Shane Smith and The Saints

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Shane Smith and The Saints
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Shane Smith and The Saints at Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Background information
Origin Austin, Texas, U.S.
Genres Red Dirt, country [1]
Years active
  • 2011–present
LabelsGeronimo West Records
MembersShane Smith
Bennett Brown
Dustin Schaefer
Chase Satterwhite
Zach Stover
Website https://www.shanesmithmusic.com/

Shane Smith and The Saints is an American red dirt country band from Austin, Texas that formed in 2011 and has released four studio albums. The band consists of songwriter Shane Smith, along with Bennett Brown on fiddle, Dustin Schaefer on guitar, Chase Satterwhite playing bass, and Zach Stover playing drums. They rose to prominence with a broader audience in part due to their appearances on the television series Yellowstone. [2] [3]

Contents

Biography

2011 - 2018

Shane Smith and The Saints was formed in 2011 when Shane Smith moved to Austin, Texas and met fiddle player Bennett Brown. They began playing shows in Austin and soon connected with the rest of the band. [4] In 2013, Shane Smith and The Saints released their debut album Coast. The album was recorded in Troubador, TX. [5] The following year, the band appeared on the TV series Lone Star Roads.

In 2015, their second studio album Geronimo was released on Geronimo West Records. In 2016, they were listed among “15 Americana, Alt-Country and Folk Artists to Watch in 2016”. [6] That year, the band opened for ZZ Top at the Chilifest two-day music festival in Snook and also played at Austin City Limits. [7] [8]

2019 - Present

In 2019, the band released the album Hail Mary in chapters, a non-traditional way. [9] The album was produced by Mark Needham and was named “Best Album of The Summer” by American Highways. [10] That year, the band made news when their tour bus caught fire on the way to a show in Lubbock. [11] [12]

In 2021, they released their fourth album, Live from the Desert, a live album which is divided into two parts: an electric side recorded outdoors in the desert, and an acoustic side recorded inside the church of the ghost town of Terlingua. [13] The track "All I See Is You" reached #8 on Billboard's Country Digital Song Sales chart. [14] In late 2023, the band announced a new album, Norther, to be released March 1, 2024. [15]

Appearances on Yellowstone

The band's music and band name have been featured on the neo-Western television drama, Yellowstone, numerous times. Season 4, Episode 3 of the show was titled "All I See Is You" after the band’s song of the same name, and featured the song in an extended scene. The band has also appeared on the show. [16] In the first episode of Season 5, the band played three songs at the inauguration of a fictional governor, played by Kevin Costner. [17] [18]

Notable performances

The band performed at the 2023 inauguration of Texas Governor Greg Abbott. The Governor asked the band to perform based on the popularity of Yellowstone inauguration performance. [19] In April 2023, Shane Smith & the Saints supported Willie Nelson at the Frost Amphitheater in Palo Alto, CA and, in May 2023, they played a sold out show at Red Rocks Amphitheatre. [20] [21]

Shane Smith & The Saints played their Debut Headline at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville Tennessee November 30, 2023

Discography

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsSales
US Country
[22] 		US
[23] 		US
Indie
[24] 		US
Folk
[25] 		US
Rock
[26]
Coast [27]
  • Release date: October 22, 2012
  • Label: Geronimo West Records
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Geronimo [28]
  • Release date: June 14, 2015
  • Label: Smith Music Group
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Hail Mary [29]
  • Release date: May 8, 2019
  • Label: Amplified Media Services
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Norther [30]
  • Release date: March 1, 2024
  • Label: Amplified Media Services
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