines-brothers-band/artists/17866/summary.html
- http://www.virtualubbock.com/intRichBowden.html
- http://www.pbs.org/klru/austin/artists/program200.html
- http://www.westexmusichof.com/artistspages/nataliemaines.html
Categories:- American country music groups
- Musical groups from Texas
- Mercury Records artists
- United States country musical group stubs
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