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Underpinned by lead singer and songwriter Willy Vlautin's lyrics, Richmond Fontaine songs often evoke imagery of Reno, Nevada, Portland, the Western United States, and Mexico, while telling stories in a style that critics have compared to Raymond Carver. [1] [2] [3] The group has cited influences such as Gram Parsons, X, [4] Green on Red [5 ...
Numerous references to Richmond Fontaine songs later appeared in Vlautin's prose work. His novel Northline is named after a song from their Winnemucca album, and the protagonist is named for "Allison Johnson", the title of a song on Post to Wire. Both his lyrics and fiction feature Reno's Fitzgerald Hotel as a recurring location.
The Delines were formed when singer Amy Boone was touring with Richmond Fontaine and singing the female parts from that band's 2003 album, Post to Wire, which had been performed by her sister Deborah Kelly. [2] Kelly and Boone had been in the Texas band the Damnations. [3]
Here are all of the band's albums, ranked. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Mail. Sign in ...
Black and Blue is one of the least energetic Stones albums, but that’s what makes it a good hang and an ideal Sunday afternoon album. The best songs, “Memory Motel” and “Fool To Cry ...
The album racked up quintuple platinum sales and five Grammy nominations, with a Best Rock Song win for “Give Me One Reason.” Most comeback albums sound like a deliberate attempt at a ...
Also, the alt-country band Richmond Fontaine have a tribute song to the band, called "The Gits". Punk rock band 7 Year Bitch, who were good friends and briefly label mates of The Gits, named their 1994 album ¡Viva Zapata! in tribute to Mia Zapata. The album cover also featured a painting by artist Scott Musgrove featuring Zapata wearing bullet ...
In 1985, Buffett released Songs You Know by Heart, a compilation of his ‘70s hits which would eventually go seven times platinum, by far his best-selling release. Sadly, his new music didn’t ...