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Ruby and the Rednecks
American rock band

Ruby and the Rednecks is an American rock band from New York City, inspired by the New York Dolls and created by the singer, songwriter, playwright and actress Ruby Lynn Reyner with collaborating musical artists in 1970 and active until today. The band was originally composed of Ruby Lynn Reyner (lead vocals), John Madera (guitar and backing vocal), George Basley (drums), Augie Sabini (saxophone), Bobby Kent (drums), Susan Lampert (keyboard and backing vocal), and Danny Couse (bass guitar), but currently has a new formation. From the original group, only Lampert remains. Ruby wrote most of the lyrics herself. John Madera was praised as a guitar player.

Currently they are mostly playing at Max's Kansas City and CBGB's Reunions.

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History

The band formed during glam rock era in the 1970s in New York.8 They debuted at the Mercer Arts Center opening for New York Dolls, where Patti Smith used to read poetry to open the concerts for Ruby and the Rednecks and other bands such as Teenage Lust and the New York Dolls.9 Michael Arian said, "Ruby was just extraordinary and was very, very entertaining". Ruby and the Rednecks were one of the staples of the Mercer's scene, appearing on the bill at the New Year's Eve 1972 gig with the Modern Lovers, Suicide, Jayne County, and the New York Dolls.10 In 1973, the building housing the Mercer Arts Center collapsed and Max's Kansas City and CBGB's became the stage for bands like the New York Dolls, Suicide, Television, the Dictators, and the Ramones. Thus the group became part of the early punk rock movement,11 and performed on the New York Club circuit during the 1970s with other noted artists including the Ramones, Talking Heads, Blondie, the Patti Smith Group and the New York Dolls.1213

Ruby and the Rednecks released two albums produced by Peter Crowley and Ruby Lynn Reyner: From the Wrong side of Town and Live Again! At CBGB's.

Original members

  • Ruby Lynn Reyner – lead vocals
  • John Madera – guitar and backing vocal
  • George Basley – drums
  • Augie Sabini – saxophone
  • Bobby Kent – drums
  • Susan Lampert – keyboard and backing vocal
  • Ralph Czitron on bass

Other members

  • Steeve Greenfield – saxophones
  • Mike Grner – fretless bar guitar
  • Ron Salvo – drums
  • Emma 'Cha Cha' – channing – backing vocals
  • 'Wil' Bill Thompson – guitars
  • Sonic Uke – ukeleles
  • Danny Couse – bass and keyboards
  • Mary Rodriguez – drums and bass
  • Doug Sako – drums

Discography

Albums

  • From the Wrong Side of Town14
  • Live Again! At CBGB's

Compilation albums

  • Max's Kansas City 1976 & Beyond (2017)15
  • Rock and Roll Lips: The Best of Ruby and the Rednecks
  • Nightclubbing: The Birth of Punk Rock in NYC 16

References

  1. "6 places every punk fan must visit in New York City". February 22, 2021. https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/new-york-city-punk-landmarks-tourist-spots/ ↩

  2. Auer, John Jeffery (2004). Glitter Rock: Sex, drugs and gender in American youth during the 1970's (Thesis). OCLC 57733298. ProQuest 305035417. /wiki/OCLC_(identifier) ↩

  3. Lawrence, Tim (October 23, 2009). Hold On to Your Dreams: Arthur Russell and the Downtown Music Scene, 1973–1992. Duke University Press. ISBN 9780822390855. Retrieved January 13, 2021 – via Google Books. 9780822390855 ↩

  4. Fletcher, Tony (October 26, 2009). All Hopped Up and Ready to Go: Music from the Streets of New York 1927–77: Music from the Streets of New York 1927–77. W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 9780393076714. Retrieved January 13, 2021 – via Google Books. 9780393076714 ↩

  5. County, Jayne; Smith, Rupert (January 13, 1995). Man Enough to be a Woman. Serpent's Tail. ISBN 9781852423384. Retrieved January 13, 2021 – via Google Books. 9781852423384 ↩

  6. "Max Kansas City Fest at Bowery Electric this Memorial Day Weekend (lineup / tix)". Brooklynvegan.com. Retrieved January 13, 2021. https://www.brooklynvegan.com/max-kansas-city-fest-at-bowery-electric-this-memorial-day-weekend-lineup-tix/ ↩

  7. "Max's Kansas City reunion fest happens in NYC this weekend (watch the livestream)". Brooklynvegan.com. https://www.brooklynvegan.com/maxs-kansas-city-reunion-fest-happens-in-nyc-this-weekend-watch-the-livestream/ ↩

  8. LLC, New York Media (September 11, 1972). "New York Magazine". New York Media, LLC. Retrieved January 13, 2021 – via Google Books. https://books.google.com/books?id=LcUDAAAAMBAJ&q=%22Ruby+and+the+Rednecks%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA56 ↩

  9. "Patti Smith's Journey to Horses: A Timeline". Vulture.com. Retrieved January 13, 2021. https://www.vulture.com/2015/11/patti-smiths-journey-to-horses-a-timeline.html ↩

  10. "Ruby Lynn Reyner". Dsps.lib.uiowa.edu. August 24, 2018. https://dsps.lib.uiowa.edu/downtownpopunderground/person/ruby-lynn-reyner/ ↩

  11. Reynolds, Simon (October 4, 2016). Shock and Awe: Glam Rock and Its Legacy, from the Seventies to the Twenty-First Century. Faber & Faber. ISBN 9780571301737. Retrieved January 13, 2021 – via Google Books. 9780571301737 ↩

  12. Ervin, Jarek Paul (August 8, 2019). "The Sound of Subterranean Scuzz-Holes: New York Queer Punk in the 1970s". Popular Music and Society. 42 (4): 483–500. doi:10.1080/03007766.2018.1483117. S2CID 194862206. Retrieved January 13, 2021 – via Taylor and Francis+NEJM. https://doi.org/10.1080/03007766.2018.1483117 ↩

  13. Miles, Barry (September 1, 2011). In The Seventies: Adventures in the Counter-Culture. Profile Books. ISBN 978-1847654946. Retrieved January 13, 2021 – via Google Books. 978-1847654946 ↩

  14. "Ruby & The Rednecks – From the Wrong Side of Town | daddykool". Daddykool.com. https://daddykool.com/UPC/616892542728 ↩

  15. "Max's Kansas City 1976 & Beyond". Jungle-records.net. http://www.jungle-records.net/index.php/120-max-s-kansas-city-1976-beyond ↩

  16. Bradshaw, Peter (August 4, 2022). "Nightclubbing: The Birth of Punk Rock in NYC review – where the party started". The Guardian. Retrieved September 16, 2023. https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/aug/04/nightclubbing-the-birth-of-punk-rock-in-nyc-review ↩