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Cowpunk

Music genre
NameCowpunk
Stylistic originsPunk rock, southern rock, roots rock, country rock
Cultural originsLate 1970s United Kingdom and early 1980s Los Angeles
Typical instrumentsVocals - Electric guitar - Bass - Drums - Occasional use of other instruments
Mainstream popularityUnderground
Derivative formsAlternative country
Fusion genresPsychobilly - Gothabilly - Southern metal
Other topicsPunk rock subgenres, timeline of punk rock, timeline of alternative rock, psychobilly, swamp rock, garage rock, post-punk

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Cowpunk or Country punk is a subgenre of punk rock that began in the UK and California in the late 1970s and early 1980s. It combines punk rock with country music, folk music, and blues in sound, subject matter, attitude, and style. Many of the musicians in this scene have now become associated with alternative country or roots rock.

Cowpunk Video

a more motley collection of bad shirts, prison tattoos, greasy comb-overs, mullets and broken teeth you'd be hard pushed to find outside of a Dale Winton home video. Seen here live New Years Eve in Bournemouth
3.37 min. | 4.89 user rating		 Motorhead cover by Belgian Cowpunk band Hetten Des - band line up : Koen Verbeek (Johnny Trash), Peter Claessens, Ron Wouters and Sam Malec
3.15 min. | 4.38 user rating		 Motorhead cover by Belgian Cowpunk band Hetten Des - band line up : Koen Verbeek (Kowboy Konrad), Peter Claessens, Ron Wouters and Sam Malec - recorded at 'Man Bijt Hond'
1.30 min. | 4.34 user rating		 Here's another nugget from the alternative musical underbelly of San Jose, CA, circa 1985. This is an ultra-rare video of BIG HAIR, a cowpunk band that split off into some splinter groups, including FRONTIER WIVES, WHISTLING BULLETS and THE KETTLES. This is a great rendition of "Wild Thing" a 1965 song written by Chip Taylor, performed by The Troggs, Jimi Hendrix, Sam Kinison, and a lot of other musicians. BIG HAIR likes to call their version "Wild Thang." This performance is from aspecial event produced by KFJC Radio and IBS at the Works Gallery in San Jose on November 22, 1985. The video camera used was an old tube camera that really hated low-light situations, so there was a fair amount of tweaking to make this video presentable. ENJOY!
2.93 min. | 4.0 user rating		 Belgian cowpunk band 'Hetten Des' covers Johnny Cash classic 'Big River' - bands exists of Koen Verbeek (Kowboy Konrad), Peter Claessens, Ron Wouters and Sam Malec.
2.38 min. | 4.85 user rating
Nine Pound Hammer is a Kentucky-based cowpunk band formed in 1985 by Blaine Cartwright of Nashville Pussy and Scott Luallen www.myspace.com/ninepoundhammered
2.32 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Belgian Cowpunk band Hetten Des performing Danzig's "Thirteen" live.
3.10 min. | 4.25 user rating		 Cowpunk Pioneer Pete Berwick Spits Out "Can't Hide The Tears"
4.22 min. | 4.76 user rating		 Live clip of Belgian Cowpunk Rockabilly band Hetten Des
2.73 min. | 4.0 user rating		 Belgian Cowpunk band Hetten Des performing Kris Kristofferson's Sunday Morning Coming Down live. - very poor sound quality...
3.82 min. | 4.0 user rating

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Deseret News (blog)--Though they started off as a hardcore punk band from Southern California, Ness introduced more rockabilly, blues and -cowpunk- styles over the years. ... - Date : Thu, 14 Oct 2010 18:03:27 GMT+00:00
Jason and the Scorchers - Riverfront Times Tweet this news
Riverfront Times---...- of the roots-rock revolution of the '80s � the band all but invented the lethal weapon of -cow-punk- while still flirting with mainstream success. ... - Date : Tue, 12 Oct 2010 21:20:50 GMT+00:00
Hank Williams Jr. continues family tradition, readies for weekend show in ... - The Birmingham News - al.com (blog) Tweet this news
The Birmingham News - al.com (blog)--Hank III, a heck-raising -cowpunk-. Holly and Hilary, two twangy singer-songwriters. And Sam? He's the fresh-faced youngster in the bunch, contemplating a ... - Date : Fri, 01 Oct 2010 12:08:12 GMT+00:00
A Marathon Festival With A Marathon Name - Cornell University The Cornell Daily Sun Tweet this news
Cornell University The Cornell Daily Sun--Other acts playing at Brightspark include: Texan -cowpunk- troubadour Johnny Dowd, whose songs about alcohol and sinners are sure to resonate with Cornell's ... - Date : Fri, 08 Oct 2010 09:58:59 GMT+00:00



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