Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame Inductee!
WEBB WILDER with special guest Jennifer Daniels
Saturday February 10, 8pm
THE OPEN CHORD - ALL THINGS MUSIC | 8426 Kingston Pike - Bearden/Knoxville
Saturday February 10, 8pm
THE OPEN CHORD - ALL THINGS MUSIC | 8426 Kingston Pike - Bearden/Knoxville
Photo by David McClister
"Wilder's place in Nashville rock history is well-secured. He extended Music City's reputation as a place where innovation could occur well outside the confines of Music Row." - The Tennessean
John Webb McMurry was born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. He started playing guitar at the age of 12 and was playing in bands when he was 14. His aunt was Lillian McMurry, the founder of Trumpet Records. She mentored him and gave advice as he started in the music industry.
With his groups like The Drapes, The Beatnecks, The Nashvegans, Wilder combines the straight-ahead rock & roll with surf guitar of the Ventures and twang of Duane Eddy, drawing on the feel of blues, R&B, country/rockabilly and film noir. His sound incorporated influence from Americana music as well as from the British Invasion.
Wilder said that his music was progressive country. He has been signed to major labels and worked with independent labels. He has also hosted a radio show for Sirius Radio and works in the Nashville Radio scene.
Beginning with 1986's classic debut It Came From Nashville, Wilder emerged as a barnstorming hero who delivered a peculiar mix of Rockabilly, poetry, and tomfoolery. These days, some folks call Wilder's music Americana, though it is as impacted by mods and British Invaders (of the guitar-wielding kind) as it is by the Country music he's heard all his life. It's also influenced by the Blues and R&B sounds recorded by his Aunt Lillian, who founded Trumpet Records and recorded Elmore James and Sonny Boy Williamson. To throw more genres in the mix, Paste Magazine put It Came From Nashville on their list of the "50 Best Southern Rock Albums of All Time."
He is a bona fide purveyor of both kinds of music, Rock AND Roll.
With his groups like The Drapes, The Beatnecks, The Nashvegans, Wilder combines the straight-ahead rock & roll with surf guitar of the Ventures and twang of Duane Eddy, drawing on the feel of blues, R&B, country/rockabilly and film noir. His sound incorporated influence from Americana music as well as from the British Invasion.
Wilder said that his music was progressive country. He has been signed to major labels and worked with independent labels. He has also hosted a radio show for Sirius Radio and works in the Nashville Radio scene.
Beginning with 1986's classic debut It Came From Nashville, Wilder emerged as a barnstorming hero who delivered a peculiar mix of Rockabilly, poetry, and tomfoolery. These days, some folks call Wilder's music Americana, though it is as impacted by mods and British Invaders (of the guitar-wielding kind) as it is by the Country music he's heard all his life. It's also influenced by the Blues and R&B sounds recorded by his Aunt Lillian, who founded Trumpet Records and recorded Elmore James and Sonny Boy Williamson. To throw more genres in the mix, Paste Magazine put It Came From Nashville on their list of the "50 Best Southern Rock Albums of All Time."
He is a bona fide purveyor of both kinds of music, Rock AND Roll.
Special Guest - JENNIFER DANIELS - https://www.jenniferdaniels.com/
“Jennifer's sound wanders from alt-country to haunting folk rock delivering her poetry with an urgency to match its message.” Paste Magazine
“Jennifer's sound wanders from alt-country to haunting folk rock delivering her poetry with an urgency to match its message.” Paste Magazine