Killbilly

Killbilly
OriginDallas, Texas
GenresBluegrass music, punk rock
Years active1987 (1987)–1994 (1994)
LabelsFlying Fish Records, Crystal Clear Records
Past membersAlan Wooley, Craig "Niteman" Taylor, Stephen Trued, Harris "Stealth" Kirby, Richard Hunter, Michael Schwedler, Rhett Miller, Murry Hammond, Mark Rubin, Danny Barnes

Killbilly was a Dallas, Texas-based band active from 1987 to 1994, which described its music as being a mixture of bluegrass and punk.[1] Critics have variously described the band's style as a "fusion of bluegrass and shred metal",[2] and as "a genuine bluegrass band playing straight, fast and loud."[1] The Dallas Observer's Robert Wilonsky described the band as "irreplaceable" and their breakup in 1994 as the "end of an era".[3]

  1. ^ a b Moran, John M. (8 August 1992). "Killbilly's Bluegrass Sound Takes Fine Twists And Turns". Hartford Courant.
  2. ^ Koster, Rick (8 May 2000). Texas Music. Macmillan. p. 80-81. ISBN 9780312254254.
  3. ^ Wilonsky, Robert (3 November 1994). "End of an Era". Dallas Observer.