Grady (band)

Grady
Gordie and Big Ben of Grady in 2006
Background information
Origin	Austin, Texas, United States
Genres	Hard rock, southern rock, Texas blues, death country, cowboy metal
Years active	2003 (2003)–present
Labels	Alternative Tentacles, Universal Music, Voices of Wonder, Textone, C12
Website	shadygrady.net
Members	Gordie Johnson Ben Richardson Trinidad Leal
Past members	Chris Layton Billy Maddox Nina Singh

Grady is a cowboy metal band based in Austin, Texas.

Grady originally consisted of Canadian vocalist and guitarist Gordie Johnson (now known as "Grady" Johnson), Canadian bass guitarist "Big" Ben Richardson, and Chris Layton on drums. Prior to Grady, Johnson was the frontman for Big Sugar, Layton was the drummer for Stevie Ray Vaughan's Double Trouble rhythm section, and Richardson was with The Phantoms in Toronto.

Grady often plays at The Continental Club in Austin, did an eight stop Canadian tour in March 2005, and appeared at the University of Regina to play a free show in September 2005. This was followed up by a full-length album called Y.U. So Shady?. After the issue of a second album, A Cup of Cold Poison, Grady made two extensive tours in Canada early in 2008.

The band caught the attention of Jello Biafra of the Dead Kennedys who released Y.U. So Shady? in America.

Chris Layton was replaced on drums by Billy Maddox in early 2006. Maddox is also a veteran of the music scene, having played with Alien Love Child and The Eric Johnson Band.

In 2006, Grady shot a video for “Woman Got My Devil” which was played in Canada on MuchMoreMusic. Produced by Michael Maxxis and directed by David Hogan, the video features Witchbaby from A&E's Rollergirls, as well as a number of other Rollergirls in supporting roles. It was shot in Luck, Texas, an 1800s Western town owned by Willie Nelson.

In 2007, Grady released their second album, entitled A Cup of Cold Poison, which was recorded at Willie Nelson's Pedernales Studio. The album features appearances by Willie Nelson, Alejandro Escovedo and Ron Hynes. The band released a single for "You’re What’s Happening Baby".