Grayson Capps

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Grayson Capps
Born Opelika, Alabama, United States
Genres Americana, blues rock [1]
OccupationSinger-songwriter
Years activeEarly 1990s–present
LabelsHyena, Ruf, Royal Potato Family, Appaloosa

Grayson Capps (born in Opelika, Alabama, United States) is an American Americana and blues rock [1] singer-songwriter.

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Early life

Capps was born in Opelika, Alabama, to parents who were students at Auburn University. He was raised in Brewton, Alabama, as a child, but moved to Fairhope Alabama for high school. [2] He became interested in theater when in Fairhope, Alabama, and received a degree in theater from Tulane University. He stayed in New Orleans until Hurricane Katrina. [2] [3]

Musical career

In the early 1990s, while a student at Tulane, Capps started a band called The House Levelers; [4] the band's music has been described as "thrash-folk". [3] Also while at Tulane, Capps started a blues-rock band called Stavin' Chain. [3] [4] This band released one eponymous album before disbanding. [2] In 2004, several of Capps' songs appeared on the soundtrack of the film A Love Song for Bobby Long , which was based on a novel written by Capps' father. [3] In 2011, Capps and his band the Lost Cause Minstrels released an album, also called Lost Cause Minstrels, on Royal Potato Family Records. [2]

Capps released his first solo album, If You Knew My Mind, in 2005 on Hyena Records. [2] His second solo album, Wail & Ride, was released in 2006 on the same label, [2] followed by Rott & Roll in 2008. Rott & Roll was recorded with a band known as the Stumpknockers. [5]

Scarlett Roses was released in December 2017. AllMusic noted that "Scarlett Roses is the roots rock record we've been waiting for from Capps." [6]

Capps released South Front Street a career retrospective in 2020. Upon its release AmericanaUK called Capps, "The thinking-man’s songwriter, the troubadours troubadour." [7]

Personal life

Capps is married to Trina Shoemaker, a recording engineer from Fairhope. [8] They have a son together; Capps also has a daughter from a previous relationship. [3] As of 2013, Capps and his family lived in Mobile, Alabama. [8]

Discography

(Royal Potato Family, 2013)

References

  1. 1 2 "Grayson Capps – Biography & History". AllMusic . Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Leggett, Steve. "Grayson Capps Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Spera, Keith (June 17, 2011). "Fatherhood refocused Grayson Capps on his music". The Times-Picayune. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Grayson Capps On Mountain Stage". NPR. February 10, 2010. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  5. ↑ Gilstrap, Andrew (September 22, 2008). "Grayson Capps & the Stumpknockers: Rott 'N' Roll". PopMatters. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Scarlett Roses – Grayson Capps – Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  7. ↑ Newby, Tim. "Americana Roots: Grayson Capps". AmericanaUK. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  8. 1 2 Specker, Lawrence (December 7, 2013). "Fairhope-based engineer Trina Shoemaker among new field of Grammy nominees". AL.com. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Grayson Capps – Album Discography". AllMusic . Retrieved January 16, 2018.
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