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Edwin McCain (born January 20, 1970 in Greenville, South Carolina) is an
alternative and indie rock guitar player. While his albums are released
under his name, he does have a permanent band, referred to as the Edwin
McCain Band. Members of the band as of 2004 include Larry Chaney, lead
guitar; Pete Riley, rhythm guitar and background vocals; Craig Shields,
saxophone and keyboards; Lee Hendricks, bass guitar; and Dave Harrison,
drums.
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After signing a contract with the Atlantic Records label Lava Records in
1994, his first major-label album, Honor Among Thieves, was issued in 1995.
His second album, Misguided Roses, spawned I'll Be, a major single in 1998.
Two more albums (Messenger and Far from Over) followed, but at the end of
2001, he split from Lava. In 2003 he released a collection of acoustic
versions of songs both old and new called The Austin Sessions via ATC
Records, a Nashville-based independent record label (at which McCain was the
first artist signed following its creation in 2001). Mid-2004 saw the
arrival of his first studio album in three years, entitled Scream & Whisper,
which was released on another indie label, DRT Entertainment.
He has released two DVDs to date. The first was through ATC records in late
2002, called Mile Marker: Songs and Stories from the Acoustic Highway, and
it consisted of interviews, live performances, and other material. The other
was in late 2004, Tinsel & Tap Shoes. It was his first live concert DVD,
recorded at The House of Blues in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. |
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