Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash
Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash are an Americana/alternative country band led by singer and songwriter Mark Stuart. The band formed in San Diego, California in 1995. They received permission to use Johnny Cash's name by Cash himself and were then personally invited to record songs for their first CD Walk Alone at Cash's home in Hendersonville, Tennessee. The Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash have opened for Merle Haggard, and Willie Nelson at his annual 4th of July concert, and shared the stage with such notables as Buck Owens, John Hiatt, Lucinda Williams, George Jones, and Steve Earle. Their music has recently found more exposure on the HBO hit television series True Blood and Joan of Arcadia, and their four albums have all spent time at the top of the worldwide Americana charts.
Members
- Mark Stuart – vocals, guitar
- Vance Hazen – bass guitar
- Lars Albrect – guitar
- Jim Adair – drums
- Former members
- Dean Cote – guitar
- Joey Galvan – drums
- Clark Stacer – bass guitar
- Buzz Campbell – guitar
- Johnny D'Artenay – bass guitar
- Alex Watts – guitar
- Scott B. Hall – steel guitar/dobro
- Jeff Roberts – bass guitar
Discography
- Demo EP (1996)
- Lasso Motel (1998)
- Walk Alone Ultimatum Music LLC (2001)
- Distance Between (2002)
- Mile Markers (2005)
- Texicali (2007)
- Live in Sweden DVD (2008)
- Bend in the Road (2009) (Mark Stuart & The Bastard Sons)
- New Old Story (2013)