KENNY ROBY & 6 STRING DRAG TIRED OF FEELIN’ GUILTY: 20 YEARS OF KENNY ROBY & 6 STRING DRAG STREET DATE 09/27/2019 CD ITEM NUMBER: SMR-059 "Kenny Roby is one of the best American songwriters of the last 20 years" UPC: 63445781972 - Neal Casal (Chris Robinson Brotherhood/Circles Around The Sun) GENRE: Americana "The world's a better place with Kenny Roby & 6 String Drag in it." - Steve Earle PACKAGING: Digipak BOX LOT: 40 "'Memories & Birds' by North Carolina songwriter Kenny Roby floored me" - Citizen Cope in American Songwriter 6 34457 81972 6 EXPORT: World "So thrilled to have Kenny Roby & 6 String Drag back. They're as great as ever. Like reconnecting with a long lost friend." - Patterson Hood (Drive-By Truckers) TRACK LISTING Roby is a genius and his work with 6 String Drag is the stuff of legends. Although they perform together every now and then, this album serves as a reason why they should be more consistent in staying together 1. Rather Not Know and playing such brilliant music. - SPILL MAGAZINE 2. Gasoline Maybelline North Carolina native and Americana pioneer Kenny Roby has been making records and performing on stages for over 30 years. Early on, Roby’s punk band opened for Circles Jerks, 7 Seconds, Jane's Addiction 3. Glad It Ain't Me and Suicidal Tendencies. In late 1992, shortly after a relocating to Raleigh, NC Roby formed a more roots/ 4. In A Dress alt-country band, 6 String Drag which showcased his influences of Buck Owens, Neil Young alongside Black Flag. The band eventually signed with Steve Earle's E-Squared Records and went on to tour with The 5. Red Jayhawks, Buddy Miller, Whiskeytown, Gillian Welch and David Rawlings. 6. Small Town Punks Since 1999, Roby has released 4 solo records and 6SD reformed. In March of 2018 6SD released TOP OF THE WORLD which received airplay on NPR, Sirius XM's Outlaw Country and press coverage in Rolling 7. Ace, My Radio & Baseball Stone, All Music and No Depression. 8. I Wish You Would After a critically acclaimed self-titled first album, 6 String Drag signed with alt-country godfather and outlaw 9. When You'd Fall country music legend Steve Earle's E-Squared Records (Warner Brothers imprint) The band's second record HIGH HAT was produced by Earle as well. 6 String Drag went on to open for and tour with acts such 10. Bottle Of Blues as Earle, The Jayhawks, Buddy Miller, Whiskeytown, Blue Mountain, Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, 11. i Miss The Drive In label-mates The V-Roys and many more. But a little more than a year after HIGH HAT was released and just as the band started to gain wider recognition and beginning to grow their fanbase within the burgeoning 12. Kingdome Of Getting' It Wrong 90's alt-country/roots rock scene as well as in national press and radio, the band split up. 13. Elaine Soon after the break-up Kenny Roby went on to record and release his first solo outing MERCURY'S 14. On The Wind BLUES in Europe in 1999 and in the US in early 2000. Between 1999 and 2013 Roby went on to record and release 4 solo records. Eventually 6 String Drag reformed in early 2014 and released their new 15. Cold Steel Brace album ROOTS ROCK 'N' ROLL in early 2015. In March of 2018 the band released TOP OF THE WORLD to 16. Choppin' Block more radio play on NPR, Sirius XM's Outlaw Country and press coverage in Rolling Stone, All Music, No Depression et al and reissued a 20th anniversary release of HIGH HAT. 17. Wilderness Roby is a songwriter's songwriter. He has been championed worldwide in the press, radio and by other 18. Guilty songwriters such as Steve Earle, Neal Casal, Citizen Cope, Patterson Hood (Drive-By Truckers) and even 19. Mercury's Blues had his songs covered by roots music legend Michael Hurley who was an integral part of the Holy Model Rounders and was signed to Moses Asch to Folkways Records in the 1960s. Roby has signed multiple 20. Memories & Birds publishing deals as a songwriter including a stint with Warner-Chapel Music. 21. Why Can't I Be You In September 2019, Schoolkids Records will release TIRED OF FEELIN' GUILTY: 25 YEARS OF KENNY 22. Top Of The World ROBY & 6 STRING DRAG as Roby continues to tour worldwide.

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