Artist:Scott H. Biram
Song:Truck Driver
Album:The Dirty Old One Man Band
Back in the 90s, there was a trend of one man bands on the fringe of the music industry. Scott H. Biram has taken his one man band much farther than you would think. His music is a mix of blues and punk. He was born Apr. 4, 1974 in Lockhart, TX. In 1997 he graduated with a BA in Fine Arts from Texas State. Biram was in the punk band The Thangs and he led a couple of bluegrass bands. Then he started releasing albums on his own KnuckleSandwich label. This is where the one man band thing started. On stage he plays a guitar and has an amplified stomp board. I don't know if that makes him a one man band but Biram has been doing it for over twenty years. Biram was almost killed in 2003 collision with a truck. The 2004 album The Dirty Old One Man Band got the attention of roots music label Bloodshot Records. They had him make some changes to the album including adding the song Truck Driver. Biram appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and he started touring internationally. That's what he has been doing ever since. His latest album was released in 2020. Bloodshot Records just announced they are closing. Biram either has to find a new label or more likely he will return to recording for his own label. He has enough of a following that he doesn't need a label. Here's Scott H. Biram performing Truck Driver on Last.fm Sessions Nov. 2016.
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