The Long Ryders
| The Long Ryders | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Genres | Paisley Underground, alternative country, cowpunk |
| Years active | 1983–1987, 2004, 2009 |
| Labels | Frontier Records, Zippo Records, Demon, Island, Polygram, Prima Records |
| Associated acts | The Coal Porters |
| Website | www |
| Members |
Sid Griffin Stephen McCarthy Tom Stevens Greg Sowders |
| Past members | Barry Shank Des Brewer |
The Long Ryders are an American alternative country and Paisley Underground band, principally active between 1983 and 1987, who have periodically regrouped for brief reunions (2004, 2009, 2016) in answer to fan demands.
The Long Ryders were originally formed by several American musicians who were each multi-instrumentalists and influenced by Gram Parsons, The Byrds and various country and punk rock groups. They were named after the Walter Hill film, The Long Riders. The band featured Sid Griffin on guitar, autoharp and bugle; Stephen McCarthy guitar, steel guitar, mandolin and banjo; Des Brewer as bassist (later replaced by Tom Stevens); and Greg Sowders playing drums and percussion.
Although two members were transplants from the American South, they became a popular Los Angeles rock band, forming in the early 1980s and originally associated with a movement called the Paisley Underground. With a sound reminiscent of Rubber Soul-era Beatles, electric Bob Dylan, Buffalo Springfield and The Flying Burrito Brothers, but with a harder edge, they anticipated the alternative country music of the 1990s by a decade. Their early work contained influences of both punk (largely attributable to devoted record collector Griffin) and old school country (championed by McCarthy). Former Byrd Gene Clark joined them on their first full-length album, adding vocals to the song "Ivory Tower" on the 1984 Native Sons.
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