The band performing at Slims in San Francisco, California, in September 2007
Background information
Origin
Bellflower, California, United States
Genres
Blues rock[1]
country[2]
country rock[3]
psychobilly[4]
rockabilly[5]
roots rock[6]
Years active
2007–present
Labels
Vanguard NDR Records Thirty Tigers
Members
Billy Bob Thornton J.D. Andrew (guitar) Kirk McKim (guitar) Raymond Hardy (bass) Nick Davidson (drums)
Past members
Micheal Wayne Butler Brad Davis Daniel Baker Teddy Andreadis Dave Fowler Eric Rhoades Marty Rifkin Mike "Bubba" Bruce Chuck Garric
Website
theboxmasters.com
The Boxmasters is an American rock band founded in Bellflower, California, in 2007 by Academy Award-winning actor Billy Bob Thornton and Grammy Award-winning recording engineer J.D. Andrew. The group has released thirteen albums, with another one being released on May 5, 2023
Before he formed the Boxmasters, frontman Thornton had played in bands since middle school, worked as a roadie, recorded in 1974 in Muscle Shoals, Alabama and in the 2000s released four solo albums. After listening to "Yesterday's Gone" by Chad & Jeremy and thinking about covering it in a hillbilly music style, he had the idea of making Americanized version of British Invasion pop songs. From mid-2008 to late 2008, the group embarked on a tour across the United States, ending in Los Angeles. It also played for the March 2009 South by Southwest conference. After opening several tours for Willie Nelson in 2009 & 2010, The Boxmasters ceased touring for five years, which they used to write multiple albums and emerged with a more natural sound, as opposed to their early hillbilly leanings.
^Antonio (21 April 2021). "From Big Screen to Main Stage: Famous Actors who Released Amazing Albums". Electric Castle. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
^Hudak, Joseph (23 April 2015). "Billy Bob Thornton on Media Lies, Musical Truths and New Boxmasters Album". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
^"Rock with Billy Bob and the Boxmasters at Harris". Village Life. 16 September 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
^Moore, Rick (2020). "Behind the Song: Billy Bob Thornton, "That Mountain"". American Songwriter. Retrieved 19 July 2023. While the British Invasion-loving Boxmasters have been called everything from psycho-billy to country-rock
^Moser, John J. (3 July 2019). "Billy Bob Thornton's band The Boxmasters taps Beatles' engineer to tell 'Speck' of a story on new disc". The Morning Call. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
^Amery, Richard (14 September 2016). "Billy Bob Thornton and the Boxmasters play solid set of roots rock". The Lethbridge Alberta Beat. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
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