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Molly & the Heymakers | |
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Also known as | Molly and the Danger Band, Molly Otis, Molly Stoddard, Molly Scheer, Molly & The Makers |
Origin | Hayward, Wisconsin, USA |
Genres | Country, |
Years active | 1987-1995 |
Labels |
Reprise Muskie Queen Records Media Records |
Past members | Martha "Molly" Scheer Andy Dee Jeff Nelson Joe Lindzius Chad "C.J." Udeen |
Website | Molly and the Danger Band featuring Molly Scheer Otis Stoddard |
Molly & the Heymakers was an American country music group formed in 1987. The band consisted of Martha "Molly" Scheer ( lead vocals, fiddle, mandolin, rhythm guitar), Andy Dee ( lead guitar), Jeff Nelson ( bass guitar), Joe Lindzius ( drums) and Chad "C.J." Udeen ( steel guitar). Their highest charting single, "Chasin' Something Called Love," peaked at No. 50 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in 1991; it was included on their self-titled debut album, issued in 1992 on Reprise Records.
In 1998, Molly Scheer and Andy Dee, along with Rick Berger ( bass guitar) and Scott Tate ( drums), released an album of harder-edged material under the moniker known as "Molly & The Makers." The music on this album featured a mixture of styles including Alt.country, Cowpunk, Country, folk rock, Rock and Roll, Alternative rock, rock, power pop, punk rock, garage punk, indie rock and indie pop.
Title | Album details |
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Molly & The Heymakers |
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Live Wires |
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Molly & the Heymakers |
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B-Sides from the Milkhouse |
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Big Things |
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Lucky Flame (as Molly & the Makers) |
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Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Album | |
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US Country | CAN Country | |||
1990 | "Chasin' Something Called Love" | 50 | 38 | Molly & the Heymakers |
1991 | "He Comes Around" | 59 | 51 | |
1992 | " Mountain of Love" [1] | — | 79 | |
"Jimmy McCarthy's Truck" | 69 | 86 | ||
" Swinging Doors" [2] | — | — | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Year | Video | Director |
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1990 | "Chasin' Something Called Love" | Joanne Gardner |
1991 | "Mountain of Love" | Jim Shea |