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Artist
Good Brother Earl
12+ albums
americanUSA
about
Good Brother Earl performs cinematic songs with a heartland Americana feel. The band's diverse sound that ranges from rave up rock to Americana, has something for everyone. Their music is heard on stations WYEP, WDVE, and WXDX in Pittsburgh and they were the most play band on the XM Unsigned Channel in 2005. WYEP named them one of the top 10 Pittsburgh bands in 2004. Their song "Lonely Heart" was featured in a promotional commercial airing on cable channel AMC (American Movie Classics) all through the month of February 05. Good Brother Earl formed in 1998 with Jeff Schmutz and bassist-songwriter Dan Paolucci. They eventually added three players to complete the band in 2001. Guitarist Schmutz and bassist Dan Paolucci are rockers, while Skip Sanders (keyboards) and Paul Fitzsimmons (guitars) have jazz backgrounds. Good Brother Earl has participated in several exciting concert events and has had the privilege of performing with some legendary artists. Good Brother Earl was joined by Boyd Tinsley, violinist for Dave Matthews Band, at the Black Cat in Washington, D.C. Boyd accompanied the band on some GBE originals, and also performed his own song, "True Reflections". In between frequent stops at the Hard Rock Café in Pittsburgh and Cleveland, the band performed with The Clarks and at the Three Rivers Art Festival with Little Feat . At the Chevrolet Amphitheatre this past summer, Good Brother Earl was part of the Big Shindig concert, an event which included national acts such
