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The Immortal Lee County Killers

 
Artist: The Immortal Lee County Killers
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Group Members:

Chet "Cheetah" Weise, Boss Sherrard

Similar Artists:

Mr. Airplane Man, Bible of the Devil, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Pearlene, Dt's, Soledad Brothers, The Dexateens

Formal Connection With:

Black Diamond Heavies, Boss Sherrard, Quadrajets
  • Genres: Rock
  • Representative Albums: "Love Is a Charm of Powerful Trouble", "These Bones Will Rise to Love You", "The Essential Fucked Up Blues

Biography

Formed in summer 1999 in Auburn, AL, by guitarist Chetley "Cheetah" Weise (formerly of Quadrajets) and drummer Doug "the Boss" Sherrard. Combining punkish garage rock pathos with the basic elements of Chicago and Mississippi Delta blues, the Immortal Lee County Killers emerged as purveyors of perhaps the loudest and most aggressive blues-based music ever. Using only drums and heavily distorted guitar, the group recorded The Essential Fuck-Up Blues barely four months after forming for Estrus on Weise's eight-track in an dilapidated shack that had served as rehearsal space. Utilizing a switching foot-operated system, Weisepounded out both guitar and bass sounds through seperate amplifiers, both cranked to their limit. A handful of split singles followed on various indie labels. Sherrard departed in early 2001 to be replaced by the loud and flamboyant J.R.R. Token ("the Token One"), also late of Quadrajets. ~ John Duffy, All Music Guide
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The Immortal Lee County Killers
Origin Auburn, Lee County, AL, USA
Genres Punk blues, garage punk
Years active 1999–2007
Labels Estrus
Associated acts The Monkeywrench
Former members
Chetley "Cheetah" Weise
J.R. "J.R.R. Tokien" Collins
John Wesley Myers
Doug "The Boss" Sherrard

The Immortal Lee County Killers (ILCK) was an American rock band from Auburn, Lee County, Alabama. Playing in the punk blues style, as well as garage punk, the band consisted of Chetley "Cheetah" Weise on vocals/guitar, plus assorted musicians over its roughly three incarnations.[1]

Weise had formerly fronted The Quadrajets. ILCK formed in late 1999 and dissolved in 2007, just as it was gaining underground popularity. These incarnations were known sequentially as ILCK I, ILCK II, and ILCK3, and recorded three full-length albums and several singles.

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Musical style

Chet Weise is an enthusiastic and avid proponent of the often-underground punk blues style.

The Immortal Lee County Killers has been called "Truly the place where punk meets the blues."[2] Weise often referred to punk blues as the "fucked up blues" and the "real punk blues".[3] Taking influence from Robert Johnson, John Lee Hooker, Pussy Galore, MC5, Skip James, Bad Brains and The Gun Club, ILCK approached the punk blues genre with reverence and originality,[4] lending credibility to a genre that had sometimes been previously employed as a musically ironic post-punk and garage rock aesthetic. They did not take influence from blues-rock, preferring the older Delta blues and Chicago blues styles.[5]

Chet Weise—a university professor of political economics and a blues connoisseur—has stated, "Punk and blues are both honest reactions to life. It's blues, it's our blues. It's just a bit turned up and a bit faster."[6]

Post-breakup

After The Immortal Lee County Killers' 2007 breakup, Weise went on to front a new punk blues band, Silver Lion's 20/20.

Members

ILCK I

  • Chetley "Cheetah" Weise: vocals, guitar, harp
  • Doug: drums

ILCK II

  • Chetley "Cheetah" Weise: vocals, guitar, harp
  • J.R. "J.R.R. Tokien" Collins: drums, backup vocals
  • Jeff: organ, backup vocals

ILCK3

  • Chetley "Cheetah" Weise: vocals, guitar, harp
  • J.R. "J.R.R. Tokien" Collins: drums, bass, backup vocals
  • Jeff: organ, backup vocals
  • John Wesley Myers:

Discography

Albums

  • (2000) The Essential Fucked Up Blues LP/CD (Estrus)
  • (2003) Love Is A Charm Of Powerful Trouble LP/CD (Estrus)
  • (2003) Love Unbolts The Dark CD (Sweet Nothing)
  • (2006) These Bones Will Rise To Love You Again CD (Tee Pee Records)

Singles

  • (2000) Big Damn Roach 7" (Homo Habilis, ILCK 01)
  • (2000) Train She Rides 7" (Homo Habilis, ILCK 06)
  • (2001) Let's Get Killed 7" (Estrus, ES 7156)
  • (2004) Sonic Angel 7" (Munster Records, MR 7190)

Splits

  • (2001) ILCK/Matching Numbers 7" (Chicken Ranch Records, ILCK 07)
  • (2002) ILCK/The Monkeywrench 7" (Bronx Cheer, ILCK 08)
  • (2003) ILCK/Cash Audio: Orange Sessions Vol 2 10" (Orange, OR-23)
  • (2003) ILCK/The Wednesdays 7" (Arkam Records, Arkam 8)

Compilations

  • (2000) The Estrus Apeshit Rock Sampler Vol. 2 CD (Estrus, ES 1275)
  • (2000) The Isle Of Spight CD (Catch And Release, CR 006)
  • (2002) The Estrus Double Dynomite Sampler Volume 3 CD (Estrus, ES 1288)
  • (2004) Smash Music Sampler CD (Smash Music, smash 008)
  • (2005) This Is Punk Rock Blues - Vol #1 CD (Punk Rock Blues, PRB CD001)

External links

References

  1. ^ The Immortal Lee County Killers
  2. ^ reviewed
  3. ^ www.epitonic.com/artists/theimmortalleecountykillers.html
  4. ^ Immortal Lee County Killers - ‘These Bones Will Rise To Love You Again’ (Funhouse) Released 05/09/05 - GIGWISE
  5. ^ Immortal Lee County Killers >> Aversion.com
  6. ^ www.furious.com/Perfect/immortalleecountykillers.html

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