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Tennessee Hollow takes pride in its roots. Raised on a mixture of early century acoustic blues and classic rock, the band is comprised of lead singer Dave Dribbon, slide guitarist Chris Budro, Trevor Stoia on upright bass, and drummer Kent Spillmann.
Dave and Chris, the backbone of the band, met at Berklee College of Music in Boston and immediately began writing songs together. What emerged was a blend of swampy rock and stripped down acoustic blues and folk which American Songwriter Magazine compared to Led Zeppelin's broken down blues tunes.
Dave Dribbon's lead vocals are filled with gritty passion, combined with Chris Budro's slide guitar, which the Knoxville Daily Times described as "greasy, like fat from just-fried bacon."
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"With the staple bottleneck blues playing of Chris Budro and Dave Dribbon, Tennessee Hollow can easily be compared to jam band heroes The North Mississippi All-Stars or Stevie Ray Vaughan. But, when laying down the electric guitars for the dobro and acoustic guitars, Tennessee Hollow doesn't sound too far removed from Zeppelin's broken down blues tunes like "Gallows Pole" or "Bron-Y-Aur Stomp." What I especially like about Tennessee Hollow, besides their friendly songs, is that lead singer Dave Dribbon stays true to his natural voice and doesn't sing in a forced growl like many blues imitators."
-Evan James
American Songwriter Magazine
