Corndaddy is a band, based in Ann Arbor, Michigan

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Ann Arbor is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Washtenaw County. The 2010 census places the population at 113,934, making it the sixth largest city in Michigan. The Ann Arbor Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 344,791 as of 2010...

, whose style is rooted in Americana

Americana (music)

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/alt-country sound, though there are also strong accents of power pop

Power pop

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 and straight-up rock & roll

Rock and roll

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 in their music. Lead guitar

Lead guitar

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ist Kevin Brown, a devotee of counry rock legends Gram Parsons

Gram Parsons

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 and Clarence White

Clarence White

Clarence White was a guitar player for Nashville West, The Byrds, Muleskinner, and the Kentucky Colonels. His parents were Acadians from New Brunswick, Canada...

, played in a number of Michigan country-rock

Country rock

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 bands in the 1970s, '80s and '90s. In 1998, he met up with guitarist and singer Jud Branam; together, they formed Corndaddy with drummer Will Stewart and bassist Jerry Hancock

Gerre Hancock

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. The group released a self-titled debut album in 2000, with a follow-up, Better Days, released in 2002.

Will Stewart left the band in 2010 to focus on his work in the Ypsitucky Colonels.

The band continues to play live and record, and has opened for notable bands including the V-Roys and Mike Ireland and Holler. Don Was, famed musician and record producer recently played their version of the Carter Family's "No Depression" on his Sirius satellite radio show.