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Edie Brickell And New Bohemians
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Edie Brickell And New Bohemians Is An American Alt-Rock Band That Formed In Dallas Texas United States In 1985. The Band Consists Of Edie Brickell Vocals Kenny Withrow Guitar Brad Houser Bass John Bush Percussion And Brendan Aly Drums . Keyboardist Carter Albrecht Joined The Band In 1999 And Remained With The Band Until His Death In 2007. They Are Best Known For The 1988 American Top 10 Hit "What I Am" From The Album Shooting Rubberbands At The Stars. In 1991 Following The 1990 Release Of Their Second Album Ghost Of A Dog Lead Singer Edie Brickell Left The Band And Married Singer-Songwriter Paul Simon. In 2006/7 She And The Band Reformed And Released The Album Stranger Things. Drummer Aly Guitarist Withrow And Percussionist Bush Went To The Same High School As Singer Brickell In Dallas Texas But Didn't Really Know Her Then. According To Houser Edie Was There For Art. Spin Magazine March 1989 Vol 4 Number 12 . Houser Attended Hillcrest High School Dallas And Lived In The Same Neighborhood As The Others. He Played In Various Neighborhood Bands Like The Knobs Which Included Kenny And Was Also A Munch Puppy. The New Bohemians Started As A Three-Piece Ska-Style Band In The Early Eighties Cutting Their Teeth In The New Deep Ellum Neighborhood In Downtown Dallas. The Original Line-Up Featured Brad Houser On Bass Eric Presswood On Guitar And Brandon Aly On Drums. The Future Core Members Joined In 1985. Edie Became The Singer After Being Encouraged To Join The Band Onstage During A Show The Famous Jack Daniels Story . It Was Soon After That First Show That Local Agent Deanna Mercer Who Was At The Time Booking Bands At Rick's Casablanca Was Brought To Hear The Band. The Band Actually Signed A 6 Month Management Contract With Mercer Which Brought With It Better Paying Gigs At Rick's. When The 6 Months Ended The Band Wanted Something More And Hired Lon Bixby As The Manager. They Started Regular Gigging In Deep Ellum At This Time D Magazine Jan 1989 . Presswood Left And Kenny Withrow Took Up The Guitar Duties Playing His First Show In July 1985 At The Starck Club In Dallas. John Bush Joined On Percussion In September Of That Year. His First Show With The Band Was September 12 1985 At Poor David's Pub In Dallas When The Band Was Backing Bo Diddley. The New Bos Were Always A Local Favorite Packing In The Fans At Now Infamous Deep Ellum Venues Such As Theater Gallery 500 Cafe And Club Dada. The Bohemians Were Also Regular Performers At The Annual Fry Street Fair On The University Of North Texas Campus In Denton Texas. During This Period Of The Band's History Edie's Name Was Not Used In The Band's Name. This Was A Strategy Used By Geffen Records In The Event The Band Didn't Remain The Same. They Would Always Have Edie. The New Bohemians Have Released Compilations And A Live Album And Have Recorded Some New Material In Recent Years Notably As A Short-Lived Band Named The Slip That Included Brickell But Most Former Members Have Moved On To Other Projects. Drummer Matt Chamberlain Has Been An In-Demand Tour Drummer With Bands Ranging From Pearl Jam And Garbage To Tori Amos And Fiona Apple As Well As A Stint On The Saturday Night Live House Band. In 1991 Edie Is Married To Paul Simon And The Couple Has Three Children. Carter Albrecht Was Killed In Dallas On September 3 2007. The Band Played Live At The North Oak Cliff Music Festival In October 2014 With The Current Lineup As Well As Keyboardist And Multi-Instrumentalist Matt Hubbard. The Band Reunited Again In April 2017 With Three Concerts At The Kessler Theater In Oak Cliff. On February 19 2021 The Band Released Its Second Album Since Reuniting Entitled Hunter And The Dog Star.
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Edie-Brickell-And-New-Bohemians - Shooting Rubberbands At The Stars
"What I Am" Is A Song Written By Edie Brickell And Kenny Withrow And Recorded By Edie Brickell & New Bohemians For Their Debut Album Shooting Rubberbands At The Stars 1988 . It Was Produced By Pat Moran. The Single Had 2 Tracks On The B-Side - "I Do" And "Walk On The Wild Side" According To The What I Am Songfacts The Song Got A Huge Bump When The Band Performed It On Saturday Night Live. Actor Matthew Modine And The Abrasive Chain-Smoking Talk Show Host Morton Downey Jr. Also Appeared On The Show Making It The Highest-Rated Episode Of 1988. The Song Was Also Featured In A 1989 Episode Of Miami Vice. It Peaked At Number Thirty-One In The United Kingdom While Reaching Number Seven On The Billboard Hot 100 In The United States. This Version Was Ranked Number Seventy-Seven On VH1's List Of The 100 Greatest One-Hit Wonders.
