Basic Information
Label: North Knox Records
Management: Chyna Brackeen, Attack Monkey Productions
Members: Cruz Contreras: vocals/guitar/mandolin; Trisha Gene Brady: vocals/guitar; Tom Pryor: electric guitar/pedal steel; Taylor Coker: bass; Jamie Cook: drums
The Black Lillies
Knoxville, TN
Country / Americana / Rock
Bio
Born in the rumbling cab of a stone truck and aged in the oak of Tennessee’s smoky night haunts, The Black Lillies have come to the forefront of the Americana scene in little more than a year. Founded by multi instrumentalist and vocalist Cruz Contreras (co-founder of Robinella and the CCstringband), The Black Lillies have created their own unique brand of country, roots, rock and blues via Appalachia. The group, formed in 2008, also includes electric guitar and pedal steel whiz Tom Pryor a...
Comments
Wayne R Brown / Songwriter:
I can't pick a favorite. Little Darlin' is up there near the top though.
Oct 12
Press
“Now this is country: The Black Lillies come straight out of Tennessee with all the country trappings. Fiddle and steel guitar punctuate the occasional sad lyric with extra heart-punching melancholy, Jamie Cook's drums keep the ballads loping forward, and the beats grab the barn burners by the nose and drag them out to the dance floor for a kicky little two-step. Like all outstanding country acts, though, the real charm of the Black Lillies' work comes in the harmonies: Male-female vocals intertwine beautifully for a moment before going their separate ways, and everything blends together like a dream featuring Hank Williams and Dolly Parton doing duets.”
Artist Stats
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Status
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