Gill Landry
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Gill Landry, also known by the stage name of Frank Lemon, is a singer/songwriter and guitarist born in Lake Charles, Louisiana
, and a member of Old Crow Medicine Show
and founding member of The Kitchen Syncopators.
He started The Kitchen Syncopators with his friend Woody Pines in 1998 spending many years busking the streets of New Orleans, The Northwest, & Europe. The band recorded several self released albums and disbanded in 2004 when Gill began to lend vocals and play banjo and steel guitar for Old Crow Medicine Show
.
In 2007, Landry released a solo album titled The Ballad of Lawless Soirez
on Nettwerk Records.
In Spring/Summer of 2010, released his second solo album titled Piety & Desire, which features the Felice Brothers, Brandi Carlile
, Jolie Holland
, Ketch Secor, and Samantha Parton (of the Be Good Tanyas).
Landry appeared at the end of Be Good Tanyas video "The Littlest Birds".
Lake Charles, Louisiana
Lake Charles is the fifth-largest incorporated city in the U.S. state of Louisiana, located on Lake Charles, Prien Lake, and the Calcasieu River. Located in Calcasieu Parish, a major cultural, industrial, and educational center in the southwest region of the state, and one of the most important in...
, and a member of Old Crow Medicine Show
Old Crow Medicine Show
Old Crow Medicine Show is an old-time string band based in Nashville, Tennessee. Their music has been called bluegrass, Americana, and alt-country, in addition to old-time. Along with original songs, the band performs many pre-World War II blues and folk songs...
and founding member of The Kitchen Syncopators.
He started The Kitchen Syncopators with his friend Woody Pines in 1998 spending many years busking the streets of New Orleans, The Northwest, & Europe. The band recorded several self released albums and disbanded in 2004 when Gill began to lend vocals and play banjo and steel guitar for Old Crow Medicine Show
Old Crow Medicine Show
Old Crow Medicine Show is an old-time string band based in Nashville, Tennessee. Their music has been called bluegrass, Americana, and alt-country, in addition to old-time. Along with original songs, the band performs many pre-World War II blues and folk songs...
.
In 2007, Landry released a solo album titled The Ballad of Lawless Soirez
The Ballad of Lawless Soirez
The Ballad of Lawless Soirez is the solo debut album of Louisiana musician Gill Landry, released in 2007 by Nettwerk Records.-External links:*...
on Nettwerk Records.
In Spring/Summer of 2010, released his second solo album titled Piety & Desire, which features the Felice Brothers, Brandi Carlile
Brandi Carlile
Brandi Carlile is an American singer and songwriter.-Early life:At age eight, Carlile performed a rendition of the country music song "Tennessee Flat Top Box" with her mother. She began to play the guitar and write songs at fifteen. At sixteen, she began to perform as a backup singer for an Elvis...
, Jolie Holland
Jolie Holland
Jolie Holland is an American singer and performer who combines elements of folk, traditional, country, rock, jazz, and blues...
, Ketch Secor, and Samantha Parton (of the Be Good Tanyas).
Landry appeared at the end of Be Good Tanyas video "The Littlest Birds".