Evangeline was a New Orleans-based band composed, at its most popular point, of singer Kathleen Steiffel, bass guitarist/washboardist Sharon Leger, keyboardist/accordionist Beth McKee, lead guitarist Rhonda Lohmeyer, fiddler/mandolinist Nancy Buchan, and drummer Dudley Fruge.[1][2] The band entered a talent competition called Jazz Search in 1988, followed by the Marlboro Talent Roundup and the True Value Country Music Showdown. They were eventually discovered by singer Jimmy Buffett, who signed them to Margaritaville Records, his personal subsidiary of MCA Records.[2]
Evangeline released its self-titled debut album in 1992, under the executive production of Buffett.[3] Although this album produced no chart singles in the US, "If I Had a Heart" peaked at No. 81 on the RPM Country Tracks charts in Canada. Fruge and Buchan left the group before the release of their second album, 1994's French Quarter Moon. This album produced their first US chart single in "Let's Go Spend Your Money Honey", a No. 70 on the Billboard country charts. Also included on this album was the song "She's a Wild One", which later became a Number One hit in 1994 for Faith Hill under the title "Wild One".[4] A third album, Louisiana Aye Yi Yi, recorded in 1990 when Evangeline was composed of Rhonda Lohmeyer, Sharon Leger and Leslie Doyle, was issued in 1996. That final recording featured more Zydeco and Cajun songs than their first two albums, including tunes written by Rockin' Sidney (Sidney Simien), D. L. Menard, and several traditional Cajun songs.
evangeline, band, evangeline, american, country, music, band, initially, composed, kathleen, stieffel, guitar, vocals, sharon, leger, bass, guitar, washboard, vocals, beth, mckee, keyboards, accordion, vocals, rhonda, lohmeyer, lead, guitar, nancy, buchan, fid. Evangeline was an American country music band initially composed of Kathleen Stieffel guitar vocals Sharon Leger bass guitar washboard vocals Beth McKee keyboards accordion vocals Rhonda Lohmeyer lead guitar Nancy Buchan fiddle mandolin and Dudley Fruge drums They recorded two studio albums a 1992 self titled debut and 1994 s French Quarter Moon for Margaritaville Records an MCA Records subsidiary owned by Jimmy Buffett EvangelineOriginNew Orleans Louisiana U S GenresCountryYears active1988 1996LabelsMargaritaville MCA RenegadePast membersNancy BuchanDudley FrugeSharon LegerRhonda LohmeyerBeth McKeeKathleen Stieffel Contents 1 Biography 2 Discography 2 1 Albums 2 2 Singles 2 3 Music videos 3 References 4 External linksBiography EditEvangeline was a New Orleans based band composed at its most popular point of singer Kathleen Steiffel bass guitarist washboardist Sharon Leger keyboardist accordionist Beth McKee lead guitarist Rhonda Lohmeyer fiddler mandolinist Nancy Buchan and drummer Dudley Fruge 1 2 The band entered a talent competition called Jazz Search in 1988 followed by the Marlboro Talent Roundup and the True Value Country Music Showdown They were eventually discovered by singer Jimmy Buffett who signed them to Margaritaville Records his personal subsidiary of MCA Records 2 Evangeline released its self titled debut album in 1992 under the executive production of Buffett 3 Although this album produced no chart singles in the US If I Had a Heart peaked at No 81 on the RPM Country Tracks charts in Canada Fruge and Buchan left the group before the release of their second album 1994 s French Quarter Moon This album produced their first US chart single in Let s Go Spend Your Money Honey a No 70 on the Billboard country charts Also included on this album was the song She s a Wild One which later became a Number One hit in 1994 for Faith Hill under the title Wild One 4 A third album Louisiana Aye Yi Yi recorded in 1990 when Evangeline was composed of Rhonda Lohmeyer Sharon Leger and Leslie Doyle was issued in 1996 That final recording featured more Zydeco and Cajun songs than their first two albums including tunes written by Rockin Sidney Sidney Simien D L Menard and several traditional Cajun songs Discography EditAlbums Edit Title Album detailsEvangeline Release date May 19 1992 Label Margaritvaille MCAFrench Quarter Moon Release date November 23 1993 Label Margaritvaille MCALouisiana Aye Yi Yi Release date July 16 1996 Label Renegade RecordsSingles Edit Year Single Peak chartpositions AlbumUS Country CAN Country1992 Bayou Boy Evangeline Am I a Fool 1993 If I Had a Heart 81 I m Still Loving You 5 French Quarter Moon1994 Let s Go Spend Your Money Honey 70 denotes releases that did not chartMusic videos Edit Year Video Director1992 Bayou Boy Jim Shea 6 1993 Still Lovin You Sara Nichols 7 Let s Go Spend Your Money Honey Jim Shea 8 References Edit McCall Michael Evangeline biography Allmusic Retrieved December 19 2008 a b Evangeline biography Country Works Archived from the original on March 20 2005 Retrieved December 19 2008 Loftus Johnny Evangeline review Allmusic Retrieved December 19 2008 Loftus Johnny French Quarter Moon review Allmusic Retrieved December 19 2008 Single Reviews PDF Billboard September 25 1993 Bayou boy director Jim Shea Retrieved January 10 2011 Still lovin you director Sara Nichols Retrieved January 10 2011 Let s go spend your money honey director Jim Shea Retrieved January 10 2011 External links EditEvangeline at AllMusic Evangeline discography at Discogs Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Evangeline band amp oldid 1084712475, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
