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Grayson Capps
Born (1967-04-17) April 17, 1967 (age 57)
Opelika, Alabama, United States
GenresAmericana, blues rock[1]
OccupationSinger-songwriter
Years activeEarly 1990s–present
LabelsHyena, Ruf, Royal Potato Family, Appaloosa

Grayson Capps (born April 17, 1967 in Opelika, Alabama, United States) is an American Americana and blues rock[1] singer-songwriter.

Early life

Capps was born in Opelika, Alabama, to parents who were students atAuburn University He was raised in Brewton Alabama as a child then moved to Fairhope Alabama for high school [2] He became interested in theater when in Fairhope, Alabama, and received a degree in theater from Tulane University and stayed in New Orleans until Hurricane Katrina [2][3]

Musical career

In the early 1990s, while a student at Tulane, Capps started a band called The House Levelers;[4] the band's music has been described as "thrash-folk".[3] Also while at Tulane, Capps started a blues-rock band called Stavin' Chain.[3][4] This band released one eponymous album before disbanding.[2] In 2004, several of Capps' songs appeared on the soundtrack of the film A Love Song for Bobby Long, which was based on a novel written by Capps' father.[3] In 2011, Capps and his band the Lost Cause Minstrels released an album, also called Lost Cause Minstrels, on Royal Potato Family Records.[2]

Capps released his first solo album, If You Knew My Mind, in 2005 on Hyena Records.[2] His second solo album, Wail & Ride, was released in 2006 on the same label,[2] followed by Rott & Roll in 2008. Rott & Roll was recorded with a band known as the Stumpknockers.[5]

His latest album, Scarlett Roses was released in December 2017. AllMusic noted that "Scarlett Roses is the roots rock record we've been waiting for from Capps."[6]

Personal life

Capps is married to Trina Shoemaker, a recording engineer from Fairhope.[7] They have a son together; Capps also has a daughter from a previous relationship.[3] As of 2013, Capps and his family lived in Mobile, Alabama.[7]

Discography

  • If You Knew My Mind (Hyena, 2005)
  • Wail & Ride (Hyena, 2006)
  • Stavin' Chain (Ruf Records, 2007)
  • Songbones (Hyena, 2007)
  • Rott & Roll (Hyena, 2008)
  • The Lost Cause Minstrels (Royal Potato Family, 2011)
  • Willie Sugarcapps

(Royal Potato Family, 2013)

  • Paradise Right Here Willie Sugarcapps (Royal Potato Family, 2015)
  • Love Songs, Mermaids and Grappa (Appaloosa, 2015)
  • Scarlett Roses (Royal Potato Family, 2017)[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "Grayson Capps - Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Leggett, Steve. "Grayson Capps Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d e Spera, Keith (17 June 2011). "Fatherhood refocused Grayson Capps on his music". The Times-Picayune. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Grayson Capps On Mountain Stage". NPR. 10 February 2010. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  5. ^ Gilstrap, Andrew (22 September 2008). "Grayson Capps & the Stumpknockers: Rott 'N' Roll". PopMatters. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  6. ^ "Scarlett Roses - Grayson Capps - Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  7. ^ a b Specker, Lawrence (7 December 2013). "Fairhope-based engineer Trina Shoemaker among new field of Grammy nominees". AL.com. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  8. ^ "Grayson Capps - Album Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
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