Fred LeBlanc is the lead singer/drummer for the New Orleans-based rock band Cowboy Mouth,[1] and a freelance songwriter, record producer, short story author, and acoustic performer. Known for his "maniacal" performance style,[2] and described as "a short, muscular guy with a heavy brow and piercingly intelligent eyes", LeBlanc has been called "one of the more instantly recognizable figures in contemporary Louisiana music."[3]
Fred LeBlanc
LeBlanc performing in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in January 2009
After graduating from Jesuit High School in New Orleans, LeBlanc began his career in the early 1980s as the drummer of the Backbeats, also from New Orleans, which featured many future members of Cowboy Mouth.
A year after the Backbeats disbanded in the mid-1980s, LeBlanc joined power trioDash Rip Rock as drummer and as contributing songwriter and co-lead singer.[4] The band was heavily influenced by the American roots music movement of the time, as well as the frenzied punk and rock stylings of both the Sex Pistols and Jerry Lee Lewis. To this mix, LeBlanc's songs usually had a very strong melodic component, with "Operator", "Blue Moon At Midnight", and "Go Home, Little Girl."
LeBlanc left Dash Rip Rock in mid-1989 and signed a deal as a solo artist with EMI Records. Although no recordings were ever released from his tenure with the label, LeBlanc has said that the year off from the road "gave me a chance to focus on my songwriting," with LeBlanc writing many songs during that time that would appear on various Cowboy Mouth recordings later on.
LeBlanc formed Cowboy Mouth in late 1990 with a lineup that has changed variously throughout the years, with the main constants being LeBlanc and John Thomas Griffith on guitar and vocals. The band has maintained a steady touring schedule since their formation, gaining notoriety for their live shows. LeBlanc has written much of Cowboy Mouth's material, such as "How Do You Tell Someone", "Love Of My Life", "Disconnected", "Take Me Back To New Orleans", "Easy", "Tell The Girl", "So Sad About Me", "The Avenue", and the band's signature song, "Jenny Says".
In addition to performing and recording with Cowboy Mouth, LeBlanc has worked as a producer. He produced A Different Story by Deadeye Dick. The album featured the song "New Age Girl", which earned the band and LeBlanc a gold record in the early 1990s and was included in the Jim Carrey movie Dumb And Dumber.
LeBlanc has produced material for Mark Bryan of Hootie & The Blowfish and albums for Dash Rip Rock, The Bingemen, and The Garden District. He has also released the solo albums Here On Earth, Shiver, Double Dammit, and Playing The Game Of My Life and an album of spoken word short stories (also released as a book) called Always Give Thanks. In July 2010, LeBlanc said he would continue to release solo music during breaks in Cowboy Mouth's schedule.[5]
Fred LeBlanc performing in Nashville, 2007Fred LeBlanc smiling abashedly on Mardi Gras night in Houston, 2010, after all but losing his singing voice performing the night before in New Orleans.
^Keith Spera, "Fred LeBlanc to strum solo, release new music online", Times-Picayune, July 8, 2010.
