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Band
Members
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Josh Abbott |
Austin Davis |
Drew Hurt |
Preston Wait |
Seth Williamson |
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Vocals, Guitar |
Electric and Acoustic Banjo |
Drums |
Fiddle & Electric Guitar |
Bass |
Band Bio
Pat Green, Cory Morrow, Wade Bowen, Ryan James...and
now, the Josh Abbott Band. Some of the best artists in
Texas country music have gotten there start in the West
Texas town of Lubbock while attending Texas Tech
University, and the next in line for greatness is no
different.
Formed in early 2006, JAB was founded by fraternity
brothers: Josh Abbott, Austin Davis, Drew Hurt, and Neel
Huey. After playing mostly acoustic open mic night shows
at The Blue Light, Josh and Austin called on Drew and
Neel to give the band a rhythm section. On their debut
night, The Blue Light packed in a full house and a sense
of something special was present! After a year of
picking up local shows and greek parties, the band
released a self-titled LP in 2007 featuring four tracks.
Immediately, the band recorded a music video for "Buried
Me" and entered it in the Music City Madness competition
on CMT.com. After beating out over 600 other videos, the
live concept video made the final cut!
The momentum kept rolling and JAB's popularity began to
grow rapidly in Lubbock and on the Tech campus.
Eventually, the band began to pick up road shows, and
were invited to play the Zieg-Fest after-party at Lake
Bryan. JAB knew they were starting to arrive when some
of Texas country's most popular artists came to party
and watch them, including: Eli Young Band, Roger Creagor,
Rich O'Toole, Kyle Bennett Band, and Brady Black of
Randy Rogers Band.
JAB has now played shows with: Pat Green, Eli Young
Band, Randy Rogers Band, Stoney LaRue, Cory Morrow, Rich
O'Toole, Adam Hood, Ryan James, The Hogg Maulies, Matt
Martindale, Charlie Shafter Band, and many more! From
Lubbock to Houston to Amarillo to Austin, the Josh
Abbott Band is making themselves known and catching on
fast! Whether its the powerful, ranging vocals, catchy
lyrics that hook, or unique sound of an electric banjo,
JAB is making their mark quickly.
With the recent release of their hit single "Taste" and
the addition of KB Talent, one of the best booking
agencies in Texas country, the band is looking for even
more success in the year 2008. Shows are already booked
as far east as North Carolina and as far north as
Missouri. Additionally, JAB is set to record a new
album, "We're All In", with Mike Eli of the Eli Young
Band bringing his talents over to co-produce. With the
addition of a fiddle player, as well as a new bass
player, JAB is set to explode in 2008 and take their
place as one of Texas country's finest!
Endorsements
-"The new song 'Taste', by the Josh Abbott Band is
great. Perfectly rolling verses, braced by powerful
melody. They bring the whole meal deal with this song,
yet, it's only a small "taste" of the big things to come
for these guys."
Matt Martindale (formerly of Cooder Graw)
-"Taste"
"A cool voice, a cool band and a really cool tune!
People are going to love this song!"
Mike Eli of Eli Young Band
-"Taste is a song that will get stuck in your head. It's
going to do great on the radio. Watch out for these
guys."
Rich O'Toole |