The Tractors
Background information
Origin	Oklahoma,  USA
Genre(s)	country music, country rock
Years active	1988-present
Label(s)	Arista Nashville Audium Records Boy Rocking Records
Website	http://thetractors.com

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Bio

The Tractors was formed in 1988^[1], with the original lineup comprising Ron Getman (bass guitar, slide guitar), Jamie Oldaker (drums), Walt Richmond (vocals, keyboards), Steve Ripley (guitar, lead vocals), and Casey van Beek (vocals).^[2] All five members had previously been backing musicians for other notable artists, including Eric Clapton, Bonnie Raitt, Linda Ronstadt, and Leonard Cohen.^[1] Steve Ripley out in woods. ... Eric Clapton CBE (born 30 March 1945), nicknamed Slowhand, is a Grammy Award winning English guitarist, singer and composer, who is one of the most successful musicians of the 20th century,[1] garnering an unprecedented three inductions into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. ... Bonnie Raitt, (born November 8, 1949) is an American Blues-R&B singer, songwriter, and guitarist who was born in Burbank, California, the daughter of Broadway musical star John Raitt. ... Linda Maria Ronstadt (born July 15, 1946) is a multi-Grammy-winning, multi-platinum selling and Emmy Award-winning American singer most closely associated with the folk rock and country rock genres that prevailed throughout the 1970s. ... Leonard Norman Cohen, CC (born September 21, 1934 in Westmount, Quebec) is a Canadian poet, novelist, and singer-songwriter. ...

By 1990, the group was signed to Arista Records, a newly-formed record label based in Nashville, Tennessee.^[1] In 1994, the group released its self-titled debut album. The album, which produced the single "Baby Likes to Rock It", soon became the fastest-selling debut album from a country group to go platinum; it also became the top-selling country music album of 1994.^[3][4] That album was soon followed by a Christmas album called Have Yourself a Tractors Christmas, which was also successful.^[2] Arista Records is an American record label that is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony BMG, and operates under the RCA Records Group // After being fired from CBS Records, Columbia Pictures hired Clive Davis to be a consultant for the company’s record and music operations. ... Nickname: Location in Davidson County and the state of Tennessee Coordinates: Country United States State Tennessee Counties Davidson County Founded: 1779 Incorporated: 1806 Government  - Mayor Bill Purcell (D) Area  - City  526. ...

The group's true follow-up, Farmers in a Changing World, was released in 1998; however, that album proved to be unsuccessful, in part due to country music's shift towards country pop.^[5] The band's members, except for Ripley, soon departed for other projects, although they and Ripley remained close friends, and made cameo appearances on subsequent albums.^[6] Ripley, along with several other musicians, released the next Tractors album, Fast Girl, on Audium Records in 1998. After Fast Girl, the Tractors left Audium as well, and soon formed its own label, Boy Rocking Records. Country Pop is a subgenre of country music that first emerged in the 1970s, with roots in both the countrypolitan sound and in soft rock. ...

Sound

The Tractors achieved their distinctive sound in several ways, most notably from the use of only one or two microphones or recording a song one take.^[3] Ripley, who is a luthier, often constructed guitars and cords for use in the band. An engravers impression of Antonio Stradivari examining an instrument. ...

Discography

• The Tractors (1994) (also known as Owner's Manual)
• Have Yourself a Tractors Christmas (1995) (re-released in 2002 as Tractors Christmas)
• Farmers in a Changing World (1998)
• Fast Girl (2001)
• Big Night (2002)
• The Kids Record (2005)

Singles

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References

External links

• Official website of The Tractors and Boy Rocking Records
• The Tractors on MySpace