Velvet Revolver

Shoot the Sh*t Velvet Revolver Fansite (http://velvetrevolver.pink-buzz.com/). The album and single have been released in markets outside the US and the album has reached #2 on the Australian country charts (behind Kasey Chambers) and the top 50 of the Australian charts. As of 5 July 2004, "Redneck Woman" was #1 on a world composite country chart (based on the US, UK and Australia) and "Here for the Party" was #4 as an album track. As of 2005, Velvet Revolver consisted of. It also reached #2 on the Billboard 200 and Billboard Internet album sales charts. She built on the success on the album by performing as support artist for Brooks & Dunn and Montgomery Gentry.
. The first single "Redneck Woman" was released in early 2004 and quickly became a hit reaching the top of the Billboard country singles charts and #22 on the Billboard Hot 100, Due to the success of "Redneck Woman" Here for the Party was released earlier than planned on May 11, 2004 and debuted at #1 on the Billboard country chart. In addition to this, they are slated to open for Black Sabbath in Europe this summer, before likely finishing a second album sometime this fall. Wilson signed with Epic Records in 2003 and recorded Here for the Party in 2003.

For the Spring of 2005, the band has several Canadian dates lined up as well as a headlining arena tour for the U.S. She also had her only child, a daughter named Grace Frances Penner. Already, the band have toured both the United States and Europe twice, while also hitting Australia and Japan. After some reluctance, she started working with him as a member of the MuzikMafia, a informal group of aspiring country songwriters and singers that met every Tuesday night and started singing as a backup singer on records. As of March 2005, "Contraband" had sold roughly 1.6 million copies in the United States, and the rigorous touring in support of the album has reached global scales. She met John Rich in 2000, formerly a member of Lonestar, who suggested that she write songs with him. The prior has been remarkably successful not only in the rock circle but also on modern music stations. She moved to Nashville in 1996 to pursue a career in music but found little initial success.

Since then, the band has released two more singles: the ballad "Fall to Pieces" and the hard-rocker "Dirty Little Thing," both of which have videos featured for them. By 15, she was living on her own and was singing in two bar bands by the age of 20. Slither, which is also the band's first music video, has also reached #64 on the Billboard Hot 100, gone top 20 in Finland and top 40 on a European composite chart, Canada, and Australia. She left school after the eighth grade and was working as a cook and bartender at 14. The first single "Slither" topped a composite world modern rock chart in June, reached #1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and #5 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. Louis on Interstate 70 to a single mother. Wilson grew up in poverty with her mother being 16 and moved to a succession of trailer parks as her mother struggled to pay the rent through working as a waitress at a diner. The Contraband album was released in June 2004 debuting at #1 on the Billboard album charts, #11 on the British album charts, and #2 in the Australian charts. Gretchen Wilson was born in a trailer park in Pocahontas, Illinois 36 miles outside St.

It recorded its first album Contraband in the latter part of 2003 with recording complicated by Weiland's court appearances for drug charges and his subsequent sentencing to undertake rehabilitation. Her debut album Here for the Party topped the US country charts in 2004 and reached #2 on the Billboard album charts. The band played their first live gig at the El Rey in Los Angeles in June 2003. Gretchen Wilson (born 26 June, 1973) is a US country music singer. The band is also responsible for a cover of Pink Floyd's "Money" featured at various parts in the movie The Italian Job. Gretchen Wilson CMT article (http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/wilson_gretchen/bio.jhtml/). Velvet Revolver recorded its first track "Set Me Free" for The Hulk soundtrack in 2003. Gretchen Wilson All Music Guide Page (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=UIDMISS70311071654390588&sql=B8dqog4aztv8z/).

Slash suggested the name Revolver for the project and Weiland suggested the addition of Velvet to the title. Gretchen Wilson web site (http://www.gretchenwilson.com/). Weiland heard the material and offered his services as the lead singer and the band clicked. Here for the Party (2004). Scott Weiland had become friends with McKagan and had played on the same bill as Kushner when Stone Temple Pilots were known as Mighty Joe Young and Kushner was in the Electric Love Hogs. A number of lead singers auditioned including the Canadian rock and roll icon Todd Kerns formerly of age of electric, Josh Todd formerly of Buckcherry, Sebastian Bach of Skid Row, Kelly Shaefer of Atheist/Neurotica and Travis Meeks of Days of the New but were unsuccessful.

The quartet then set about recruiting a lead singer with the recruitment process filmed by VH1. The quartet were referred to under the temporary moniker, "The Project" pending the selection of a permanent name. Kushner went to school with Slash and had worked with McKagan in the band he'd played with before forming Velvet Revolver, "Loaded". When Izzy Stradlin declined an invitation, the band recruited guitarist Dave Kushner who had previously played with Wasted Youth and Dave Navarro.

They decided to form another band together. Velvet Revolver was formed when three Guns n' Roses alumni - Slash (guitar), Duff McKagan (bass) and Matt Sorum (drums) - joined together to play a benefit concert for fellow musician Randy Castillo in 2002. It also features Dave Kushner of the 80's hardcore punk band, Wasted Youth. Velvet Revolver is a Rock and roll supergroup with three former members of Guns n' Roses - Slash, Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum along with Scott Weiland, the lead singer of Stone Temple Pilots.

VH1 Velvet Revolver biography (http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/velvet_revolver/bio.jhtml/). All Music Guide Velvet Revolver page (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=UIDMISS70311071654390588&sql=Bzsd6vwvqa9tk/). dB Loss blurb, references article from Rolling Stone, 2004-01-08 (http://www.dbloss.com/2004/01/040108_velvet_revolver_taking_over_a_radio_near_you_soon.php). The Official Website (http://www.velvetrevolver.com/).

Contraband, was released on June 8, 2004. Matt Sorum - Drums (ex-Guns n' Roses). Duff McKagan - Bass (ex-Guns n' Roses). Dave Kushner - Guitar (ex Dave Navarro).

Slash - Guitar (ex-Guns n' Roses). Scott Weiland - Vocals (ex-Stone Temple Pilots).