The Cowslingers

The Cowslingers originated the moment Greg Miller gained admission to Kent State University. Throughout his college period he played in multiple bands that blended classic rock with punk and rockabilly elements. As the group worked the campus circuit it cultivated a devoted audience drawn to its high-energy stage presence and relentless live sets. The band issued its first recording, the EP Bad Booze Rodeo, in 1993 on Drink 'n Drive Records. Wide recognition in rock and cowpunk scenes arrived the next year with the full-length Off the Wagon, which was followed later in 1994 by the second album That's Truckdriving. Steady regional dates across Ohio soon expanded into bookings on both the East and West coasts. In 1995 Greg Miller recruited his brother Ken Miller to temporarily handle bass duties. Further acclaim greeted the 1996 release A Fistful of Pesetas, the band's third album, which drew frequent comparisons to Reverend Horton Heat, Supersuckers, and Southern Culture on the Skids. West Virginia Dog Track Boogie appeared on Shake It Records in 1997. Cleveland Free Times readers named the Cowslingers Best Country Act in 1999, the same year the group put out Americana a Go Go. The following year the newspaper selected the band as Best Punk/Hardcore Act, underscoring its stylistic range. Two further albums, Boot 'n' Rally and Coast to Coast, arrived in 2000. In 2002 Orange Recordings issued Bull's Eye, a collection of rare tracks.