Cowboy Mouth

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0><script type="text/javascript" src="http://hb.lycos.com/hb.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://ratings.lycos.com/ratings/lycosRating.js.php"></script> <script type="text/javascript"><![CDATA[//><!]]></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://scripts.lycos.com/catman/init.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://members.tripod.com/adm/ad/code-start.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://members.tripod.com/adm/ad/code-middle.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://members.tripod.com/adm/ad/code-end.js"></script> <noscript> <img src="http://members.tripod.com/adm/img/common/ot_noscript.gif?rand=655593" alt="" width="1" height="1" />  <iframe frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" width="728" height="90" src="http://ad.yieldmanager.com/st?ad_type=iframe&ad_size=728x90&section=209094"></iframe>  </noscript> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=125 BGCOLOR="#AAAAAA" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="03c467d1euxmic.gif"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>Kristi Singer</b></FONT><B>     |     </b><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Kristi Singer"><U><B>home</b></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id59.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Catching Red"><U>Catching Red</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id218.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Chicago"><U>Chicago</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id104.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Clarence Carter"><U>Clarence Carter</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id50.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Collective Soul"><U>Collective Soul</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id143.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Color"><U>Color</U></A>   |   <B>Cowboy Mouth</b>   |   <A HREF="id63.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Cravin Melon"><U>Cravin' Melon</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id243.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Crossfade"><U>Crossfade</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=190 BGCOLOR="#111111" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <A HREF="id16.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Writing Samples"><U><B>Back to Articles</b></U></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=355 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> Cowboy Mouth</div> <div> <B>Cowboy Mouth rides into town</b></div> <div> Friday, July 21, 2000 </div> <div> <B>Kristi Singer, Morning Star correspondent</b></div> <div> <I>Wilmington Morning Star</I></div> <div> Copyright 2000 Wilmington Star-News</div> <bR> <bR> <div>      <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="arial" >Millions of people want to be rock stars. For Cowboy Mouth drummer and lead singer Fred LeBlanc, it took a Bourbon Street gypsy to steer him in that direction.</FONT></div> <div>      It was 10 or 15 years ago, he said. "She told me I'd become well known and spread a message around the world of the joy of being alive. It was pretty intense. And it was long before this band was formed. I didn't think about it until one day - that's pretty weird. It was cool, very cool. I didn't know whether to believe her or not because I'm pretty suspicious of those things - you meet all kinds of characters in New Orleans."</div> <div>      The gypsy told Mr. LeBlanc his fortune and no more. She wouldn't answer his questions about what he was supposed to do. All she said was he would never see her again, and then she left.</div> <div>      "Every once in awhile I think I see her, but you never know. She said I had a message the world needed to hear. I said, 'Well, do you know what it is?' And she said 'I'm not going to tell you, you'll have to figure it out yourself."</div> <div>      Any fortune teller would say the future looks bright for Cowboy Mouth. The band's new tour will take it across the country in support of its newest album, Easy, including a stop in Wilmington tonight at the Marrz Theater.</div> <div>      Cowboy Mouth, known for its "hell-atious" live shows, was thrust into the musical spotlight thanks to the success of catchy tunes like Jenny Says.</div> <div>      The band's original sound comes from a variety of musical influences. Lead guitarist John Thomas grew up listening to country radio but turned to punk rock in the '80s - where his band, the Red Rockers, had a hit single called China. Bassist Rob Savoy grew up in Lafayette, La., the Cajun music capital of the world, and Mr. LeBlanc enjoys a little bit of everything. Guitarist Paul Sanchez rounds out the foursome. </div> <div>      "There are four guys in this band," Mr. LeBlanc said. "It's not like there's one guy and some other dudes. All four of us sing, we all take turns singing. The drums are right up front, and I'm kind of the front man but everyone takes turns," Mr. LeBlanc said.</div> <div>      Although the band members collaborate, each is involved in individual projects away from the band. Mr. Griffith does soundtrack work; Mr. Sanchez works on solo projects; Mr. LeBlanc produces; and Mr. Savoy writes songs. "We always try to maintain a healthy outside identity so we can bring those strengths back to the band," Mr. LeBlanc said.</div> <div>      Cowboy Mouth maintains a hectic schedule, however, putting on about 240 live shows a year.</div> <div>      "There's no real time for anything else right now. Just pretty much concentrating with the release of the new album. The single is doing well, they're playing it down in the station in Wilmington," Mr. LeBlanc said. "Easy is plastered all over Wilmington radio..." </div> <div>      An audience can expect more from a Cowboy Mouth show. Mr. LeBlanc described the show as a rock 'n' roll orgasm. </div> <div>      "A friend of mine once said we're not here for a long time but we are here for a good time. Come to Cowboy Mouth, get rid of all your troubles, just celebrate, dance, scream, howl, and just basically enjoy being alive." </div> <bR> <div>      </div> </td> </tr></table></body>