The group was founded in 1981 by Mike Buck (also of The Fabulous Thunderbirds), Don Leady, Steve Doerr, and Alex Napier. The group was a long-running Austin bar band, but achieved national success with the album Open All Night, which reached number 181 on the Billboard 200 in 1987.[1]
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leroi, brothers, american, rock, band, from, austin, texas, group, founded, 1981, mike, buck, also, fabulous, thunderbirds, leady, steve, doerr, alex, napier, group, long, running, austin, band, achieved, national, success, with, album, open, night, which, rea. The LeRoi Brothers are an American rock band from Austin Texas The group was founded in 1981 by Mike Buck also of The Fabulous Thunderbirds Don Leady Steve Doerr and Alex Napier The group was a long running Austin bar band but achieved national success with the album Open All Night which reached number 181 on the Billboard 200 in 1987 1 Former member Alex Napier died on February 3 2011 in Desoto Texas from liver cancer aged 59 2 On March 12 2014 The LeRoi Brothers were inducted into the Austin Music Hall of Fame 3 Former member Evan Johns died from complications of liver disease on March 11 2017 at the age of 60 in Austin Texas 4 Contents 1 Members 2 Discography 3 References 4 External linksMembers EditMike Buck drums Don Leady guitar vocals Steve Doerr guitar vocals Alex Napier bass Joe Doerr vocals Jackie Newhouse bass Sarah Brown bass Evan Johns guitar Rick Rawls guitar Pat Collins bass Speedy Sparks bassDiscography EditMoon Twist EP 1981 Check This Action 1983 Forget About the Danger 1984 Lucky Lucky Me 1985 released as Protection From Enemies in the UK The LeRoi Brothers 1985 EP 5 Open All Night 1986 Viva LeRoi 1989 Rhythm amp Booze 1990 Crown Royale compilation album 1992 Kings of the Catnap 2000 Check This Action Deluxe Edition 2017 References Edit Cub Koda The LeRoi Brothers Biography amp History AllMusic Retrieved 2017 03 12 Doc Rock 2011 January to June The Dead Rock Stars Club Retrieved 2017 03 12 Austin Music Awards 2013 2014 Hall of Fame The Austin Chronicle 33 29 March 14 2014 Web June 2 2014 Evan Johns 60 left his mark on Austin music as a firebrand guitarist Music blog austin360 com Retrieved 2017 03 12 The LeRoi Brothers Discogs com Retrieved 19 July 2014 External links EditLeRoiBros com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The LeRoi Brothers amp oldid 1172400344, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
