Luther Wright (musician)
| Luther Wright and the Wrongs | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Butterfingers |
| Origin | Kingston, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Alternative country, roots music |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Labels | Snakeye Muzak |
| Associated acts | Weeping Tile |
| Website | lutherwright |
| Members | Luther Wright Dan Curtis James Taylor Casey Fisher Cam Giroux |
| Past members |
Burke Carroll Mauro Sepe Jason Mercer Brian Flynn Olesh Maximew Julie Penner |
Burke Carroll
Dan Whiteley
Sean Kelly
Miranda Mulholland
Luther Wright and the Wrongs are a Canadian alternative country and bluegrass band formed in 1998 in Kingston.
The band began as a side project for Wright when he was a member of Weeping Tile. When that band amicably parted ways following their 1998 recording This Great Black Night, the Wrongs became Wright's primary band. The band membership has shifted a number of times since its inception. Original members Wright, Cam Giroux (drums), Sean Kelly (bass), Brian Flynn (fiddle), Dan Curtis (electric guitar) and Olesh Maximew (pedal steel guitar) toured Canada and established themselves on the burgeoning alt-country scene. Consistent contributors and guests include Sarah Harmer, Jason Mercer, and Chris Brown . Pedal steel player Burke Carroll joined the band in 2001 and was followed by Columbus, Ohio based fiddler Megan Palmer. Other band members that have come and gone and come back are mandolin player Dan Whiteley, fiddler Miranda Mulholland, bassist James Taylor, drummers,Casey Fisher, Bruce Martin and Russ Meissner, vocalist and pianist Emily Fennell, keyboardist Hugh Christopher Brown and long time friend and guitarist Tony Scherr.
The band's debut album, Hurtin' for Certain, recorded at Grant Avenue studio in Hamilton, was released in 1997 on Snakeye Muzak. Guelph based D.R.O.G. records released Roger's Waltz in 1999. Both of these albums are original roots/country efforts with the songs written primarily by Wright. Guitarist Dan Curtis added two songs to Roger's Waltz, one a snappy duet entitled "Celia" with Sarah Harmer.
The band's best-known album, Rebuild the Wall, was released in 2001 on Back Porch Records. It is a track-by-track reimagining of Pink Floyd's progressive rock classic The Wall as a bluegrass country album. The band signed with Universal Records Canada and Back Porch Records in the U.S. and embarked on a North American tour to perform their version of The Wall, intermixed with their own compositions.
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