Trigger Hippy
{{short description|American rock band}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
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| origin = Nashville, Tennessee, United States
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| genre = Blues rock, hard rock, Americana
| years_active = 2009–present
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| associated_acts = Black Crowes
Widespread Panic
Band of Heathens
| website = {{URL|http://triggerhippy.com/}}
| current_members = Steve Gorman
Nick Govrik
Ed Jurdi
Amber Woodhouse
| past_members = Jimmy Herring
Audley Freed
Tom Bukovac
Jackie Greene
Joan Osborne
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Trigger Hippy is an American rock band composed of former Black Crowes drummer Steve Gorman, bassist Nick Govrik, guitarist/singer Ed Jurdi, and singer Amber Woodhouse.
History
The group was initially formed as a casual collaboration between Govrik, Gorman and other Nashville musicians. Trigger Hippy made its live debut on February 2, 2009, at the Cox Capitol Theatre in Macon, Georgia.
The band played shows in 2011 and 2012, with a rotating cast of band members. A consistent lineup featuring Govrik and Gorman along with Joan Osborne, Jackie Greene, and Tom Bukovac came together and announced plans to record an album in the fall of 2012.
Trigger Hippy released their first EP on Record Store Day's Back to Black Friday on November 29, 2013.{{Cite web|url=https://recordstoreday.com/SpecialRelease/6460|title=RSDBF '13 Special Release: Trigger Hippy - Trigger Hippy|website=Recordstoreday.com}}
Trigger Hippy released an album on September 30, 2014. In the summer of 2015, the band announced a lengthy break. A new four piece lineup featuring Jurdi and Woodhouse was announced on June 19, 2019. A new album, Full Circle and Then Some was released in October 2019.
Members
- Steve Gorman – drums (2009–present)
- Nick Govrik – bass, vocals (2009–present)
- Ed Jurdi – guitar, vocals (2019–present)
- Amber Woodhouse – vocals (2019–present)
=Former members=
- Audley Freed – guitar (2009–2012)
- Jimmy Herring – guitar (2009–2010)
- Jackie Greene – guitar, keyboards, vocals (2010–2015)
- Tom Bukovac – guitar (2012–2015)
- Joan Osborne – vocals (2010–2017)
Discography
=Albums=
- Trigger Hippy (Released September 30, 2014),{{Cite web|url=https://www.popmatters.com/185874-trigger-hippy-trigger-hippy-album-stream-premiere-2495614150.html/185874-trigger-hippy-trigger-hippy-album-stream-premiere|title=Trigger Hippy|date=January 26, 2021|website=Popmatters.com}} Rounder Records
- Full Circle and Then Some (Released October 11, 2019), Turkey Grass){{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/full-circle-and-then-some/1470585407|title=Full Circle and Then Some by Trigger Hippy|website=Apple Music|access-date=October 11, 2019}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website}}
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{{Joan Osborne}}
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Category:Rock music groups from Tennessee
Category:American hard rock musical groups
Category:American blues rock musical groups
Category:2009 establishments in Tennessee