Calvin and the Coal Cars
Lee Calvin - Solo - Craft Local Songwriter Night
Craft Local
2413 Montana Ave
Billings, MT 59101
Jun 29, 2022
6:00 PM MDT
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Lee Calvin will play a full set of original songs for the Craft Local Songwriter Night on June 29. Music starts at 6!
Songwriter Lee Calvin has spent the last several years writing tunes of heartache, loss, love, and songs about the ag community he grew up in for his band Calvin and the Coal Cars.
Since hitting the solo circuit and assembling the band, he and The Coal Cars have garnered a loyal following of true country and Americana fans, and have shared the stage with Mark Chesnutt, Asleep at the Wheel, Tracy Byrd, Whitey Morgan and the 78’s, Sawyer Brown, Aaron Watson, Justin Townes Earle, and many others.
In 2019 Calvin and the Coal Cars were voted Country Act of the Year and New Band of the Year along with placing their song “Gypsy Girl” in the Best Song category at the Magic City Music Awards.
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Calvin and the Coal Cars Biography
"Telecasters, pedal steel, acoustic guitars, and a straight forward pocket rhythm section are the first things that come to mind when someone mentions "real Country Music". And these are the sounds that Calvin and the Coal Cars have in spades.
Add to that Lee Calvin's lyrics of small town living, lost love, heartbreak, and nightlife, and you've got one of the best original country bands the Rocky Mountains have seen in years!
Calvin and the Coal Cars were first assembled to showcase the songwriting of Lee Calvin in the fall of 2016. Since then, Lee spent a year writing (and rewriting) his country tunes until the band was reformed with new members in the spring of 2018. The current lineup consists of Robert James and Matt Windmueller on drums and bass, Dan Upton on lead telecaster, Brian Wetzstein on pedal steel guitar and keyboards, and Lee Calvin on vocals and his beloved Martin Acoustic.
The band pulls from their many influences, including Merle Haggard, Waylon Jennings, Dwight Yoakam, Marty Stuart, Whitey Morgan and the 78's, John Prine, Pink Floyd, and too many others to list. With over 100 years of combined music experience, the varied backgrounds of the members of Calvin and the Coal Cars provide a tight sound and unique approach from each instrument.
In 2019 the band took home several honors at the Magic City Music Awards including "Country Act of the Year", "New Band of the Year", as well as awards in the categories for "Best Song of the Year" (Gypsy Girl), and "Live Show of the Year". On top of that, Matt placed in the "Bass Guitarist of the Year" category.
Read MoreAdd to that Lee Calvin's lyrics of small town living, lost love, heartbreak, and nightlife, and you've got one of the best original country bands the Rocky Mountains have seen in years!
Calvin and the Coal Cars were first assembled to showcase the songwriting of Lee Calvin in the fall of 2016. Since then, Lee spent a year writing (and rewriting) his country tunes until the band was reformed with new members in the spring of 2018. The current lineup consists of Robert James and Matt Windmueller on drums and bass, Dan Upton on lead telecaster, Brian Wetzstein on pedal steel guitar and keyboards, and Lee Calvin on vocals and his beloved Martin Acoustic.
The band pulls from their many influences, including Merle Haggard, Waylon Jennings, Dwight Yoakam, Marty Stuart, Whitey Morgan and the 78's, John Prine, Pink Floyd, and too many others to list. With over 100 years of combined music experience, the varied backgrounds of the members of Calvin and the Coal Cars provide a tight sound and unique approach from each instrument.
In 2019 the band took home several honors at the Magic City Music Awards including "Country Act of the Year", "New Band of the Year", as well as awards in the categories for "Best Song of the Year" (Gypsy Girl), and "Live Show of the Year". On top of that, Matt placed in the "Bass Guitarist of the Year" category.
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