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Edie Brickell And New Bohemians Is An American Alt-Rock Band That Formed In Dallas Texas United States In 1985. The Band Consists Of Edie Brickell Vocals Kenny Withrow Guitar Brad Houser Bass John Bush Percussion And Brendan Aly Drums . Keyboardist Carter Albrecht Joined The Band In 1999 And Remained With The Band Until His Death In 2007. They Are Best Known For The 1988 American Top 10 Hit "What I Am" From The Album Shooting Rubberbands At The Stars. In 1991 Following The 1990 Release Of Their Second Album Ghost Of A Dog Lead Singer Edie Brickell Left The Band And Married Singer-Songwriter Paul Simon. In 2006/7 She And The Band Reformed And Released The Album Stranger Things. Drummer Aly Guitarist Withrow And Percussionist Bush Went To The Same High School As Singer Brickell In Dallas Texas But Didn't Really Know Her Then. According To Houser Edie Was There For Art. Spin Magazine March 1989 Vol 4 Number 12 . Houser Attended Hillcrest High School Dallas And Lived In The Same Neighborhood As The Others. He Played In Various Neighborhood Bands Like The Knobs Which Included Kenny And Was Also A Munch Puppy. The New Bohemians Started As A Three-Piece Ska-Style Band In The Early Eighties Cutting Their Teeth In The New Deep Ellum Neighborhood In Downtown Dallas. The Original Line-Up Featured Brad Houser On Bass Eric Presswood On Guitar And Brandon Aly On Drums. The Future Core Members Joined In 1985. Edie Became The Singer After Being Encouraged To Join The Band Onstage During A Show The Famous Jack Daniels Story . It Was Soon After That First Show That Local Agent Deanna Mercer Who Was At The Time Booking Bands At Rick's Casablanca Was Brought To Hear The Band. The Band Actually Signed A 6 Month Management Contract With Mercer Which Brought With It Better Paying Gigs At Rick's. When The 6 Months Ended The Band Wanted Something More And Hired Lon Bixby As The Manager. They Started Regular Gigging In Deep Ellum At This Time D Magazine Jan 1989 . Presswood Left And Kenny Withrow Took Up The Guitar Duties Playing His First Show In July 1985 At The Starck Club In Dallas. John Bush Joined On Percussion In September Of That Year. His First Show With The Band Was September 12 1985 At Poor David's Pub In Dallas When The Band Was Backing Bo Diddley. The New Bos Were Always A Local Favorite Packing In The Fans At Now Infamous Deep Ellum Venues Such As Theater Gallery 500 Cafe And Club Dada. The Bohemians Were Also Regular Performers At The Annual Fry Street Fair On The University Of North Texas Campus In Denton Texas. During This Period Of The Band's History Edie's Name Was Not Used In The Band's Name. This Was A Strategy Used By Geffen Records In The Event The Band Didn't Remain The Same. They Would Always Have Edie. The New Bohemians Have Released Compilations And A Live Album And Have Recorded Some New Material In Recent Years Notably As A Short-Lived Band Named The Slip That Included Brickell But Most Former Members Have Moved On To Other Projects. Drummer Matt Chamberlain Has Been An In-Demand Tour Drummer With Bands Ranging From Pearl Jam And Garbage To Tori Amos And Fiona Apple As Well As A Stint On The Saturday Night Live House Band. In 1991 Edie Is Married To Paul Simon And The Couple Has Three Children. Carter Albrecht Was Killed In Dallas On September 3 2007. The Band Played Live At The North Oak Cliff Music Festival In October 2014 With The Current Lineup As Well As Keyboardist And Multi-Instrumentalist Matt Hubbard. The Band Reunited Again In April 2017 With Three Concerts At The Kessler Theater In Oak Cliff. On February 19 2021 The Band Released Its Second Album Since Reuniting Entitled Hunter And The Dog Star.
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"What I Am" is a song written by Edie Brickell and Kenny Withrow and recorded by Edie Brickell & New Bohemians for their debut album, Shooting Rubberbands at the Stars (1988). It was produced by Pat Moran. The single had 2 tracks on the B-side - "I Do" and "Walk on the Wild Side"
According to the What I Am Songfacts, the song got a huge bump when the band performed it on Saturday Night Live. Actor Matthew Modine and the abrasive, chain-smoking talk show host Morton Downey Jr. also appeared on the show, making it the highest-rated episode of 1988. The song was also featured in a 1989 episode of Miami Vice.
It peaked at number thirty-one in the United Kingdom, while reaching number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States. This version was ranked number seventy-seven on VH1's list of The 100 Greatest One-Hit Wonders. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.