The Boxmasters | |
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 The band performing at Slims in San Francisco, California, in September 2007 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Bellflower, California, United States |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Labels | Vanguard NDR Records Thirty Tigers |
| Members | Billy Bob Thornton J.D. Andrew Kirk McKim Raymond Hardy Nick Davidson |
| Past members | Micheal Wayne Butler Brad Davis Daniel Baker Teddy Andreadis Dave Fowler Eric Rhoades Marty Rifkin Mike "Bubba" Bruce Chuck Garric |
| Website | theboxmasters.com |
The Boxmasters is an American rock band founded in Bellflower, California, in 2007 by actor Billy Bob Thornton and Grammy Award-winning recording engineer J.D. Andrew. The group released their 17th album Love & Hate In Desperate Places in August of 2024 and finished multiple other records, that are still waiting to see the light of day.
Before he formed the Boxmasters, frontman Thornton had played in bands since middle school, worked as a roadie, recorded in 1974 in Muscle Shoals, Alabama and in the 2000s released four solo albums. After listening to "Yesterday's Gone" by Chad & Jeremy and thinking about covering it in a hillbilly music style, he had the idea of making Americanized version of British Invasion pop songs. From mid-2008 to late 2008, the group embarked on a tour across the United States, ending in Los Angeles. It also played for the March 2009 South by Southwest conference. After opening several tours for Willie Nelson in 2009 & 2010, The Boxmasters ceased touring for five years, which they used to write multiple albums and emerged with a more natural sound, as opposed to their early hillbilly leanings.
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While the British Invasion-loving Boxmasters have been called everything from psycho-billy to country-rock
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