Black Lillies front man Cruz Contreras and his bandmates — harmony vocalist Trisha Gene Brady, multi-instrumentalist Tom Pryor, bass player Robert Richards and drummer Bowman Townsend — have grown from a few friends sitting around campfires and living rooms to a band that shows up in far-flung cities where folks to whom they’ve never played before already know the words to the songs.
Eschewing record labels, they’ve still managed to conquer the Billboard Top 200 charts (Runaway Freeway Blues debuted at #43 on the Country chart and #21 on Billboard Heatseekers), put four tracks in Country Music Television’s top 12 requested videos, and film a nationally broadcast commercial for Twizzlers. They’ve been featured on numerous television specials and conquered festivals as widespread as Bonnaroo, Rochester Jazz Fest, Stagecoach and CMA Fan Fair. Despite trafficking in a richer, more authentic brand of country and Americana than what gets played on mainstream country radio, they’ve still been invited to perform at the Grand Ole Opry more than thirty times — a record for an independent act.
Acoustic – For What It’s Worth - Acoustic Jam at MuSic For MS 2016 after the rain stopped – For What It’s Worth
MuSic For MS acoustic jam – Time of the Season - Another tune from the MuSic For MS acoustic jam session after the rain. A 60’s classic – Time of the Season
Lightning and Thunder Jam - Lightning ended the MuSic For MS show early, but those of you that hung around got treated to a wonderful acoustic jam session from our artists. Here’s some of it for those of you who missed it.
2016 Lineup - Unbelievably Great 2016 #MuSic4MS Lineup ♫ 3:30 PM to 4:00 PM NA Fiddlers & Vocal Chorale ♫ 4:15 PM to 5:00 PM Jakob’s Ferry Straggler’s ♫ 5:15 PM to 5:55 Pm Tullycavy ♫ 6:15 PM to 7:15 PM River Whyless ♫ 7:30 PM to 8:45 PM Driftwood ♫ 9:00 PM to 10:15 PM The Black - [More]
The Black Lillies – Mercy - The Black Lillies perform Mercy at MuSic For MS 2015 MuSic For MS is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization Lyrics