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country music artists - book Confederate Railroad
Danny
Shirley, Rusty Hendrix, Mark DuFresne,
Mo Thaxton, Joey Recker
Country-Rock,
Southern Rock,
Contemporary Country, Neo-Traditionalist Country
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How To Book CONFEDERATE RAILROAD For Your Event!
Confederate Railroad
may be available for your next special event!
During the first half of the '90's, when country music made a dramatic
stylistic shift towards up-tempo material, Confederate Railroad rose to
prominence with contributions like "Trashy Women" and "Queen
of Memphis." In doing so, this Southern-rock influenced band fortified a
collective musical style that helped put Americans from every walk of life back onto the
dance floor, while at the same time providing classic ballads which helped define '90's
country music.
 Although Confederate Railroad has taken its blend of
simply-themed emotional ballads and turbo-charged dance floor favorites all over the map
and up and down the music charts, the group's roots are traceable to several of country
music's revolutionaries, including Waylon Jennings,
The
Charlie Daniels Band and
Hank Williams, Jr.
In a 1992 interview, Chattanooga-born
Danny Shirley explained, "Our roots are real deep in Southern rock. I used to run
with the boys in
Lynyrd Skynyrd, but what turned me on to country music was when Waylon
and Willie hit. I saw that the music I grew up around could have some balls to it."
 By the time Atlantic records released Confederate Railroad's
self-titled debut album in 1992, the group had ten years of live performing experience,
and had developed a beer-soaked, high-energy road show which melded traditional country
sensibilities with the free-wheeling energy of rock, including several years as the house
band at Miss Kitty's, a storied Atlanta area night club.
Led by Shirley, the original group which came to the attention of
Atlantic president Rick Blackburn, consisted of guitarist Michael lamb, Gates Nichols on
pedal steel, keyboard player Chris McDaniel, Wayne Secrest on bass and Mark DuFresne on
drums. Lamb left the group in 1995 and was replaced by Jimmy Dormire.
Despite Confederate Railroad's outward appearance as a
tougher-than-leather Southern rock band, it was a reflective ballad which spoke of two old
reliable loves which vaulted the group into stardom. "Jesus and Mama" entered
the country chart during the warm months of 1992, and hit the Top Five that autumn.
By that time, newcomer
Billy
Ray Cyrus had turned heads with the
danceable but weird song, "Achy Breaky Heart," and duo
Brooks & Dunn were
riding high with "Boot Scootin' Boogie." Garth Brooks was delivering consistent
chart toppers and Confederate Railroad firmly joined the ranks of hit new
stars with "Queen of Memphis," one of the winter's biggest
hits. So sturdy was "Queen of Memphis," it played steadily alongside Christmas
music during the holiday season and didn't reach the top of the charts until the end of
February 1993.
As much as Confederate Railroad contributed indelibly
to the 1990's country music landscape, the youthful, energetic approach the group takes
with everything from selecting the right songs to delivering them on stage, screen and
video should serve them well on the road to the new millennium. No matter how far uptown
their infectious blend of music takes them, there is a bit of healthy down-home reflection
that emerges from that sound which evokes a not-so-glamorous time, and keeps them
connected to their own roots and musical heritage.
Awards include --
- Academy of Country Music Top New Vocal Duet/Group 1992
Hit songs include --
- Queen of Memphis
- Jesus and Mama
- Daddy Never Was the Cadillac Kind
- Trashy Women
- When You Leave That Way You Can Never Go Back
- Elvis and Andy
- When and Where
- She Never Cried
- She Took It Like a Man
- What Brothers Do
- See Ya
- Bill's Laundromat, Bar and Grill
- Summer in Dixie
- She Treats Her Body Like a Temple
- The Big One
- Cowboy Cadillac
Confederate Railroad
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Genre:
Country
Styles:
.Southern Rock. / SouthernRock
.Country-Rock. / CountryRock
.Contemporary Country. / ContemporaryCountry
.Neo-Traditionalist Country. / NeoTraditionalistCountry
Years active:
x80s, x90s, x00s, x10s, x20s
1987-present
Formed: ..in Georgia / formed nGeorgia
Formed: ..in Atlanta / formed AtlantaGA
Formed: in 1987
Based: ..in US
Based: ..in Tennessee / based nTennessee |
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HOW TO BOOK CONFEDERATE RAILROAD?
(i.e., how to hire CONFEDERATE RAILROAD for an event)
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Simply click on the "Let's Get Started!" link found on this page.
Then, send us your request for booking information.
Include information about your plans for your event and how hiring CONFEDERATE RAILROAD (or someone similar) might be of special interest.
If you decide you want to look at other names, simply include your talent-fee
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HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO BOOK/HIRE CONFEDERATE RAILROAD?
(i.e., what is the fee of CONFEDERATE RAILROAD for an event?)
(i.e., what is CONFEDERATE RAILROAD charging to perform at an event?)
Official booking fees for CONFEDERATE RAILROAD, or any other celebrity, are
determined based on a number of factors and may change at anytime without prior
notice.
Factors influencing pricing vary and may include date, location, type of
event, whether a private party or a public concert, the artist's calendar,
whether the artist is on tour or not, how well tickets are selling at the
artist's concerts, the current demand for the artist's music, market activity, etc.
As you might expect, the more in-demand the artist is, the more buyers are
prepared to pay. Of course, this causes the artist's price to increase as
the artist becomes more popular, or decrease when becoming less popular.
Exclusive agents with exclusive representation frequently quote a
range instead of a specific price, since changes can occur at anytime.
Generally, the
artist's manager has a role in the decision to accept any
particular offer from a talent buyer.
To learn the most current artist's pricing, or the estimated
artist's fee for your particular event, simply click on the "Let's Get Started!" link found on this page. Then, send us your request for booking
information.
IS CONFEDERATE RAILROAD AVAILABLE TO WORK MY EVENT?
(i.e., what is CONFEDERATE RAILROAD's availability?)
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click on the "Let's Get Started!" link found on this page. Then, send us
your request for booking information.
Once we have your event/party information, we will be better able to assist
you with putting your entertainment talent booking plans in place as your
entertainment consultant. Let's get this done right! We look forward to working with you!
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