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Grayson Capps | |
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| Born | Opelika, Alabama, United States |
| Genres | Americana, blues rock [1] |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Years active | Early 1990s–present |
| Labels | Hyena, Ruf, Royal Potato Family, Appaloosa |
Grayson Capps (born in Opelika, Alabama, United States) is an American Americana and blues rock [1] singer-songwriter.
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]
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]
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]
(Royal Potato Family, 2013)
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