Smokin' Armadillos

Smokin' Armadillos
Origin Bakersfield, California, United States
Genres Country
Years active 1992-2005
Labels Gramac, MCG/Curb, Housekeeping
Past members
  • Aaron Casida
  • Josh Graham
  • Darrin Kirkindoll
  • Scott Meeks
  • Rick Russell
  • Jason Theiste

Smokin' Armadillos was an American country music group formed in Bakersfield, California in 1992. It was composed of Rick Russell (lead vocals), Josh Graham (guitar, vocals), Scott Meeks (guitar, vocals), Jason Theiste (fiddle, mandolin), Aaron Casida (bass guitar, vocals), and Darrin Kirkindoll (drums).[1]

As an independent act, they sold over 150,000 copies of their first EP, Out Of The Burrow, eventually earning them a record deal with MCG/Curb Records in 1994.[2]

Their highest charting single, "Let Your Heart Lead Your Mind," peaked at No. 53 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in 1996; it was included on their self-titled debut album, issued that year on MCG/Curb Records.

In 2012, Graham and Russell founded a new duo called Lucky Ned Pepper.[3]

Discography

Albums

Title Album details Peak chart
positions
US Country US Heat
Out of the Burrow (EP)
  • Release date: 1993
  • Label: Gramac
 — —
Smokin' Armadillos 37 24
Strike the Match
  • Release date: August 19, 2003
  • Label: Housekeeping
 — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

Year Single Peak chart
positions		 Album
US Country CAN Country
1993 "My Girlfriend Might" — — Out of the Burrow
"I'm a Cowboy" — —
"Red Rock" — —
1996 "Let Your Heart Lead Your Mind" 53 — Smokin' Armadillos
"Thump Factor" 68 —
"Miracle Man" — —
1998 "I Don't Want No Part of It" 64 90 Plan B
"Waking Up Behind the Wheel" — —
2003 "You Were a Mountain" — — Strike the Match
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

Year Video
1993 "Red Rock"
1996 "Let Your Heart Lead Your Mind"

References

  1. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 244. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
  2. ↑ "Smokin' Armadillos | Country Music Videos, News, Photos, Tour Dates | CMT". CMT Artists. Retrieved 2016-10-28.
  3. ↑ Muñoz, Matt (18 July 2012). "Smokin' Armadillos alums resurface as Lucky Ned Pepper". Baokotopia. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
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