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The Knoxville Girl
"The Knoxville Girl" is an Appalachian murder ballad.
Origins
It is derived from the 19th-century Irish ballad "The Wexford Girl", itself derived from the earlier English ballad "The Bloody Miller or Hanged I Shall Be" ( Roud 263, Laws P35) abo ...
''.
Knoxville Girls was a short-lived American,
New York City
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based,
alternative rock
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supergroup that contained:
Bob Bert
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(of
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and
Pussy Galore
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), on drums, Jerry Teel (of
Boss Hog and Little Porkchop) on vocals, guitars;
Kid Congo Powers
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(of The
Gun Club
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and
The Cramps
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) on guitar and vocals; Jack Martin (of Little Porkchop and Blackstrap Molasses Family) on guitar; and Barry London (of Stab City) on organ.
The group released two albums: ''Knoxville Girls'' in 1999, and ''Paper Suit'' in 2001, before disbanding.
References
External links
Knoxville Girls web site
Rock music supergroups
Musical groups established in 1999
In the Red artists
1999 establishments in New York City
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