Ruby and the Rednecks

Ruby and the Rednecks is an American rock band from New York City, founded by the singer, songwriter, playwright and actress Ruby Lynn Reyner[1] with collaborating musical artists in 1970 and active until today.[2] The band was originally composed by Ruby Lynn Reyner (lead vocals), John Madera (guitar and backing vocal), George Basley (drums), Augie Sabini (saxophone) and Bobby Kent (bass guitar), but currently has a new formation. From the original group, only Reyner remains.[3]

Ruby and the Rednecks
Ruby and the Rednecks performing in 2010
Background information
OriginNew York City, U.S.
Genres
Years active1970–present
LabelsPoo Poo Platters
Associated acts
Websitewww.rubyandtherednecks.com

With an extraordinary talent, acquired by her own life experience, Ruby wrote most of the lyrics herself. John (E Mondo. Cane) Madera, was noted as one of the best lead guitar players of his time.[4]

Currently they are mostly playing at Max's Kansas City[5] and CBGB's Reunions.[6]

History

The band formed during the glam rock era of the 1970s in New York.[7] They debuted at the Mercer Arts Center, where Patti Smith used to read poetry to open the concerts for Ruby and the Rednecks and other bands such as Teenage Lust and The New York Dolls.[8] Michael Arian said, "Ruby was just extraordinary and was very, very entertaining". Ruby and the Rednecks were one of the staples of the Mercer's scene, appearing on the bill at the New Year's Eve 1972 gig with Jonathan Richman's Modern Lovers, Suicide, Jayne County, and the New York Dolls.[9]

Thus the group became part of the glam rock movement,[10] and started to perform on the New York Club circuit such as Max's Kansas City and CBGB's during the 1970s with other noted artists including Debbie Harry, Ramones, Talking Heads, Blondie, Patty Smith and The New York Dolls.[11][12]

Ruby and the Rednecks released two albums produced by Peter Crowley and Ruby Lynn Reyner: From the Wrong side of Town and Live Again! At CBGB's

After split-up in 1977, the group came back in 1979. According to Richard Fantina from East Village Eye, Ruby and the Rednecks combined a type of energy and real professionalism and on top of all this talented band, is Ruby Lynn Reyner's dynamic stage presence. "Her voice alternately soars and squeaks as she bounds across the stage".[13]

Original members
  • Ruby Lynn Reyner - lead vocals
  • John Madera - guitar and backing vocal
  • George Basley - drums
  • Augie Sabini - saxophone
  • Bobby Kent - bass

Other members
  • Susan Lampert - keyboard and backing vocal
  • Steeve Greenfield - saxophones
  • Mike Grner - fretless bar guitar
  • Ron Salvo - drums
  • Emma 'Cha Cha' - channing - backing vocals
  • 'Wil' Bill Thompson - guitars
  • Sonic Uke - ukeleles

Discography

Albums
  • From the Wrong Side of Town
    From the Wrong Side of Town, album by Ruby and the Rednecks
    [14]
  • Live Again! At CBGB's
    The album "Live Again! at CBGB's" was the last live album recorded in the recording studio, set up in the basement of the original CBGBs, on January 14th, 2005.

Compilation albums
  • Max's Kansas City 1976 & Beyond (2017)[15]

References
  1. "Glitter Rock: Sex, drugs and gender in American youth during the 1970's - ProQuest". Search.proquest.com. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  2. Lawrence, Tim (October 23, 2009). "Hold On to Your Dreams: Arthur Russell and the Downtown Music Scene, 1973-1992". Duke University Press. Retrieved January 13, 2021 – via Google Books.
  3. Fletcher, Tony (October 26, 2009). "All Hopped Up and Ready to Go: Music from the Streets of New York 1927-77: Music from the Streets of New York 1927–77". W. W. Norton & Company. Retrieved January 13, 2021 – via Google Books.
  4. County, Jayne; Smith, Rupert (January 13, 1995). "Man Enough to be a Woman". Serpent's Tail. Retrieved January 13, 2021 – via Google Books.
  5. "Max Kansas City Fest at Bowery Electric this Memorial Day Weekend (lineup / tix)". Brooklynvegan.com. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  6. "Max's Kansas City reunion fest happens in NYC this weekend (watch the livestream)". Brooklynvegan.com.
  7. LLC, New York Media (September 11, 1972). "New York Magazine". New York Media, LLC. Retrieved January 13, 2021 – via Google Books.
  8. "Patti Smith's Journey to Horses: A Timeline". Vulture.com. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  9. "Ruby Lynn Reyner". Dsps.lib.uiowa.edu. August 24, 2018.
  10. Reynolds, Simon (October 4, 2016). "Shock and Awe: Glam Rock and Its Legacy, from the Seventies to the Twenty-First Century". Faber & Faber. Retrieved January 13, 2021 – via Google Books.
  11. Ervin, Jarek Paul (August 8, 2019). "The Sound of Subterranean Scuzz-Holes: New York Queer Punk in the 1970s". Popular Music and Society. 42 (4): 483–500. doi:10.1080/03007766.2018.1483117. Retrieved January 13, 2021 – via Taylor and Francis+NEJM.
  12. Miles, Barry (September 1, 2011). "In The Seventies: Adventures in the Counter-Culture". Profile Books. Retrieved January 13, 2021 – via Google Books.
  13. https://www.villagevoice.com/2019/05/23/a-conservative-impulse-in-the-new-rock-underground/
  14. "Ruby & The Rednecks - From the Wrong Side of Town | daddykool". Daddykool.com.
  15. "Max's Kansas City 1976 & Beyond". Jungle-records.net.
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