Terry Taylor: Guitars, Lead Vocals Mike Roe: Lead Guitars, Lead Vocals Derri Daugherty: Guitars, Lead Vocals Steve Hindalong: Drums, Percussion, Vocals
The Lost Dogs are heading down Route 66, “America’s Mother Road,” in mid-September, 2008, jumping off in Chicago and ending at the pier in Santa Monica, California. While visiting some of the most interesting places in America, their experiences will be captured in music and film. An emphasis will be placed on their various encounters and interviews with the uniquely fascinating people along Route 66. The end result will be an album and DVD that will be charming, whimsical, comedic, poignant, educational, and above all else, fun and entertaining.
You are probably thinking that Route 66 has been “done before,” but this project is set apart by a bold difference. The Lost Dogs are seasoned travelers and musicians, hilarious by anyone’s standards and friendly as all get-out. This project will be nothing without you and to make it happen we need your active participation. Above all, the Dogs are excited about connecting with you and wish to spend time with you personally so your very own very special “stories” can be shared in song with the rest of the world.
The Lost Dogs would like to perform impromptu concerts on street corners, at historical diners and hotel/motel sights, tourist attractions, and campgrounds, and would love to sit down and chat with you over a picnic lunch or some ice cream.
If you live along the route, we would like to let you know when The Lost Dogs will be in your area and schedule a special time to meet with you personally, and anybody else you can round up, so they can learn about your history, both personal and community, and get a “feel” for your spot on the map.
In true Lost Dogs style they are offering fans several unusual opportunities to participate in the experience with them. A GPS unit, provided by BrickHouse Security, will allow fans to go online and watch the band's every move in real-time or even get in their cars, come out and travel along for a few miles. Video blogs will be posted so fans can watch as their experiences are transformed into a musical narrative of the Mother Road.
Fans will also be afforded the chance to get involved with several tour support opportunities, from donating money to have their names included in the credit roll of the DVD, to purchasing items from the tour including the Waterstone guitars the band will use while on the road. The tour will end with a beach party at the Santa Monica pier, where the band will share new songs and clips from the road.
Come join the Dogs lost on Route 66 as the journey becomes the music.
Your participation is vital!
Please contact us if you are at all interested in being a part of this exciting project!
A big thank you to our sponsors:
$1 - Buy a Lost Dogs Route 66 Postcard (Mail it to your friends to let them know about the tour, CD and DVD. Also makes a great keepsake.)
$2 - Buy a Lost Dogs Route 66 Postcard and have the band mail it to you while they are on the road (or have one sent to a friend)
For a $10 donation your name will be listed in the Route 66 CD credits.
$20 - Receive postcards from The Lost Dogs while they're traveling down Route 66. A total of eight postcards (one from each state) will be sent to you by the Dogs themselves.
For a $25 donation your name will be listed in the Route 66 CD credits and scrolling DVD credits.
For a $50 donation your name will be listed in the Route 66 CD credits and scrolling DVD credits and you will also get a FREE Lost Dogs Route 66 t-shirt!
The Lost Dogs began as an exciting collaboration between four brilliant frontmen/songwriters, creating music that transcended the musical boundaries of their respective bands. Terry Taylor (DA, the Swirling Eddies), Gene Eugene (Adam Again), Derri Daugherty (The Choir), and Michael Roe (The 77s, MichaelRoe.com) over the past 16 years have released nine eclectic albums of traditional American music (country, folk, blues, rock) with a decidedly modern feel. Over the course of time, the Lost Dogs have built a loyal and growing base of alt-country and roots fans including genre artists such as Buddy and Julie Miller, the Kentucky Headhunters, and Phil Madeira.
In 2006, The Lost Dogs returned to the studio with help from Steve Hindalong (also of The Choir, who co-produced the Dogs’ previous two albums), Matt Slocum of Sixpence None the Richer, and Jerry Chamberlain of Daniel Amos, and created what most fans are calling one of their best albums yet, The Lost Cabin and the Mystery Trees. The Lost Dogs then hit the road for a tour of the United States in support of the project.
Thanks for approving me. The last time I saw you dudes was at the Gene Eugene Memorial. It was good to see Jason Dean and John Smeby there too. A tour down Rt 66? Awesome! I can't wait until you guys get into my neck of the woods, I mean desert! Rt 66 cuts right through Victorville, and just outside of Hesperia! You gotta tell me how good is Ted Drewes in St Louis, Mo.
Terry Taylor, DA dude, Bereshith Overture. Yeah, I saw you guys out in California in the 70's. It's so good to see you're still cookin'. Thanx for adding The Terisa Reeves Band to your friends site. Keep on stiring the stew!
Yo, Dogs, thanks for the add. Most recently saw you guys in Georgia last year, can't wait til next time. I heard "Jimmy" the other day and started missing Gene big time. Keep up the good work!
