William Elliott Whitmore

 
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William Elliott Whitmore

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William Elliott Whitmore

  • Genre: Rock
  • Active: 2000s
  • Instrument: Guitar (Acoustic), Bass, Vocals

Biography

With a voice that sounds like the reincarnation of an old gospel preacher from the 1920s and a fascination with sin, death, and redemption to match, William Elliott Whitmore is one of the most unique artists to emerge on the Americana scene in years. The son of a farmer and raised on a horse farm on the banks of the Mississippi River outside of Keokuk, IA, Whitmore's songs have a stark universality that is sketched out with minimal instrumentation, usually just a banjo or guitar and a smattering of percussion. Whitmore is rumored to have gotten his start in the music business by working as a roadie for Iowa hardcore band Ten Grand, famous for their fast and furious 20-minute sets, and Whitmore frequently stepped in with his songs to fill out the time. His voice is the one Tom Waits has been after for years (imagine a cross between Captain Beefheart and Dock Boggs), and his folk- and blues-inflected songs feel like they've been left out in the rain for months, weathered and tightened to the snapping point. Whitmore released Hymns for the Hopeless on Southern in 2003, followed by Ashes to Dust, also on Southern, in 2005. Whitmore appeared on the 2006 compilation CD/DVD entitled Let's Be Active, along with two other artists. In 2006 he released a third album on Southern, the characteristically stark Song of the Blackbird. ~ Steve Leggett, All Music Guide

Representative Albums:

Hymns for the Hopeless, Song of the Blackbird, Ashes to Dust

Similar Artists:

Samamidon, Iron & Wine, Captain Beefheart, Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen

Influences:

Roscoe Holcomb, Dock Boggs
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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 with his voice alone. His gravelly, world-weary voice, belying his obvious youth[1] and captivating performances have drawn some comparison to Tom Waits and Johnny Cash. While his vocal range may be reminiscent to these artists, this comparison also extends to his ability to fuse together musical genres and respective audiences. While he has earned much acclaim from the folk, blues and alt-country communities he is also rooted in the hardcore punk community. Whitmore re-connects twentieth century blues with contemporary hardcore, punk, and rock. 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 The Pogues, Murder By Death, Clutch, Lucero, Ten Grand and Red Sparowes, among many others.

Releases

Albums

  • Song of the Blackbird (2006)
  • Ashes to Dust (2005)
  • Hymn for the Hopeless (2003)
  • Calender Club of Danger and Fun (2002)
  • the Jarret Mitchell demo album (1999)

Others

  • Hallways of Always with Jenny Hoyston of Erase Eratta, 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[1])
  • 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 (???)
  • The Great White Plains demo album (???)

References

  1. ^ a b [|Records, Southern], SOUTHERN, <http://www.southern.com/southern/band/WILEW/21503.php>. Retrieved on April 6, 2007

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