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Nashville Pussy 
Nashville Pussy playing live at Hellfest. L to R: Karen Cuda, Blaine Cartwright, Jeremy Thompson, Ruyter SuysBackground information Origin Atlanta, Georgia, USA Genres Hard rock, punk rock, southern metal Years active 1996–present Associated acts Nine Pound Hammer, The Hookers, Die Hunns Members Blaine Cartwright
Ruyter Suys
Jeremy Thompson
Karen CudaPast members Adam Neal
Corey Parks
Tracy Almazon
Katielyn CampbellNashville Pussy is an American hard rock band from Atlanta, Georgia. Their musical style mixes boogie rock, Southern metal and psychobilly. Much of the band's lyrical themes mostly revolve around sex, drugs, drinking, fighting, and rock 'n' roll. Initially called Hell's Half-Acre, the band's name comes from Ted Nugent's introduction to "Wang Dang Sweet Poontang" on the Double Live Gonzo album.
Following the initial 1997 breakup of Kentucky cowpunk band Nine Pound Hammer, guitarist Blaine Cartwright formed Nashville Pussy where he would take up vocal duties in addition to guitar. The core lineup of Nashville Pussy consists of husband-and-wife duo Blaine Cartwright and Ruyter Suys (pronounced "Rider Sighs"), and drummer Jeremy Thompson. Original drummer Adam Neal (Nine Pound Hammer) left to form The Hookers. Original bassist Corey Parks (sister of former NBA basketball player Cherokee Parks) quit one month after the release of the album High as Hell. Tracy Almazan aka Tracy Kickass formerly of NYC's The Wives, and Helldorado was enlisted to replace Corey mid-tour. Nashville Pussy recorded 'Say Something Nasty' with Almazan on bass only to be replaced by Katielyn Campbell (of the band Famous Monsters). Katie Lynn's image is on the album Say Something Nasty. Campbell was subsequently replaced by Karen Cuda for the album Get Some.
Nashville Pussy have released five full-length studio albums, one EP and two live DVDs.
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The band has remained largely underground, but has gaining a large cult following in the rock club scene, and in Europe,[1] Australia,[2] Japan, and the rest of the world.[3] Grassroots promotion of the band has been aided by their taper-friendly show recording policy. Ruyter Suys was recently voted One of the Greatest Female Electric Guitarists in ELLE magazine.[4] Nine Pound Hammer has since reunited and plays the introduction song for the Adult Swim cartoon 12 Oz. Mouse. Cartwright also had a cameo in the Mr. Show spinoff movie Run Ronnie Run as Duke's Bar Owner. The band also played themselves in the Dutch Film 'Wilde Mossels' (Wild Mussels).
Nashville Pussy received a Best Metal Performance Grammy nomination for their song "Fried Chicken And Coffee" from their debut release, Let Them Eat Pussy (1998, The Enclave)1999 Grammy. Ruyter Suys was featured on National Enquirer TV along with Jennifer Lopez on the Grammy Red Carpet for her 'revealing' Evel Kenival meets Wonder Woman leather bustier in a feature titled 'Too Much Too Little'[5] and their songs "Come On, Come On" and "Hate & Whisky" were featured in the video game Jackass the Game. Additionally, "Snake Eyes" was for the end credits in the video game Rogue Trip and both "Shoot First and Run Like Hell" and "Wrong Side Of A Gun" were in the movie Super Troopers. The song 'DRIVE' with its Gary Glitter style infectious drum beat was featured in the episode 'Watching Too Much Television' of the HBO series The Sopranos. HBO'S Entourage also featured Nashville Pussy's 'Hell Ain't What It Used To Be' in the episode 'A Day In The Valley'.
Lineup
Current members
- Blaine Cartwright - Vocals/guitar
- Ruyter Suys - Lead guitar
- Jeremy Thompson - Drums
- Karen Cuda - Bass
Former members
- Adam Neal (aka The Rock N Roll Outlaw) Drums
- Corey Parks - Bass
- Max Terasauro Drums
- Tracy Almazan (aka Tracy Wives, Tracy Kickass) - Bass
- Katielyn Campbell - Bass
Selected discography
- 1998 : Let Them Eat Pussy
- 2000 : High As Hell
- 2002 : Say Something Nasty
- 2005 : Get Some!
- 2005 : Dirty Best Of Nashville Pussy
- 2009 : From Hell to Texas
External links
- Official site
- Video of Nashville Pussy playing at the Fox Theatre in Boulder, Colorado on Friday, January 11th, 2008 (entire set/show)
- Interview with Blaine Cartwright @ Legends
- French site
- CrashCam Films (CrashCam Films home page) - filmmaker Bob Ray's Austin, Texas based production company that created music videos for the Nashville Pussy songs "Fried Chicken and Coffee", "High as Hell" and "Say Something Nasty"
- Karen Cuda interview at BassGirls.Com
References
Categories:- American punk rock groups
- Cowpunk
- Heavy metal musical groups from Georgia (U.S. state)
- Musical groups established in 1996
- Musical quartets
- Psychobilly groups
- Southern rock musical groups
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