Crew Jones

Crew Jones
File:Crewjones.jpg
Background information
Origin	Duluth, Minnesota, US
Genres	Hip-hop
Instruments	Vocals, organ,
Years active	1999–present
Labels	Copy Cats Media, Shaky Ray Records, Chairkickers' Union Music
Members	Burly Burlesque Mic Trout Oliver Lollipop Henry 'BigPaws' Lewis
Past members	Ray the Wolf

Crew Jones is an American hip-hop band from Duluth, Minnesota. Since releasing their full debut album Who's Beach in 2003, the band has performed with Charlie Parr.

Crew Jones often performs at the Homegrown Music Festival in Duluth, Minnesota. They are credited with coining the term "barncore" to describe their style of music. Their name is taken from the hero in the 1986 film RAD. Burly Burlesque and Mic Trout are members of Southwire with Jerree Small.

Lineup

• Burly Burlesque – vocals
• Mic Trout – organ, vocals
• Henry 'Big Paw' Lewis – vocals, percussion

Discography

Studio albums

• Who's Beach – (Self-released, 2003)

EPs

• The Kids are Alright – (Shaky Ray Records, 2001)

Singles

• "Self-titled Split" (split single with I Am the Slow Dancing Umbrella) – (Self-released, 2004)

Compilations

• The Audiophile's Guide to the Twin Cities – (Copy Cats Media, 2004)
• Low Remixed – (Chairkickers' Union Music, 2005)
• Homegrown Rawk and/or Roll: Starfire's Mix – (Homegrown Music Festival, 2008)

References

• Julin, Chris. Hip-hop from the North Woods Minnesota Public Radio, November 19, 2004.
• https://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/2004/11/19_julinc_crewjones/
• https://mnartists.walkerart.org/mix-tape-surfactants-and-ray-the-wolf
• https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/equal-xchanges-rain-elfvin-shares-the-love
• https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/band-profile-crew-jones

External links

• Myspace Profile
• Performance
• Minnesota Public Radio Story