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Exclusive: Tom Skinner’s Science Project Premieres Country-Blues Single ‘Sleeping Dogs’ From Debut LP

All-star cast of Oklahoma players unite to honor lost friend, musician, and collaborator Tom Skinner. ‘First Set’ due July 15 via Horton Records!
American Blues Scene StaffBy American Blues Scene StaffJune 20, 2022Updated:July 1, 2022No Comments3 Mins Read
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Singer-songwriter and Oklahoma Music Hall of Famer Tom Skinner is hailed as a founding father of the Red Dirt music movement. The pioneer was a member of Garth Brooks’ early band as well. Sadly, he passed away in 2015. His final wish was that his musical collaborators carry on and continue the beloved weekly Wednesday Night showcases he founded.  

The regular events bring together a diverse group of musicians for a unique live music experience. Multi-instrumentalist and Skinner’s longtime musical partner, Don Morris (Brandon Jenkins, Red Dirt Rangers, Jana Jae), not only took up that mantle, but gathered an all-star group of Oklahoma musicians to realize his friend’s dream.

Fusing the sonic styles of Red Dirt, Americana and roots rock on their debut LP and taking up a moniker that celebrates their dear friend, Tom Skinner’s Science Project’s First Set is the extraordinary result. Rounding out the band’s sound, Morris is joined by guitarist Brad James (Medicine Show, Stoney LaRue, Steve Pryor, Brandon Jenkins), drummer Rick Gomez (Reba McIntyre, Roy Clark, Red Dirt Rangers, Jana Jae, Okie Soul, Tweed) and bassist Dylan Layton (Whirligig, Steve Pryor, Brandon Jenkins).

When the pandemic hit, the quartet were forced to pause their weekly sessions at Tulsa, OK rock club, The Colony. They turned their attention to recording the initial sessions for the fourteen songs that make up First Set at Fellowship Hall Sound’s studio in Little Rock, AR.

Dedicated to preserving the legacy of Skinner and other departed Oklahoma musical peers, the members of Science Project recorded additional sessions for First Set at the studio of another Oklahoma musical legend — The Tractors frontman Steve Ripley’s Farm Studio near Pawnee, OK. Special guests have always been a feature of their live show and musicians John Fullbright, Andrea Kyle, Roger Ray, Kristin Ruyle, and Science Project Band alum Gene Williams were called upon to add their own contributions to this record.

First Set features songs written in collaboration and individually by bandmates Morris, Gomez, and James. It also includes contributions from Tom Skinner himself, Gene Williams and Brandon Jenkins amongst others. Thematically, the songs touch upon the state of the world, yearning for better times, preserving and promoting love, and stories of living in the American south.

Morris says the new record, like every Wednesday Night performance, takes place “in the spirit of Tom.” With such wide-ranging influence on other musicians, it’s not inappropriate to think of Tom Skinner’s Science Project carrying on the founder’s name in the same way jazz legends Duke Ellington and Count Basie each has had their orchestras continue long after their namesakes’ passing.

Premiering exclusively today is “Sleeping Dogs.” The gentle vocals and country steel effects falling elegantly into resonant blues guitar set a spring-fresh, spirited mood — a wise choice for an opening track that honors Skinner’s memory so beautifully.

Pre-order First Set

Country Blues Exclusive Horton Records Premiere Single Sleeping Dogs Tom Skinner Tom Skinner's Science Project
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