L-R Scott Young, Jill Olsen, Michael Mont alto,  Les James, Smelly Kelly, Steve Cornell

Red Meat is a six piece band from the bay area in California, and is   For Michael  Mont alto  it was Buck Owens and Ring Starr's veer of  "Act Naturally"  For Smelly Kelly  vocals it was  "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry"  "Hear the lonesome whistle blow"  It just sends chill down your back". Scott Young   the music came from Buck Owens and Johnny Cash. Smelly Kelly who does vocals Scott Young both  hail from Keokuk, Iowa. Bass player Jill Olsen comes from near by Ottumwa. Electric guitar player Michael  Mont alto  who also plays mandolin and nylon string acoustic guitar called Ohio home. Drummer Les James grew up in Oklahoma. Steve Cornell the steel guitar player comes from New York.  Each moved to the west coast for a different reason. Smelly and Scott found themselves in San Francisco  and started to play in various bands. Each band member was playing  in a number of other bands but it wasn't necessary the type of music they wanted to play.  Which was country, honky tonk, western. When their respective  bands broke up they knew it was time to form a country band. "Me and Smelly were going to do a duet and I was thinking "Let's have a city western band" explains Scott. So I wrote a bunch of songs and we booked our first gig. It was just the two of us. They met Steve Cornell the steel player asked if he could play with them we said sure. Cornell knew Jill Olsen and said it would be great if she joined. Then Red Meat was formed.  That was back in 1993  since then they  have played  shows and wowed audience ever since they have  2 successful albums and a 3rd on the way, their  fan base is growing at a rapid pace. So way not surf on over to their website and have a listen. You won't be sorry.

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