Black Stone Cherry
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Black Stone Cherry is a Southern rock band from Edmonton, Kentucky. They are signed to Roadrunner Records. The band consists of Chris Robertson (vocals/guitar), Ben Wells (guitar/vocals), Jon Lawhon (bass/vocals), and John Fred Young (drums).
The band recently went on tour with Hinder and the Burden Brothers.
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[edit] History
Black Stone Cherry hails from a place in Edmonton, a small town in south-central Kentucky located in the middle of a dry (alcohol-prohibited) county. In their youth, each of the band's members found an escape in music, mostly attributable to the rich musical tradition of their families. John Fred's father, Richard is a founding member of the Grammy Award-winning Kentucky Headhunters, while Jon's great-uncle was a jazz drummer. Chris received his first guitar from his grandfather, who built instruments by hand, and learned his first chords from his dad. With a variety of musical influences coming from the Kentucky region and within their families, Black Stone Cherry was able develop their own sound away from the mainstream.
Chris and John Fred began playing together while they were still teenagers in high school, with Jon and Ben joining them soon afterward, officially forming the group on June 4, 2001.
Once recording on the band's first EP was complete, Black Stone Cherry played a homecoming concert to 1,500 people. It was held at a local middle school gym - the same school where Chris used to jam with his principal. It was that principal who invited the group back for a concert to celebrate their debut album on In De Goot/Roadrunner Records. The group's debut album was recorded at home in Kentucky, with friends and family. John Fred's father, along with engineer wiz David Barrick produced the album. Kevin Shirley of Aerosmith's "Nine Lives" and Led Zeppelin's "How the West was Won", mixed the record at the Palm's Studio in Las Vegas, Nevada.
[edit] Members
- Chris Robertson (vocals/guitar)
- Ben Wells (guitar/vocals)
- Jon Lawhon (bass/vocals)
- John Fred Young (drums)
[edit] Albums
- Black Stone Cherry (2006)
[edit] EPs
- Hell & High Water EP (2006) - Digital-only EP released November 11, 2006
- "Hell & High Water"
- "Big City Lights"
- 'We Are the Kings"
[edit] Trivia
- The track "Lonely Train" was the official theme song for WWE's The Great American Bash 2006. It was later featured in the WWE video game WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2007.
- "Lonely Train" was available on iTunes for free the week of July 17, 2006.
- The band is not to be mistaken for the British band CherryBlackStone.
- Heath Herring's Ultimate Fighting Championship debut was marked with playing of "Lonely Train" on January 25, 2007.
[edit] Singles
| Year | Title | Billboard Hot 100 | Modern Rock Tracks | Mainstream Rock Tracks | UK Singles Chart | Album |
| 2006 | "Lonely Train" | - | - | 14 | - | Black Stone Cherry |
| 2006 | "Hell and High Water" | - | - | 30 | - | Black Stone Cherry |
| 2007 | "Rain Wizard" | - | - | - | - | Black Stone Cherry |
