The Beat Farmers

The Beat Farmers
The Beat Farmers
Origin	San Diego, California, United States
Genres	Country rock; roots rock; jangle pop;
Years active	1983–1995
Labels	Rhino, Curb, Sector 2
Past members	Country Dick Montana; Jerry Raney; Rolle Dexter Love; Buddy Blue; Joey Harris;
Website	sdam.com/artists/bf/

The Beat Farmers are an American rock band that formed in San Diego, California, United States, in August 1983, and enjoyed a cult following into the early 1990s before the death of drummer and sometime lead singer Country Dick Montana.^[1] Their music can be described as an amalgam of jangle pop, roots rock, hard-twang Americana, country rock, rockabilly, and swamp rock. The San Diego Reader summed up their sound as ..."like Bo Diddley, CCR, Joe South, and the Yardbirds, ham fisted into a food processor, stuffed into a shotgun shell, and blasted into a beer keg at three in the morning." As of 2024, remaining members Jerry Raney, Joey Harris, Joel Kmak, and Rollie Love have been performing again in San Diego and throughout the Southwest.^[2]

^ "Beat Farmers Study Guide & Homework Help". Enotes.com. Archived from the original on January 22, 2013.
^ Sanford, Jay Allen (January 4, 2012). "Beat Farmers Reunion Saturday, January 7, at the Belly Up". The San Diego Reader. San Diego, CA. Retrieved October 14, 2019.

[enotes1-1] "Beat Farmers Study Guide & Homework Help". Enotes.com. Archived from the original on January 22, 2013.

[2] Sanford, Jay Allen (January 4, 2012). "Beat Farmers Reunion Saturday, January 7, at the Belly Up". The San Diego Reader. San Diego, CA. Retrieved October 14, 2019.

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