The Blood Oranges were an American alternative country band that formed in the late 1980s. The founding members were Jim Ryan (acoustic and electric mandolin, guitar, and

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), Bob Kendall (bass guitar) then replaced by Liz Wood (later Liz Crawley) (

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), Andy Churchill (

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) later replaced by Mark Spencer, and Ron Ward ( drums). Cheri Knight took over on bass guitar in 1990 after Crawley moved to Wisconsin. Between 1990 and 1994 they released two full albums ('' Corn River'', '' The Crying Tree'') and one EP ('' Lone Green Valley''). ''

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'' described them as "one of America's finest and least formulaic roots-rock combos." The group disbanded in 1994. In 1995, Mark Spencer left the band to tour with

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. Jim Ryan and Cheri Knight have gone on to other musical projects, and the band reunited to record the song "Gathering Flowers for the Master's Bouquet" for the 2003 soundtrack of the movie ''

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''.

Discography

Albums

* 1990: ''Corn River'' (

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) * 1994: '' The Crying Tree'' (East Side Digital Records)

EPs

* 1992: ''Lone Green Valley'' (East Side Digital Records)

Appears on

* 2002: Various Artists - ''(Soundtrack From The Film) The Slaughter Rule'' (

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) - track 8, "Gathering Flowers For The Master's Bouquet"

References

External links

* * American alternative country groups Musical groups established in the 1980s Musical groups from Boston Musical groups disestablished in 1994 {{US-country-band-stub