Artist description "Truck Stop Poet"

Music Style Roots Country, Rock & Roll, Folk, Zydeco

Musical Influences Elvis, Hank Williams, Dylan, The Meters, The Beatles and Bo Diddley

Similar Artists Nobody

Artist History Patrick Weathers is an award winning poet who played in a myriad of bands performing the hodgepodge of styles the American south is known for: country, blues and good ol' rock and roll. After a stint as a nightclub performer in New Orleans where he opened for The Meters, Patrick moved to New York where he studied acting with the fabled Lee Strasberg and worked at the legendary Studio 54. He was a featured player on "Saturday Night Live" where, among other things, he played a young Dylan to David Carradine's dying Woody Guthrie. He went on to star on Broadway in "Rock and Roll, The First 5000 Years", "National Lampoon's Class of '86" and "Elvis - An American Musical". When not hitting the boards of the Great White Way, Patrick wrote and performed radio comedy, acted in a few films and was a contributing editor to the National Lampoon, and of course, wrote and sang his own music. The release of "Double Wide" marks his recording debut.

Group Members Patrick Weathers (Guitar, Harmonica & Lead Vocals) Zig Modeliste (Drums) Eddie Baytos (Piano, Drums & Accordian) James Inveld & Mike Hightower (Bass) Mark Indictor & Eric Gorfain (Fiddles) Frank Recard & Greg Montante (Lead Guitars) Bob "Boo" Bernstein (Dolbro) Don Teshner & Jim Smith (Mandolins) Bill Churchville (Trumpets) Bruce Hanifan (keyboards) Dede Madson, Marilyn Scott & The Perri Sisters (Background Vocals)

Albums "Double Wide" - "Air Streams"

Press Reviews "Homegrown on the same fertile fields that gave us the likes of Elvis Presley and Muddy Waters, Mississippi native, Los Angeles resident Patrick Weathers has recently recorded nine originals that are examples of the same kind of all-American, southern melting pot music that his spiritual Mississippi forefathers became legends for playing......Patrick's songs show off his versatility, wit and craftsmanship. His material speaks of the woes of the country boy whose been to the big city and seen-it-all.....But what will stay with you after a listen will be Weathers' deep, resonant voice in which he's welded all his influnces, but comes out sounding like nobody but himself. And a very special self he is." - Michael Simmons - The LA Weekley

Location Los Angeles, CA - USA

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