Whitey Morgan

Started in 2005, under the name Whitey Morgan and the Waycross Georgia Farmboys, the original members included Whitey Morgan (a.k.a. Eric Allen), formerly of Dixie Hustler, on Vocals and Guitar; Jeremy Mackinder, formerly of South Normal, on bass; and Dylan Dunbar and Jack Schneider, formerly of Long Black Sedan, on guitar and drums respectively. After establishing themselves in the Midwest Honky Tonk scene, the band recorded a self-produced EP which includes early versions of "Goodbye Dixie," "Prove It All To You," and "If It Ain't Broke." The band soon signed a deal with Detroit's own Small Stone Recordings and went back into the studio to record a cover version of Van Halen's "Runnin' with the Devil" for the label's Sucking in the 70'scompilation.
In 2007 the band changed its line-up to Whitey Morgan on Vocals and Guitar, Benny James Vermeylen on Guitar and vocals - formerly of 3 Speed^[2] andSouth Normal, Jeremy "Leroy" Biltz on Guitar, Jeremy Mackinder on bass, andMike Popovich - formerly of The Holy Cows,^[3] 3 Speed,^[4] and The OffRamps,^[5] on drums and officially becomes Whitey Morgan and the 78's. In 2008 the band released its debut album Honky Tonks and Cheap Motels on Small Stone Recordings.In 2009 the band saw the addition of Tamineh Gueramy on Fiddle. The band then headed to Woodstock, NY in the fall of 2009 to begin recording the follow-up to Honky Tonks... at the Grammy Award winning Levon Helm Studios. With almost 200 shows a year and the new album nearing completion the band drew the attention of Chicago's Bloodshot Records and signed a new record contract. The self-titled album was released on October 12, 2010. Ahead of the record's release, both Benny James and Mike Popovich left the band, replaced by Travis Harrett on the drums and Brett Robinson joined on pedal steel guitar. In April 2012, Jeremy Mackinder was replaced by Joey Spina on bassAs of 2014, the current line-up features Whitey Morgan on guitar/vocals, Brett Robinson on pedal steel guitar, Joey Spina on guitar, Alex Lyon on Bass, and Tony Dicello on drumsAfter touring with fellow Detroit area band The Deadstring Brothers and Wayne "the Train" Hancock, both Bloodshot Records recording artists, Whitey Morgan and the 78's were signed to Bloodshot in the spring of 2010.

On 16 October 2010, the band performed on NPR's Mountain Stage. They played a four song, fifteen-minute set. The episode also featured Scott Miller, Abigale Washburn, Gene Watson, and The Steel Drivers.

1. http://weekly.metrotimes.com/Subjects/s11078/Whitey_Morgan_and_The_Waycross_Georgia_Farmboys
2. http://www.allmusic.com/album/3-speed-r582914
3. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-holy-cows-p169747
4. http://www.allmusic.com/album/3-speed-r582914
5. http://www.jeremyportermusic.com/sites/theofframps/home.php
6. http://www.savingcountrymusic.com/why-whitey-morgan-bloodshot-signing-is-big
7. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130654275
8. http://www.mountainstage.org/mtnstagepodcast.aspx
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10. http://www.detroitmusicawards.com/winners.html 

Is marriage a dying institution

Why don't people stay together anymore? Its to easy to split
   Plus 50yrs anniversary plates just don't mean a thing anymoreWe are living in an "all about me","instant gratification","excuse making" society compared with past times.Have you ever listened to the reasons people give for getting married?I have heard other women say,"He can be a real jerk and he has cheated on me,but he makes good money",I have heard,"If something doesn't work out,we will just get a divorce".I don't think people take marriage seriously anymore.And what happened to the roles that men and women have in marriages?Now they are all askew ! I think that there is something to be said about traditional roles in marriage-there was a better balance and better support system within the household.
AND now we have shrinks giving everyone labels of dysfunctional "syndromes"and honestly,people use EVERYTHING as an excuse.You see many people blaming their parents or their self esteem or their inability to pay attention and using those things as a crutch instead of going forward and becoming proactive enough to fix small problems in relationships or their everyday life for that matter.30 years ago you didn't see a man shirking his responsibilities as a father because HIS father was an alcoholic.30 years ago you didn't see a woman sitting on her butt and eating little debbies all day while watching jersey shore,ignoring her husband and children and blaming it on the fact that they have attention deficit disorder.plus as human we learn buy sight and word so we got a group of kids who's not give a rats ass about anyone or anything people the word about to get real weird real fast I'm talking about some real twisted stuck these kids are going to pick up on and learn in do and create,there's no looking back now buy a ticket and hang on because it's going to be one hairy ride....TS