Eddy Band News See the first video for "Forgot the Way." The fellas are submitting a number of the new tunes to music publishers starting in August. Click here to check out some of the 2008 Nashville recordings. Click here to see some photos from Nashville! The Eddy Band documentary "Reckoning Time" is in the final stages of post-production. More info coming soon. The new Eddy Band CD is set for a late 2008 release. Or 2009. Or, uh, whenever it gets done. Email Us. Band History The Eddy Band lived a short life in Dallas, Texas in the mid 90s. The members all led "real world" lives and also played in a variety of other bands at the same time. But they came together to play the Eddy music as often as possible to a loyal but tiny audience. A number of folks moved in and out of the lineup over time, and some members played one or two gigs and then never were heard from again. The band made one CD together in 1995, the hard to find (but easy to love) "Bad in my Car." A few of them even joined frontman Bob Hate on his 2 solo CDs, made after the band had stopped playing live. But then came the break. Some members left Texas altogether, never to return. Some got married, most had kids. Everyone worked a day gig, and, for most, music became something they "used to do." Until this summer, that is. The Eddy Band lives again. This June, armed with new songs, the fellas headed to Tennessee to do their first recording in more than a dozen years. Oh, and drink beer. But the music, it was really about the music. Band Trivia Bob and Chet played on stage for the first time in Hattiesburg MS in 1986. They did "All Along the Watchtower." There is an actual Bob Hate song called "Eddy." The Eddy Band's original name was "Blue Hotel," and they played in Dallas in 1987-1988. Very early on, Chet moved to Texas and replaced the original Blue Hotel bass player, a dental student who owned a $5000 amp. The first time The Eddy Band played under that name was September 1993. The first Eddy drummer ran a vending route. We don't know where he is, but he was a good guy. Stephen first played with Bob and Chet in "Nod," a band fronted by 2 girl singers. Dave's first gig with Eddy was in January of 1994 at Trees, a gig that featured 2 other members who never played with the band again. Bob, Chet & Stephen played together in "King Hell," the first of their numerous bad cover bands. During the mid 1990s, everyone pictured above served setences in these bands. Dave and Chet's last Eddy gig was September 1995. During 1995, the fellas recorded the only Eddy Band CD, "Bad in My Car." Chet left to play bass in Cricket Taylor's band, and Bob joined Stephen's original band "True Story" on bass. After Bob quit "True Story," Chris replaced him. That son-of-a-bitch. In June of 1996, Chris and a new drummer joined Bob and Stephen in the new Eddy band. On December 20, 1996, Eddy played its final show, a Saturday night at Club Dada. Chet drove in from Mississippi to play bass and sing on the Eddy classic, "Shreveport." In 2008 they discovered that only Chet had remained the same weight, and only Bob was still handsome.

BOB HATE "Is this still a G?" DAVE LEMONDS "Air traffic control?" BUCK RUDO "Someone shrunk my guitar." STEPHEN THOMAS "Is it too late to get the veggie burrito?" CHET HIX "How many times do I have to tell them to go easy on the mousse."