Fat Possum/Big Legal Mess artist John Paul Keith is a native of
Knoxville, TN, who has moved around a lot and played in a lot of
bands (The V-Roys, The Nevers, Ryan Adams' Pink Hearts, Stateside,
Harlan T. Bobo, Jack Oblivian, and Jim Dickinson's garage rock
project, Snake Eyes).
Keith moved to Memphis a couple of years ago and hooked up with
Alvin Youngblood Hart's former rhythm section, bassist M. Edgar
Stuart and drummer John Argroves. Not content to embarrass just
themselves, they soon recruited guitarist Kevin Cubbins, along with
pedal steel player John Whittemore and organist/piano man Al
Gamble. The result is the grand tradition of Memphis rock n roll,
updated for modern ears.