Bomshel
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Bomshel (Template:Pron-en) is an American country music duo founded in 2004 by lead singer Buffy "Buf" Lawson and fiddle player Kristy Osmunson. Signed to Curb Records in 2004, Bomshel's original lineup charted four single on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, and recorded an unreleased album called Bomshel Stomp. One of their songs, "The Power of One", was included in the soundtrack to the film Evan Almighty. Lawson departed in December 2007, and Kelley Shepard was chosen as her replacement. The new lineup of Shepard and Osmunson released has released four more singles, including "Fight Like a Girl" and "19 and Crazy," both of which reached the country Top 40. In October 2009, Bomshel released its debut album, also titled Fight Like a Girl.
History
Buffy Lawson and Kristy Osmunson, natives of Lexington, Kentucky and Sandpoint, Idaho respectively, both moved to Nashville, Tennessee in the 1990s.[1] Prior to meeting, the two worked as songwriters in Nashville, with Lawson's writing credits including a track for Mila Mason. Osmunson met Lawson at a fan fair in Nashville. Lawson and Osmunson found that they worked well together, and decided to perform together.[1]
The duo first performed at Tootsie's Orchid Lounge in Nashville, where they would set up on Tuesday nights to play their songs.[2] Later, they began to play at several clubs throughout Nashville as well. By 2006, Bomshel was signed to Curb Records.[2] The duo's first single, "It Was an Absolutely, Finger Lickin', Grits and Chicken, Country Music Love Song", was released in early 2006, followed by the release of "Ain't My Day to Care". Respectively, these songs reached #49 and #44 on the country singles charts.
Bomshel Stomp
Bomshel's third single was titled "Bomshel Stomp." Originally written as a joke on Osmunson's birthday, "Bomshel Stomp" was intended as a "rave groove with a hillbilly song."[3] A copy of the song was inadvertently left behind at a club, and after the club owner began to play the song, it caught the attention of other clubs as well.[4]
While "Ain't My Day to Care" was charting, "Bomshel Stomp" was tested on radio stations throughout the state of Michigan. During mid-2006, it became the most-requested song on country radio stations in the state,[3] and as a result of its success in test markets, "Bomshel Stomp" was chosen as the duo's third single, peaking at #46. It was succeeded by "The Power of One," a cut from the soundtrack for the film Evan Almighty. Also in 2006, the duo released an extended play entitled Bomshel Stomp which featured the title track, "Country Music Love Song" and "Ain't My Day to Care."
In December 2007, after "The Power of One," Lawson parted the duo, citing creative differences. She was replaced by Detroit, Michigan native Kelley Shepard,[5] who made her debut on the duo's fifth single, "Just This Way." Both "Just This Way" and its follow-up, "Cheater, Cheater," failed to chart. The latter was later a single for Joey + Rory (whose members, Rory Lee Feek and wife Joey Martin Feek, co-wrote it) in late 2008, and their version peaked at #30 on the country charts.
Fight Like a Girl
Bomshel released its seventh single, "Fight Like a Girl," in early 2009. It became the duo's first Top 40 country hit, peaking at #30 on the country charts. (However "Ain't My Day To Care" did hit #39 on the Mediabase 24/7 chart, as counted down by Bob Kingsley on "Country Top 40").Following it is "19 and Crazy," which has charted as well. Both songs and "Just This Way" are included on Bomshel's debut album, Fight Like a Girl, released by Curb on October 20, 2009.
Charitable efforts
In late 2006, Bomshel put up a custom-built, autographed motorcycle, called the "Wicked Women of Tequila Rose Chopper", up for auction on CMT's auction website, CMTAuctions.com.[6] Proceeds from the auction were to the benefit of the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute.
Discography
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US | ||
| 2009 | Fight Like a Girl
|
24 | 87 |
EPs
| Year | Album details |
|---|---|
| 2006 | Bomshel Stomp
|
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | |||
| 2006 | "It Was an Absolutely, Finger Lickin', Grits and Chicken, Country Music Love Song" |
49 | Bomshel Stomp |
| "Ain't My Day to Care" | 44 | ||
| 2007 | "Bomshel Stomp" | 46 | |
| "The Power of One" | 52 | Evan Almighty (soundtrack) | |
| 2008 | "Just This Way" | — | Fight Like a Girl |
| "Cheater, Cheater" | — | Non-album song | |
| 2009 | "Fight Like a Girl" | 30 | Fight Like a Girl |
| "19 and Crazy"A | 40 | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||
- A Current single.
Music videos
| Year | Single | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | "Fight Like a Girl" | Eric Welch |
References
- ^ a b "NEW ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: Bomshel". Great American Country. Retrieved 2007-07-13.
- ^ a b "( Bomshel > Biography)". Allmusic. Retrieved 2007-07-13.
- ^ a b "108th Annual Central Carolina Fair: Meet the Blonde "Bomshels"" (html). RedOrbit. Retrieved 2007-07-13.
- ^ "Bomshel" (html). Gone Country Magazine. Retrieved 2007-07-13.
- ^ "More on the Bomshel shuffle". MLive.com. Retrieved 2007-12-20.
- ^ "Bomshel's Charity Chopper Now Available At CMTAuctions.com" (html). Click Press. Retrieved 2007-07-13.