500 Miles to Memphis
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500 Miles to Memphis | |
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 500 Miles to Memphis in 2018 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Cincinnati, Ohio, United States |
| Genres | Punk Rock Americana |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Labels | Deep Elm Records, Paper + Plastick, Flat Aht Records |
| Members |
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| Website | www.500mtm.com |
500 Miles to Memphis[1] is a punk rock americana band from Cincinnati, OH. Their music is a cross-genre blend of punk rock, americana, bluegrass, and country. Ryan Malott formed the band in 2003. Since then they have released six studio albums, which have won multiple awards,[2] and been licensed to numerous movies, TV shows, and video games.
They have actively toured the United States since 2003.
500 Miles to Memphis consists[3] of Ryan Malott (vocs, guitar, banjo), David Rhodes Brown (lap steel), Noah Sugarman (bass, vocs), Kevin Hogle (drums), Aaron Whalen (guitar, vocs), Nate Hickey(guitar, mandolin, vocs), and Luke Zacherl(violin).
Awards
[edit]500 Miles to Memphis
- Winner of the 2005 Cincinnati Entertainment Award for best Roots/Americana/Folk
- Nominated for the 2006 CEA for best Rock
- Winner of the 2007 CEA for best Live Act
- Winner of the 2007 CEA for best Rock
- Nominated for the 2007 CEA for Album of The Year
- Nominated for the 2007 CEA for Artist of the Year
- Winner or the 2008 CEA for best Rock
- Nominated for the 2010 CEA for Album of the Year
- Winner of the 2011 CEA for Best Live Act
- Winner of the 2012 CEA for Best Live Act
- Winner of the 2013 CEA for Best Live Act
- Nominated for the 2015 CEA for Album of the Year[4]
Licensing
[edit]500MTM's music has been licensed to multiple movies and TV shows, including:
- Travis Pastrana 199 Lives
- Kid Rock"Under-rated and Unsung"
- MTV's Nitro Circus
- MTV's Teen Mom
- Rock Band the video game
- Marlboro's bands on the run
Band members
[edit]Current members
[edit]- Ryan Malott - vocals, guitar, banjo (2003–present)
- Noah Sugarman - bass, vocals (2005–present)
- Aaron Whalen - guitar, vocals (2010–present)
- Kevin Hogle - drums (2007–present)
- David Rhodes Brown - lap steel (2006–present)
- Nate Hickey - vocals, mandolin, guitar (2018–present)
- Luke Zacherl - violin (2020–present)
Past members
[edit]- Joshua Murphy - vocals, guitar (2014–2018)
- Jeff Snyder - bass (2007–2010)
- Elaina Brown - keyboard, vocals (2009–2010)
- Stephen Kuffner - guitar, vocals (2007–2009)
- Jason Gallagher - guitar
- Wade Owens - bass (2003–2005)
- Lee Steele - drums
- Brett Davis - drums (live/touring)
- Brian Davis - guitar (live/touring)
- Bryan Poindexter - drums
- Wasabi Hansen - guitar, vocals
- Aaron Hostetler - guitar, vocals
- Sean Duley - drums
- Ben Wirsching - drums
- Greg Tudor - backup vocals, guitar (2013-04-12, Newport, KY, The Southgate House Revival)
Session musicians
[edit]- Paul Patterson - fiddle (2007)
- Annalyse McCoy - vocals (2007)
Discography
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]- (2005) 500 Miles to Memphis (3rd Silo Records)
- (2007) Sunshine in a Shot Glass (Deep Elm Records[5])
- (2010) We’ve Built Up to Nothing (Self-released)
- (2014) Stand There and Bleed (Self-released)
- (2018) Basement Bluegrass Sessions EP (Self-released)
- (Jan 2019) Blessed Be the Damned (Self-released)
- (August 2019) Blessed Be the Damned (Paper + Plastick Records)
- (October 2021) Hard to Love (Flat Aht Records)
Live albums
[edit]- (2011) Live at the Historic Southgate House
- (2018) Revival (Self-released)
References
[edit]- ^ "500 Miles to Memphis".
- ^ "Music (CityBeat Cincinnati) > Cincinnati Entertainment Awards". CityBeat Cincinnati. Retrieved 2016-11-15.
- ^ "500 Miles To Memphis". CincyMusic.com. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
- ^ "The Cincinnati Entertainment Awards celebrate 20 years of Greater Cincinnati music makers and supporters".
- ^ "Deep Elm Music / Discography / Catalog". www.deepelm.com. Retrieved 2016-11-15.
- Grever, Nick (February 28, 2010). "Cincinnati’s own 500 Miles to Memphis". The News Record.
- "500 Miles To Memphis - Four Cincinnati Entertainment Awards Nominations!".
External links
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