Gideon Smith & the Dixie Damned

Gideon Smith & The Dixie Damned
Background information
OriginNorth Carolina, United States
GenresSouthern rock
Hard rock
Stoner rock
Years active1996-present
LabelsGame Two Records, Scary Records, Small Stone Records
MembersGideon Smith.
Past membersBoo Duckworth
WebsiteOfficial website

Gideon Smith and the Dixie Damned is a band based in North Carolina. Gideon Smith began singing with local bands in the Carolina music scene in 1989. In 1997, he formed "Gideon Smith & The Dixie Damned" with friends Otis Hughes and Boo Duckworth; who were formerly of the PolyGram Records act, Animal Bag. In 1998 they recorded a self-titled EP which was picked up for distribution by 'Game Two Records'. Small Stone Records signed Smith in 1999 after hearing the disc. In 2000, Smith recorded demos at Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee .