Artist description Waylon Willie & The Boys are a progressive country band, blending bittersweet humor with the spirits of alt-country, old-time "drifter" country, and folk music.

Music Style Progressive Country

Musical Influences Hank Williams, Merle Haggard, Johnny Cash, Jimmie Rogers, Bob Dylan, Phil Oachs, Steve Goodman

Artist History Originally drawn into country music during the punk and new-wave movements circa 1977, Waylon Willie (a.k.a. B. Mathis - yes, the "Waylon Willie" name was adapted from an obvious source) pictured a "new" country music based on the foundations of legends like Hank Williams and Jimmie Rogers, but infused with bittersweet humor and the musical innovations normally attributed to punk and new-wave music. The result was what Waylon jokingly called "country-punk-rock", but what parallels modern alt-country or progressive country, albeit with a light-hearted sense of humor. Through the years, Waylon has hiatused and reformed the band many a time, taking the odd job, and playing the odd gig, but always perpetuating the band with the same vision. Once again, Waylon & The Boys are performing, recording, and making country music sometimes humorous, sometimes pointed, sometimes pushing the boundaries, but always enjoyable.

Group Members Waylon Willie & The Boys

Location McHenry, IL - USA

Copyright notice. All material on MP3.com is protected by copyright law and by international treaties. You may download this material and make reasonable number of copies of this material only for your own personal use. You may not otherwise reproduce, distribute, publicly perform, publicly display, or create derivative works of this material, unless authorized by the appropriate copyright owner(s).