William Elliott Whitmore

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William Elliott Whitmore

William Elliott Whitmore photo by Curtis Lehmkuhl
Background information
Birth name William Elliott Whitmore
Born 1978
in Iowa, USA
Genres Alternative country
Folk music
Blues
Occupations Vocalist, Songwriter, Musician
Instruments Vocals, Guitar, Banjo
Years active 1999 – present
Labels ANTI-
Website williamelliottwhitmore.com

William Elliott Whitmore, born in 1978, is a deep-blues vocalist and musician from Lee County, Iowa. He has recorded a number of albums released on Southern Records. His act mostly consists of playing the banjo or guitar while singing, though on occasion he performs a cappella. While he has earned much acclaim from the folk, blues and alt-country communities he is also rooted in the hardcore punk community. He found a close friendship in the members of Ten Grand[citation needed] with whom he traveled and opened for on many tours.

Whitmore has toured with City and Colour, The Pogues, Murder By Death, Clutch, Lucero, Converge, Ten Grand and Red Sparowes, Frontier Ruckus, among many others.

Whitmore's 2009 release, Animals in the Dark, reached #50 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart.[1]

Contents

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

  • Hiram and Huddie - Vol. 1 & 2 (Hillgrass Bluebilly Records - March 3, 2009) (2009)
  • Animals in the Dark (February 17, 2009[2])
  • Song of the Blackbird (2006)
  • Ashes to Dust (2005)
  • Hymns for the Hopeless (2003)
  • Calendar Club of Danger and Fun (2001)
  • The Jarret Mitchell demo album (1999)

[edit] Others

  • 7" Split (MBD & WEW), Split with Murder by Death (November 2008)
  • Hallways of Always with Jenny Hoyston of Erase Errata, CD (2006)
  • When the Cat Returns the Mice are Fucked, CD V/A (2006)
  • The Day the End Finally Came, 7" (2004)
  • Latitudes' EP (2005[3])
  • No Laws: Keep the Fuzz off my Buzz 12" (Modern Radio Records, ???) with Paradise Island, Let's Be Active, and ft(the shadow government)
  • The Red Meat Sessions demo album (???)[citation needed]
  • The Great White Plains demo album (???)[citation needed]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Billboard, Allmusic
  2. ^ "William Elliott Whitmore Set to Release Animals In The Dark February 17th, 2009" (Web). anti.com. October 21, 2008. http://www.anti.com/news/index/562/William_Elliott_Whitmore_Set_to_Release_Animals_In_The_Dark_February_17th_2009. Retrieved November 7, 2008. 
  3. ^ Records, Southern (2006). "SOUTHERN". http://www.southern.com/southern/band/WILEW/21503.php. Retrieved 2007-04-06. 

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