MuzikMafia

The MuzikMafia was an informal collection of American country music artists, founded in October 2001 in Nashville, Tennessee by Big Kenny and John Rich (who comprise the duo Big & Rich^[1]), along with Jon Nicholson and Cory Gierman.^[2] They have been the subject of a six-episode television series on the network Country Music Television,^[3] entitled MuzikMafia TV, which followed the Muzik Mafia on their first stadium tour, the American Revolution Tour.

The original MuzikMafia^[4] was born from an open mic night in Nashville. While they aren't official members, people who have performed at the MuzikMafia jams include Kid Rock, 3 Doors Down, Velvet Revolver, Bon Jovi, Stephen Cochran, Jewel, Bobby Brown, Sisqo, and Saliva.

List of MuzikMafia Members

The Godfathers & Godmother

Cory Gierman

Big Kenny

Jon Nicholson

John Rich

Gretchen Wilson

The Family Members

James Otto (Musician)

Cowboy Troy (Musician)

Damien Horne-Pop/Rock Artist

Rachel Kice (Painter)

Shannon Lawson (Musician)

Two-Foot Fred (Business Man, Comedian)

Shanna Crooks (Musician)

Spoken Word Jen "SWJ" (Poet)

John Anderson (Musician) - Honorary Member

Pit Bosses

Max Abrams (aka "Max on Sax")

Pino Squillace

The Reverend Elijah D.D. Holt

Jerry Navarro

Adam Shoenfeld

Former members

Dean Hall (Resigned from the Mafia in December 2005)

Chance (Hit in February 2007)

References

1. ^ http://www.people.com/people/gallery/0,,1048504_853945,00.html
2. ^ Pruett, David B. (2010). MuzikMafia: From the Nashville Scene to the National Mainstream. Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi.. http://www.amazon.com/dp/1604734388. 
3. ^ http://www.cmt.com/shows/dyn/muzikmafia_tv/series.jhtml
4. ^ http://www.muzikmafia.com/artists.php

External links

• MuzikMafia website
• CMT's MuzikMafia TV website
• Link to MuzikMafia book on Amazon.com