Hank Flamingo

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Hank Flamingo
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Hank Flamingo, 1994
Background information
Origin Lascassas, Tennessee, United States
Genres Country
Years active1988–1994
Labels Giant
Past membersEddie Grigg
Ben Northern
Stuart E. Stuart
Trent Summar
Philip Wallace
Roy Watts

Hank Flamingo was an American country music band founded in the late 1980s. Its membership comprised Trent Summar (lead vocals), Philip Wallace (guitar), Eddie Grigg (guitar, vocals), Ben Northern (bass guitar, vocals), Stuart E. Stuart (fiddle, vocals), and Roy Watts (drums). [1] The band recorded one major-label studio album in 1994, before disbanding not long afterward. By 2000, frontman Trent Summar founded another group called Trent Summar & The New Row Mob, in which former Hank Flamingo guitarist Philip Wallace was also a member. [2]

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Biography

Hank Flamingo was founded in 1989 in the state of Tennessee. Lead vocalist Trent Summar and his friend Eddie Grigg owned a farmhouse in Lascassas, Tennessee, where they began working on music together. They began working with other musicians until they decided to form a band. The band's name originated when a friend of Summar's gave him a plastic flamingo as a gift, which he mounted inside the farmhouse next to a portrait of Hank Williams. [3]

By 1993, they were signed to a recording contract with Giant Records Nashville, who released the band's eponymous debut album the following year. Hank Flamingo made an appearance on the talk show Late Night with Conan O'Brien to promote their album. [2] Included on the disc was a cover of George Jones' "White Lightning", along with songs written by John Hiatt and former NRBQ member Al Anderson. "Baby It's You" was the album's lead single. [4]

Writing about the band in Billboard , Melinda Newman stated that " This new sextet comes on like a cross between Webb Wilder and the Georgia Satellites...Much of this release is way too quirky for country radio, but cuts such as 'Redneck Martians Stole My Baby' should make inroads at college and wacky alternative outlets." [5] A review in the same magazine was mixed, stating that it "caters to new country audience by combining country and alternative rock. Unfortunately, the record is devoid of any surprises." [6] Susan Beyer of The Ottawa Citizen was more positive, praising the band's sense of humor and "controlled thrashing" of their playing, although she criticized the slower songs on the album. [7] Mario Tarradell of The Miami Herald similarly commended the band's humorous cuts such as "Redneck Martians Stole My Baby" and "Slaw", comparing the band favorably to Confederate Railroad. [8]

Hank Flamingo disbanded after only one album, and Trent Summar founded another band known as Trent Summar & The New Row Mob, which also included former Hank Flamingo guitarist Philip Wallace. [2]

Discography

Albums

TitleAlbum details
Hank Flamingo

Singles

YearSingle
1993"Baby It's You"

Music videos

YearVideoDirector
1993"Baby It's You" John Lloyd Miller

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References

  1. ↑ Bush, John. "Hank Flamingo Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 2007-12-25.
  2. 1 2 3 Johnson, Zac. "Trent Summar biography". Allmusic . Retrieved 2007-12-25.
  3. ↑ "Honest, downhome, and crazy". The Leader-Post . July 11, 1994. pp. C3. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Flamingo Debut Takes Flight" (PDF). Radio & Records : 34. January 7, 1994.
  5. ↑ Melinda Newman (July 31, 1993). "Upcoming Releases Rise To The Top; Garth Sparks Barbecues & Boycotts" (PDF). Billboard. p. 12.
  6. ↑ "Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. February 19, 1994. p. 56.
  7. ↑ "Country". The Ottawa Citizen. March 12, 1994. pp. F3. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Hank Flamingo tracks hard-driving, offbeat". The Miami Herald . May 6, 1994. pp. 12G. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
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