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Gideon Smith and the Dixie Damned is a North Carolina based musician. Gideon began singing with local bands in the Carolina music scene in 1989. In 1997, he formed "Gideon Smith & The Dixie Damned" with friends Otis Hughes and Boo Duckworth; who were formerly of the PolyGram Records act, Animal Bag. In 1998 they recorded a self-titled EP which was picked up for distribution by 'Game Two Records'. Small Stone Records signed Smith in 1999 after hearing the disc. In 2000, Smith recorded demos at Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee . ==''Southern Gentlemen''== After some line up changes, Smith recorded the debut album ''Southern Gentlemen'' at the Sound Farm in Indian Trail, North Carolina. The album was mixed by Al Sutton (who also worked with notable artists: Kid Rock, Sheryl Crow, Snoop Dogg, and Lynyrd Skynyrd) at the Rustbelt Studios in Detroit. After the initial album release party was held at The Continental Club in New York City, the band went on to perform up and down the east coast. Touring partners included Raging Slab and many others. Drummer Boo Duckworth died from natural causes in his sleep on June 5, 2002. Smith took time off to deal with the death of his friend and band mate, and later continued to perform and record with revolving line ups. The band's song "Draggin’ The River" was featured on an episode of the television series ''The Sopranos'' in the episode "Irregular Around The Margins" in season five, 2004. "Draggin' The River' was also featured in the Thrillbillies ''Doublewide'' DVD starring Travis Pastrana, Andy Bell, Johnny Knoxville and Ronnie Renner in 2008. In 2010, ''Classic Rock'' magazine featured the song "Whiskey Devil" on the CD included in its 150th issue "150 Greatest Debut Albums Of All Time". Gideon Smith won awards from Creative Loafing for Best Hard Rock artist in 2003 and 2004. Smith performed at the "Relay For Life" benefit in Centennial Park in Nashville, Tennessee with guitarist Jason Griscom, and recorded songs at Burns Station Sound on the Muscle Shoals mixing board. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gideon Smith & the Dixie Damned」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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