The Gourds

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Austin, United States (1994 – present)

The Gourds, an American alternative country band, formed in Austin, Texas in 1994.
Evolving, in part, from the Picket Line Coyotes and the Grackles, the Gourds original line-up consisted of Kevin Russell (vocals, guitar, mandolin), Jimmy Smith (vocals, bass, guitar), Claude Bernard (accordion, guitar, vocals), and Charlie Llewellin (drums, percussion). Llewellin was replaced by current drummer Keith Langford shortly after the second album was recorded, and multi-instrumentalist Max Johnston officially joined after being invited to play on their third album. By the following album, Johnston had also become the band’s third songwriter, though Russell and Smith have continued to share the bulk of those responsibilities.
Despite a sizable amount of original material, the Gourds are probably best known for a song they did not write, and for which they initially did not receive credit. A full twelve years after its live debut, fans can still be heard calling out for the band’s cover version of Snoop Dogg’s “Gin and Juice”, often before they have even taken the stage. This has led some to consider it an albatross, but the band continues to play the crowd pleaser, adding various impromptu covers to its mid-section as a way of expanding its appeal.

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liquidatorwolf wrote:
January 2009

Thanks for the tip larryni. love it

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Isa02 wrote:
January 2009

saw them at Gruene Hall two weeks ago - great show, guys!

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larryni wrote:
December 2008

Awesome bootleg: The Gourds Live at Jaqua Concert Hall - The John G. Shedd Institute for the Arts on 2007-04-07

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andykisaragi wrote:
June 2008

s'not the fault of the site, it's whoever uploaded the tunes

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nixonhitler wrote:
May 2008

Songs are all wrong. What is the problem with this site?

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toykei wrote:
May 2008

The full track songs are not correct...ex) Maria is not Maria, its Laying Around the House...please fix

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crazdmnd wrote:
December 2007

glad i researched the gourds after finding out they covered gin n juice....awesome music and much more to them than G n J. keep on rockin.

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cargoee wrote:
November 2007

my fave band!

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toykei wrote:
August 2007

Kudos to The Gourds, once again I love every song on the new album. I'm really loving 'Promenade' and 'Last Letter'.

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BenMH wrote:
May 2006

yay gin and juice! only recently reqaslised that it was not phish .. me dumb

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