Geen Phoenix...
One of the most popular bands in the alternative country movement's rock & roll wing,
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hailed from Dallas and drew their inspiration from classic country, bar band rock, the raw sound of early punk, and — especially on their later records — the tight songcraft of power pop.
The band was formed in 1993 by singer/guitarist
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and bassist
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;
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had previously played around the Dallas area as a folksinger and a British-style pop devotee and actually earned a creative writing scholarship to Sarah Lawrence College but dropped out to return to Texas and concentrate on music.