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Whiteboy And The Average Rat Band

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1.	Prelude 01:30	buy track
2.	Neon Warriors 04:47	buy track
3.	Sector 387 03:24	buy track
4.	Maybe I'm A Fool 02:03	buy track
5.	The Prophet Song 04:25	buy track
6.	Leaving On Vacation 02:47	buy track
7.	Blue Moon 04:16	buy track
8.	Oriental Doctors 06:10	buy track
9.	Tell Someone 02:34	buy track
10.	Will To Fight 05:25	buy track
11.	Smokehouse Blues 06:26	buy track
12.	Phone Call From New York 03:02	buy track
13.	If I Find Love 03:35	buy track

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Mike Matney Lead Guitars and Vocals
Tommy Altizer Bass Guitars
Seth Kelly Rhythms
Tim Gilbert Percussions

White Boy and the Average Rat Band was formed in the unlikely small mountain town of Richlands, Virginia in late 1979 by guitarist and songwriter Michael Matney. Fresh out of high school in 1979, Matney would venture over the mountain to neighboring Tennessee to try his luck in the music Mecca of Nashville. There Matney would join Kriss Famous’ longtime established local act “Tabu”, replacing Ron Keel as lead guitarist. It was in this arrangement that Matney would be christened with the name “White Boy”.

His time with “Tabu” and in Nashville would be brief before returning back to Virginia. Once back home, Matney would take a job with a local record store and recording studio owner who would grant him recording time in exchange for employment. There Matney would helm his own project deemed White Boy and the Average Rat Band; writing, composing and producing the self-titled debut. On the project, Matney played all the instruments, in exception to the two separate drummers used to complete the album. Musicians were then assembled in order to represent a band on the album and in live performances.

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released February 2, 2024

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