Read Southall Band
The Read Southall Band, sometimes referred to as just Southall, is an American country rock band from Stillwater, Oklahoma. The band is associated with the Oklahoma red dirt music scene.[1]
History[edit]
The group's first record, Six String Sorrow, was released in 2015, at which time the sextet of Southall, Perry, Barber, Knipp, Curlis, and Wellman had assembled.[2]
In 2021, they released "Rose Gold" as the lead single for the album For the Birds, which was issued in October of that year.[3]
The group's 2023 album, Southall, was produced by Eddie Spear.[4] They opened for Blackberry Smoke on a tour of Europe in 2023.[5]
Members[edit]
- Read Southall - vocals
- John Tyler Perry - guitar, backing vocals
- Reid Barber - drums
- Jeremee Knipp - bass
- Braxton Curlis - guitar
- Ryan Wellman - guitar
Discography[edit]
- Six String Sorrow (Self-released, 2015)
- Borrowed Time (Self-released, 2017)
- For the Birds (Smoklahoma Records, 2021)
- Southall (Smoklahoma, 2023)
References[edit]
- ^ Southall Debuts First Single Under New Name, Titled “Scared Money”. Whiskey Riff, June 30, 2023.
- ^ Country Rockers Southall Stir Up Some Good Ole Musical Rebellion on 'Scared Money'. People, July 14, 2023.
- ^ Premiere: Read Southall Band Sets Sonic Expectations Aside on First Love Song “Rose Gold”. American Songwriter, September 16, 2021.
- ^ Oklahoma Band Southall Reinvents the Country Wheel in Self-Titled Album . Countrypolitan, September 22, 2023.
- ^ Oklahoma Smokeshow: Zach Bryan Blew Up Oklahoma Music. Southall, Wyatt Flores, and More Are Right Behind Him. Rolling Stone, September 26, 2023.