Joe Buck (musician)
Encyclopedia
Joe Buck is the stage name
of Jim Finkley, an American
country
and Punk Rock
musician from Murray, Kentucky
. His primary instruments are double bass
and guitar
.
Joe Buck's first serious musical project was called Gringo. In the late 1990s, Joe Buck emerged as the guitarist for Th' Legendary Shack Shakers
. He played all guitar
, bass
and drums
on their 2003 album Cockadoodledon't
.
He played bass for Hank Williams III
's country/hellbilly "Damn Band", and was also member of Williams' punk-metal project Assjack
. He is credited, along with Williams and Andy Gibson, with engineering and producing Williams' album, Straight to Hell, and appears to have recorded backing vocals for Hank Williams III
's Bootleg #3 Pre-Release album.
As a solo artist, he tours internationally under the moniker "Joe Buck Yourself" and is represented by Bucket City Agency, a booking agency which he co-founded.
He and a former girlfriend, Layla, once owned Jim and Layla's Bar, a honky tonk
in in downtown Nashville, Tennessee
. After splitting up, Layla was awarded ownership of the establishment which is now known simply as "Layla's".
Stage name
A stage name, also called a showbiz name or screen name, is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers such as actors, wrestlers, comedians, and musicians.-Motivation to use a stage name:...
of Jim Finkley, an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
country
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
and Punk Rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
musician from Murray, Kentucky
Murray, Kentucky
Murray is a city in Calloway County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 17,741 at the 2010 census and has a micropolitan area population of 37,191. It is the 22nd largest city in Kentucky...
. His primary instruments are double bass
Double bass
The double bass, also called the string bass, upright bass, standup bass or contrabass, is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra, with strings usually tuned to E1, A1, D2 and G2...
and guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
.
Joe Buck's first serious musical project was called Gringo. In the late 1990s, Joe Buck emerged as the guitarist for Th' Legendary Shack Shakers
Th' Legendary Shack Shakers
The Legendary Shack Shakers are an American punk blues band. They are inspired by punk, Delta blues, rockabilly, Texas polka, gothic rock, and other traditional Southern music genres, formed in Paducah, Kentucky in the mid-1990s...
. He played all guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, bass
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
and drums
Drum kit
A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
on their 2003 album Cockadoodledon't
Cockadoodledon't
Cockadoodledon't is an LP released by Th' Legendary Shack Shakers on April 22, 2003.- Reviews :The album was reviewed by Stephen Haag of popmatters.com, who concluded "All-at-once reverent, revisionist, greasy, and fun as hell, with summer upon us Cockadoodledon’t should be the soundtrack to a...
.
He played bass for Hank Williams III
Hank Williams III
Shelton Hank Williams, known as Hank 3 , is a neotraditional country and punk metal singer, drummer, bassist, and guitarist. In addition to his honky tonk recordings, Williams' style alternates among country, punk and metal...
's country/hellbilly "Damn Band", and was also member of Williams' punk-metal project Assjack
Assjack
Assjack is an American punk metal band led by Hank Williams III and Garrett Bremer . Assjack is one of the three features of Williams's live show, and they started off playing psychobilly material throughout 2008 to 2010, until they evolved into a strictly metal/punk band.-Career:For Assjack's long...
. He is credited, along with Williams and Andy Gibson, with engineering and producing Williams' album, Straight to Hell, and appears to have recorded backing vocals for Hank Williams III
Hank Williams III
Shelton Hank Williams, known as Hank 3 , is a neotraditional country and punk metal singer, drummer, bassist, and guitarist. In addition to his honky tonk recordings, Williams' style alternates among country, punk and metal...
's Bootleg #3 Pre-Release album.
As a solo artist, he tours internationally under the moniker "Joe Buck Yourself" and is represented by Bucket City Agency, a booking agency which he co-founded.
He and a former girlfriend, Layla, once owned Jim and Layla's Bar, a honky tonk
Honky tonk
A honky-tonk is a type of bar that provides musical entertainment to its patrons...
in in downtown Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
. After splitting up, Layla was awarded ownership of the establishment which is now known simply as "Layla's".
Discography
- Bootleg #3 Pre-Release Hank Williams IIIHank Williams IIIShelton Hank Williams, known as Hank 3 , is a neotraditional country and punk metal singer, drummer, bassist, and guitarist. In addition to his honky tonk recordings, Williams' style alternates among country, punk and metal...
(2002) - Cockadoodledon't with Th' Legendary Shack ShakersTh' Legendary Shack ShakersThe Legendary Shack Shakers are an American punk blues band. They are inspired by punk, Delta blues, rockabilly, Texas polka, gothic rock, and other traditional Southern music genres, formed in Paducah, Kentucky in the mid-1990s...
(2003) - Joe Buck Yourself Motherfucker album and EP (2004)
- One Man Banned EP (2006)
- One Man Banned DVD (2006)
- Straight to Hell Hank Williams IIIHank Williams IIIShelton Hank Williams, known as Hank 3 , is a neotraditional country and punk metal singer, drummer, bassist, and guitarist. In addition to his honky tonk recordings, Williams' style alternates among country, punk and metal...
(2006) - Joe Buck Yourself Album (2007)
- Gory Gory Hallelujah EP (2008)
- "Buck & Wheeler" EP (2008)
- Damn Right, Rebel Proud Hank Williams IIIHank Williams IIIShelton Hank Williams, known as Hank 3 , is a neotraditional country and punk metal singer, drummer, bassist, and guitarist. In addition to his honky tonk recordings, Williams' style alternates among country, punk and metal...
(2008)
External links
- Joe Buck Yourself Website
- Hank Williams III and the Damn Band Website
- Joe Buck Official MySpace
- One pissed-off hillbilly, Rochester City Newspaper, August 18, 2004.