Stackabones

Named after Woody Guthrie's young daughter who died tragically in a fire, Stackabones was formed in Austin, TX, by two East Coast buddies, Jim Brighton and Butch Zito. A fixture on the Austin scene in the mid-'80s, Stackabones found its way into Deadhead circles when its first single was played in between sets at a Grateful Dead show. Shortly thereafter, the band went into the studio with pedal steel hero Bobby Black to record their first album, which was quickly picked up by Relix Records, the record label arm of the magazine devoted to the Grateful Dead and the jam band scen...