If you are craving some Southern Rock and Texas Outlaw Metal with a little Red Dirt on top - Lynard Skynard meets Zakk Wylde you are going to be addicted to the music of Smokin' Joe Thunder and His No Good Frens(TM). "Smokin' Joe" was born in Beaumont Texas, the land of Johnny and Edgar Winters. He grew up in Lufkin and Nacogdoches, two towns in East Texas that are separated by the Angelina River, where he would go to hear Johnny play "across the river". Anyone who knows Joe, will agree that what you see is what you get. He rarely meets a person he doesn't like and while he appreciates the many genres of music, his own music expresses the influences that the classic rock and southern blues music he listened to growing up in East Texas had on him. To those that know him, he is bigger than life and whether he is singing, speaking or laughing, once you hear his voice, you always know it. His voice has a resonance and power that is as strong as Joe's love of life. To sum it up: BIG voice, BIG heart, BIG sound, BIG talent! Joe paints a lyrical masterpiece in every song he writes and composes and arranges his own music. His arrangements are geared toward showcasing the very talented guitarists that are a part of his 'no good frens'. The musicians that play Joe's music are anything BUT 'no good'. Dearl Guest, Josh Pinkham, Richard Redfearn, Joey Kinney and Bum White are some of the hottest players in the northeast corner of Texas (okay - actually they are the hottest players... why be modest...?). They are primarily and foremost a guitar show band featuring the deadly duo, the guitar maniacs, Dearl Guest and Josh Pinkham, Josh Pinkham. So what genre is this? "It ain't metal and it ain't JUST Southern Rock. We don't give a damm what it is..... as long as it rocks.... if it don't rock, we ain't playin' it...."