Golden Delicious (band)

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Golden Delicious
Origin Portland, OR
Genres Country music, bluegrass music
Years active1990s
Labels Cavity Search Records
Past members Pete Krebs, Kevin Richey, Paul Bassett, Marilee Hord, Jesse Spero, David Reisch

Golden Delicious were a Portland, Oregon-based band active in the mid- and late-1990s. Their members included, at various times, Pete Krebs (guitar), Kevin Richey (banjo), Paul Bassett (washboard), Marilee Hord (fiddle), Jesse Spero (drums), and David Reisch (bass). [1] Their music has been described as country, [1] bluegrass, [2] and having "a punk rock energy and a slightly irreverent attitude." [1] David Goodman wrote in Modern Twang that the band "combines the spirited new old-time style of groups like the Highwoods String Band or the Freight Hoppers with the madcap attitude of the Holy Modal Rounders." [3] Hord told No Depression that the band did not like when they were labeled as a specific genre like "alt-country", saying, "When you categorize music, you degrade it." [4] The band released their debut album, Old School, on Cavity Search Records in 1997. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Fink, Matt. "Golden Delicious Biography". AllMusic.
  2. Hess, Christopher (20 March 1998). "Picks & Sleepers". The Austin Chronicle.
  3. "Pete Krebs". Contemporary Musicians. Gale. 2004.
  4. Desmond, Jim (1996-12-31). "Golden Delicious - How 'bout them apples?". No Depression. No. 7.
  5. Hatfield, Stephen (1997-12-31). "Golden Delicious - Old School Review". No Depression. No. 13. p. 105.