The LeRoi Brothers are an
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rock
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band
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from
Austin, Texas
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.
The group was founded in 1981 by Mike Buck (also of
The Fabulous Thunderbirds
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), Don Leady, Steve Doerr, and Alex Napier. The group was a long-running Austin bar band, but achieved national success with the album ''Open All Night'', which reached number 181 on the
''Billboard'' 200 in 1987.
Former member Alex Napier died on February 3, 2011, in
Desoto, Texas
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History
The area was first settled in 1847, maki ...
from
liver cancer
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, aged 59.
On March 12, 2014, The LeRoi Brothers were inducted into the Austin Music Hall of Fame.
Former member Evan Johns died from complications of liver disease on March 11, 2017, at the age of 60 in Austin, Texas.
Members
*
Mike Buck - drums
*Don Leady - guitar, vocals
*Steve Doerr - guitar, vocals
*Alex Napier - bass
*
Joe Doerr - vocals
*Jackie Newhouse - bass
*Sarah Brown - bass
*
Evan Johns Evan Johns (July 12, 1956 – March 11, 2017) was an American guitarist specializing in a variety of music, including rockabilly.
Early life
Johns was born in Washington, DC and raised in McLean, Virginia. His mother worked for the National Symph ...
- guitar
*Rick "Casper" Rawls - guitar
*Pat Collins - bass
*Miller "Speedy" Sparks - bass
*Eve Monsees - guitar
Discography
*''Moon Twist''
songs/7-inch EP(Amazing, 1981)
*''Check This Action'' (Amazing; Jungle, 1983; CD reissue: Rounder, 1994) with special guest
Keith Ferguson on bass
*''
Forget About the Danger Think of the Fun''
songs/12-inch EP(
Columbia, 1984)
*''Lucky Lucky Me'' (
Demon
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; New Rose;
Profile
Profile or profiles may refer to:
Art, entertainment and media Music
* ''Profile'' (Jan Akkerman album), 1973
* ''Profile'' (Githead album), 2005
* ''Profile'' (Pat Donohue album), 2005
* ''Profile'' (Duke Pearson album), 1959
* '' ''Profi ...
, 1985) (released as ''Protection From Enemies'' in the UK)
*''The LeRoi Brothers''
songs/12-inch EP(New Rose, 1985)
*''Open All Night'' (Profile, 1986)
*''Viva LeRoi'' (New Rose, 1989)
*''Rhythm and Booze'' (New Rose, 1990)
*''Crown Royale'' (
Rounder, 1992) compilation of ''Viva LeRoi'' and ''Rhythm and Booze''
*''Kings of the Catnap'' (Rounder, 2000)
*''Check This Action (Deluxe Reissue)'' (Jungle, 2017) includes the ''Moon Twist'' EP, plus two previously unreleased tracks
*"Lonesome Train"/"Big Leg Woman"
5rpm 7-inch single(Serpent, 2024)
References
External links
LeRoiBros.com
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Musical groups from Austin, Texas
Rock music groups from Texas
Musical groups established in 1981
1981 establishments in Texas