The Yayhoos

The Yayhoos are an American rock group. The band was once described as the "Harlem Globetrotters of Roots Rock", [ [http://septembergurl.com/clients_theyayhoos.asp September Gurl - Clients - The Yayhoos ] ] [ [http://www.yayhoos.com/Band.htm Band ] ] "a genuine, supergroup of southern-rock and alt.country heavyweights" [ [http://www.bloodshotrecords.com/artists/theyayhoos/ Bloodshot Records: The Yayhoos ] ] and just "supergroup." [ [http://www.readexpress.com/read_freeride/2006/08/tonights_top_stop_the_yayhoos_1.php Express: A Publication of The Washington Post ] ] The four bandmates share singing, songwriting and playing duties.

Members' background

*Dan Baird was frontman of The The Georgia Satellites. He has also been a producer and guitarist with several other bands, including with Will Hoge and a new band, Homemade Sin (with Keith Christopher, Mauro Magellan and [http://www.thedusters.net Ken McMahan] ).

*Eric "Roscoe" Ambel played in Joan Jett & The Blackhearts and The Del Lords. He produced several records by The Bottle Rockets and has released three solo albums. Ambel toured and recorded as the guitarist for Steve Earle & the Dukes from 2000 to 2005, appearing on Earle's 2005 Contemporary Folk Grammy Award winning album "The Revolution Starts...Now". He also owns [http://www.cowboytechnical.com Cowboy Technical Services Recording Studio] and [http://www.lakesidelounge.com The Lakeside Lounge] in NYC.

*Keith Christopher (Bass) played on both Dan's solo albums and for Billy Joe Shaver, Tony Joe White and Kenny Wayne Shepherd.

*Terry Anderson (Drums) played in The Woodpeckers and wrote a lot of songs for both The Georgia Satellites and Dan Baird, as well as releasing a number of solo albums. Terry is frontman of The Olympic Ass Kickin' Team and the drummer of The Yayhoos.

Record releases

The Yayhoos released "Fear Not The Obvious" on Bloodshot Records in 2001. Their new record "Put The Hammer Down" was released June 2006.

"Fear Not" was recorded in rural North Carolina at Anderson's fathers barn. "Hammer" was recorded in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Both records were produced by Ambel.

Trivia

*In the 2006 horror movie SLiTHER The Yayhoos song "Baby I Love You" could be heard during the credits.

*On his radio show, Bob Dylan played the song "Bottle and a Bible" by The Yayhoos in October 2006.

*The Yayhoos did a short European tour in February 2007.

*Almost two years after recording and releasing "Fear Not the Obvious", The Yayhoos showed their still underground status by playing a concert booked just for them in the living room of a Herndon, Virginia resident and long-time fan.

Members' Websites

* [http://www.danbaird.net Dan Baird]
* [http://www.ericambel.com Eric 'Roscoe' Ambel]
* [http://www.olympicasskickinteam.com Terry Anderson]

References

External links

* [http://www.yayhoos.com The Yayhoos official website]
* [http://www.danbaird.net/yayhoos More info on The Yayhoos]
* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll Yayhoos at AMG]