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Whiskey Myers: Genre-Bending
Country-rockers Whiskey Myers have played nearly 2,000 live shows since their emergence in 2008 and have sold out more than 100 headlining shows in the last 15 months alone. They’ve been featured in Paramount Network’s Kevin Costner’s hit show “Yellowstone” with synced songs throughout the season. USA Today describes Whiskey Myers as “a riff-heavy blend of Southern rock and gritty country that has earned comparisons to the Allman Brothers Band and Led Zeppelin,” with Rolling Stone noting “it’s the seminal combination of twang and crunchy rock & roll guitars that hits a perfect sweet spot.”
We chatted with lead guitarist John Jeffers before the band played at Stagecoach in late April.
Who or what drew each of you to the music industry?
I think it’s just been in us from the get go. When that creativeness is in you it’s got to come out somehow. This is where it landed.
How did you all meet?
We all grew up together in small towns in Texas. We’ve all known each other since we were kids through high school basically.