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Fred LeBlanc news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message Fred LeBlanc is the lead singer drummer for the New Orleans based rock band Cowboy Mouth 1 and a freelance songwriter record producer short story author and acoustic performer Known for his maniacal performance style 2 and described as a short muscular guy with a heavy brow and piercingly intelligent eyes LeBlanc has been called one of the more instantly recognizable figures in contemporary Louisiana music 3 Fred LeBlancLeBlanc performing in Fort Lauderdale Florida in January 2009Background informationOccupation s Musician songwriter record producer authorInstrument s Vocals drumsYears active1980s presentWebsiteFred LeBlanc website Contents 1 Biography 2 Discography 2 1 Cowboy Mouth studio albums 2 2 Cowboy Mouth live albums and EPs 2 3 Cowboy Mouth live DVD 2 4 Dash Rip Rock albums featuring work of Fred LeBlanc 3 References 4 External linksBiography editAfter graduating from Jesuit High School in New Orleans LeBlanc began his career in the early 1980s as the drummer of the Backbeats also from New Orleans which featured many future members of Cowboy Mouth A year after the Backbeats disbanded in the mid 1980s LeBlanc joined power trio Dash Rip Rock as drummer and as contributing songwriter and co lead singer 4 The band was heavily influenced by the American roots music movement of the time as well as the frenzied punk and rock stylings of both the Sex Pistols and Jerry Lee Lewis To this mix LeBlanc s songs usually had a very strong melodic component with Operator Blue Moon At Midnight and Go Home Little Girl LeBlanc left Dash Rip Rock in mid 1989 and signed a deal as a solo artist with EMI Records Although no recordings were ever released from his tenure with the label LeBlanc has said that the year off from the road gave me a chance to focus on my songwriting with LeBlanc writing many songs during that time that would appear on various Cowboy Mouth recordings later on LeBlanc formed Cowboy Mouth in late 1990 with a lineup that has changed variously throughout the years with the main constants being LeBlanc and John Thomas Griffith on guitar and vocals The band has maintained a steady touring schedule since their formation gaining notoriety for their live shows LeBlanc has written much of Cowboy Mouth s material such as How Do You Tell Someone Love Of My Life Disconnected Take Me Back To New Orleans Easy Tell The Girl So Sad About Me The Avenue and the band s signature song Jenny Says In addition to performing and recording with Cowboy Mouth LeBlanc has worked as a producer He produced A Different Story by Deadeye Dick The album featured the song New Age Girl which earned the band and LeBlanc a gold record in the early 1990s and was included in the Jim Carrey movie Dumb And Dumber LeBlanc has produced material for Mark Bryan of Hootie amp The Blowfish and albums for Dash Rip Rock The Bingemen and The Garden District He has also released the solo albums Here On Earth Shiver Double Dammit and Playing The Game Of My Life and an album of spoken word short stories also released as a book called Always Give Thanks In July 2010 LeBlanc said he would continue to release solo music during breaks in Cowboy Mouth s schedule 5 nbsp Fred LeBlanc performing in Nashville 2007 nbsp Fred LeBlanc smiling abashedly on Mardi Gras night in Houston 2010 after all but losing his singing voice performing the night before in New Orleans Discography editCowboy Mouth studio albums edit Word of Mouth 1992 It Means Escape 1994 Are You with Me 1996 Word of Mouth Remix 1996 Mercyland 1998 Easy 2000 Uh Oh 2003 Voodoo Shoppe 2006 Fearless 2008 This Train 2012 Go 2014Cowboy Mouth live albums and EPs edit Mouthin Off Live amp More 1993 Mouthin Off Live amp More Remastered 1997 Cowboy Mouth LIVE limited edition 5 song EP issued with Mercyland 1998 Live in the X Lounge Jenny Says 1998 amp 2001 All You Need Is Live 2000 Live in the X Lounge Easy 2000 Uh Oh 5 song Preview EP 2003 Live at the Zoo 2004 Mardi Gras 2010 This Train 2013 Go 2014 Open Wide 2020Cowboy Mouth live DVD edit The Name of the Band is Cowboy Mouth 2007Dash Rip Rock albums featuring work of Fred LeBlanc edit Dash Rip Rock 1987 Ace of Clubs 1989 Paydirt 1998 producer only References edit Erlewine Stephen Thomas Biography Cowboy Mouth Allmusic Retrieved July 2 2010 Spotlight review of Are You With Me Billboard July 13 1996 Rick Koster Louisiana Music Da Capo Press 2002 ISBN 978 0 306 81003 9 p 224 Except available at Google Books Bush John Biography Dash Rip Rock Allmusic Retrieved July 2 2010 Keith Spera Fred LeBlanc to strum solo release new music online Times Picayune July 8 2010 External links editCowboy Mouth website Fred LeBlanc website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fred LeBlanc amp oldid 1218013532, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
