Music Style Cowboy deathrock

Artist History Almost three years ago, long standing North Carolina music scene veteran Gideon Smith (vocals,guitar) started a band with friend and drummer Boo Creepy, formerly of Animal Bag. The rest of the band fell into place quickly and soon they were braving the East Coast tour circuit. Showcasing their southern heritage with full tilt blues based rock and roll, influenced equally by Black Sabbath and Lynyrd Skynyrd, Smith and his gang developed a reputation for being the "real thing." The stage was then set for them to release their debut EP on the Colorado based label Game Two Records. "Gideon Smith & The Dixie Damned" received excellent reviews worldwide and sold out of their initial pressing, sparking the interest of Detroit based Small Stone Records. Gideon and company signed a deal with the label and tore into recording what would become their full length debut, "Southern Gentlemen". Firmly entrenched in rock and roll's classic mythology Gideon travelled to rock’s world famous birthplace, Sun Studios in Memphis Tennessee, and recorded a live session of blues, rock and outlaw country music, using 50 year old microphones that the “King” himself once spouted off into, and a little of that crossroads magic. Gideon returned from his pilgrimage and presented the band with the fruits of his labors. These magical tracks would prove to be a framework for the band to work around. The songs grew organically (and in most cases psychedelically) like mushrooms in the wild, and before anyone realized it "Southern Gentlemen" had been written, recorded, mixed, and mastered. Gideon Smith & The Dixie Damned are now ready for the world to grasp their interpretation of swampy southern rock. The question being... "Is the world ready for them?" As Small Stone releases the band's first full length effort, Gideon & The Dixie Damned are set to give the world a shot in the arm. Raw and roll with southern blues roots and a true to life sense of heart and spirit. The all new line up of the Dixie Damned features long time partners in crime and all things musical: bassist Jose Carlos Wright, guitarist Brad Fury, drummer Mark Binion and sometimes, the fresh licks of Mike Kelleher. People into bands like The Cult, AC/DC, Skynyrd, and Allman Brothers looking for true rock music without the posturing and trendy cliches can look to Gideon Smith & The Dixie Damned for an addictive take on an old familiar sound.

Group Members Gideon Smith : Vocals/Guitar Jose Carlos Wright : Bass Brad Fury : Guitar Mark Binion : Drums

Albums Self-titled E.P.(GameTwo Records), Southern Gentlemen (SmallStone Records)

Press Reviews "So if you judge an album by it's title, you might get to thinking that Gideon Smith and his band of confederates are one of those "southern rock" bands. True, there some of that in this album, but it goes deeper than that. Mr. Smith knows the value of a good riff. From the opening of "She is Venus" with that down-to-business riff and Smith's Elvis-meets-Charlie Daniels rumble, you know that Southern Gentleman is gonna be a winner. Any fans of AC/DC, the Cult...hell even the Outlaws or Allman Bros., you'll dig this. Some tunes worth noting include maybe the first Skynryd-in-space number I can think of... "Outerspace Girl". That is a friggin' cool song just because I don't think Southern Rock has ever ventured into outer space before. "Shovelin' Time" is a barn-burner...between Smith's smoking vox and the killer riff, sceptics don't stand a chance." Chris Barnes - Custom Heavy - November 2001 "I have of course heard of Gideon Smith & The Dixie Damned before (only good stuff), but this is the first time I've actually have had a chance to listen to their music (that I can remember). They released an EP on the Game Two label a year or two ago that got rave reviews all over. "Southern Gentlemen" is their first full length release... and it's pretty damn good... The first time I listened to this album I did so just after having listened to Backdraft's new "Here To Save You All" album and these two bands actually have a lot in common... I'd go as far as to say that both these bands have taken heavy southern rock to new levels. Gideon Smith & The Dixie Damned might have just a tad more metal in their sonic brew compared to Backdraft, but just like Backdraft they mix it up with just the right amount of psychedelia, countryrock and delta blues to make the tastiest southern heavy rawk 'n' roll since Raging Slab started out in the late '80's... There's not a dud among the 11 tunes on this album, but I still have a couple of favorites... "Whiskey Devil" with it's heavy boogie groove, the laidback psychedelia of "Outerspace Girl", "Ghost Rider" with it's perfect mix of laidback psychedelia and powerful riffing and "Knifedance" with it's 'stonerific' groove... If you like heavy southern rock you should definitely add this great album to your collection!" Hogfeldt - Stonerrock.com - November 2001

Additional Info http://www.smallstone.com/gideon/

Location Durham, North Carolina - USA

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