Biography

Ed Snodderly 423 943 4025
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Ed Snodderly is a musician and songwriter from Johnson City, Tennessee. He uses images from the old and odd Appalachian world, combined with his own musical backbone creates inspired, original and beautiful songs. Imagine A P Carter sitting with Charles Bukowski in a diner and both of them falling in love with their waitress talking with a hillbilly accent and a pierced tongue.

Sam Bush (Majestic), Jerry Douglas (Pearlie Mae), John Cowan (Working In The New Mine), Missy Raines (Basket Of Singing Birds) and others have recorded Ed songs. He has recorded for Philo, Zu-Zazz and Sugar Hill Records.

The third verse of his song “The Diamond Stream,” is permanently displayed on the wall in the Hall Of Honor at the Country Music Hall Of Fame in Nashville, Tennessee. You’ve seen him on screen as the Village Idiot in O Brother, Where Art thou?

Liner Notes:

WE PLAYED GUITAR, BASS AND DRUMS

In the summer of 2010 Ben Bateson unlocked the door to the studio at East Tennessee State University, setting us up with microphones and other musical gadgets. He then went into the control room, closed his door and proceeded to man the recording knobs. He’d say rolling. Although, we knew there wasn’t anything to be rolling we would entertain that idea and play a song. We played guitar, bass and drums. We recorded live meaning that we played and sang everything in real time. We went for the best performances we could muster and we played with heart and soul just the best we could.

John brought his Ludwig pink champagne drum set that he bought as a high school kid in 1968. Brandon’s acoustic bass, an old 1950’s Kay, was miked in the sound room with Ben and all the recording machines. I played a 1932 Epiphone arch-top guitar, my Ome banjo and a 1960 Kay electric guitar. My spot in the studio was the in between room more like the hallway. I was isolated but I could hear Ben, Brandon and John clear as a bell in my headphones. We would find a groove, stop for a second or two then John would shout a count 1, 2, 3, 4 and we’d be off on our song ride.

Let me tell you that I first heard John play back in the early 1970’s and from that day on I have been a fan. He is such an incredible and tasteful musician. It was a huge honor to work with him.
Brandon has been my musical partner for several years. He is always thirsty for great music and literature. Brandon's encouragement and commitment to music is a big reason why you are holding this recording today. I thank him from the bottom of my heart for our musical friendship.
We had David Champouillon come play trumpet and piccolo. David teaches music at ETSU and is one heck of a musician.
Hans Rotenberry, sang on I’m gone. Hans writes great rock n roll and he leads his band The ShaZam.
John Cowan is one of the greatest singers around and he lent his talent on my A.P. Carter meets Delmore Brothers song, Gone Walking.
Ben Surratt mixed the songs in his studio in Nashville. He reminded me of some of our early sequences for these songs. I thank him for that reminding and for his enthusiastic work done here.

I hope you like these songs and perhaps a few of them you will include on your next mix tape or whatever you will have rolling.

Enjoy this rattle and roll.

Ed Snodderly
February 2011
Thunderbolt, Ga.


1. Johnson City Rag
Eddie Lynn Snodderly, Drivin Round Music, BMI.
2011 C P

Saturday mornings in downtown Johnson City, Tennessee at the Farmer's Market.


2. Little Egypt And Other Attractions
Eddie Lynn Snodderly, Drivin Round Music, BMI.
2011 C P

I imagined this song from a picture of musicians standing in front of a banner line for a carnival show. The photograph made me want to be in this band. Tuba, bass drum, piccolo, trumpet, trombone. Smoking cigarettes, backing up Little Egypt shaking her money tree.


3. Black Crow
Eddie Lynn Snodderly, Drivin Round Music, BMI.
2011 C P

Black crow sitting on a post wants to tell me what he loves most. He likes his angle and point of view. Black crow what's next for you?


4. Somewhere Old And Of This World
Eddie Lynn Snodderly, Drivin Round Music, BMI.
2011 C P

On Saturday mornings when I was a young boy my Dad use to drop me and my Mother and sister off on Gay Street in Knoxville, Tennessee. He would be going to a business meeting. He left us downtown so we'd have something to do. I think there were street preachers and guitar
singers on every corner. It was a vibrant scene and somehow and somewhere I knew it. I can still hear those Saturday mornings.


5. Gone Walking
Eddie Lynn Snodderly, Drivin Round Music, BMI.
2011 CP

An abstract piece lyrically speaking. Delmore brotherly. I've heard tell this was how A. P. Carter found some songs. John Cowan sings so good!


6. I'n Gone
Eddie Lynn Snodderly, Drivin Round Music, BMI.
2011 C P

A traveling song!


7. Falling Bones Dance
Eddie Lynn Snodderly, Drivin Round Music, BMI.
2011 C P

A song of a dance by a dancer I met traveling with a group from Canada. No dance alike and watched her every move.


8. Missing
Drivin Round Music, BMI.
2011 C P

Rock and roll. Lost with somebody!


9. On The Banks
Eddie Lynn Snodderly, Drivin Round Music, BMI.
2011 C P

Trying my hand at mysterious southern kinda of killing song! Yikes!


10. Tell Me
Eddie Lynn Snodderly, Drivin Round Music, BMI.
2011 C P

Good ole clothesline gossip music.


11. Gibraltar
Eddie Lynn Snodderly, Drivin Round Music, BMI.
2011 C P

Down at the lake. Shake and bake. Fire sticks, broken bottles. Boats drifting your mind is to.


12. Life Of My Own
Eddie Lynn Snodderly, Drivin Round Music, BMI.
2011 C P

This is country! All inclusive! Sing me a better song that does this.