Having sold over 20 million albums and topping the album charts several times, the Black Crowes are an American rock ‘n’ roll institution. Today, anyone checking in on “The Most Rock ‘N Roll Rock ‘N Roll Band In The World," as the U.K.’s Melody Maker once called them, will find THE BLACK CROWES more dedicated than ever to their craft which has resulted in a body of work spanning two full decades.



On August 3rd, the Black Crowes will release Croweology, an all-acoustic double-album celebration of their 20-year career. Croweology will be sold at the cost of a single album as a thank you to their fans for two decades of support. Also to be released on vinyl, the project was produced by Paul Stacey and will be released on the Black Crowes label, Silver Arrow, through Megaforce Records.

A long unfolding tale, as lucky as life on earth,originating in the mountains of North Carolina, is what brought these musicians together not that long ago.

The members of Truth & Salvage Company boasts four songwriters and four lead singers and consists of Bill "Smitty" Smith on drums and vocals, Joe Edel on bass, Adam Grace on the organ, Walker Young on piano and vocals, Tim Jones on rhythym guitar and vocals, and Scott Kinnebrew on lead guitar an vocals.

The culmination of their songs and voices harken back to a time of organic purity in American Rock & Roll.

Most of the group assembled in the mountains of North Carolina. Smitty and Joe are from Ohio, Walker from Atlanta and Scott from New Orleans. Walker, Joe, Scott, and Smitty first started playing together in the hot jazz and ragtime outfit "Scrappy Hamilton" in the spring of 1999. The initial line up of the group made Asheville their home and toured the East Coast extensively for five years, releasing three albums independently. Artists they played with include The Squirrel Nut Zippers, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, The Moldy Peaches, and The Rebirth Brass Band. They had a song featured in the 2003 horror movie "Cabin Fever".

In 2005 in a staggered exodus, the band members made their way to Los Angeles where good things awaited them.

The crew met by bringing two thriving music scenes together and making it one. Tim Jones was performing at the Hotel Cafe in Hollywood every Sunday night. Walker, Scott and Smitty were resident musicians at Cranes Hollywood Tavern every Wed night with a musical collaborative called the Beachwood Rockers. The buzz of each of these clubs brought these musicians together.

Eventually they all found themselves on the stage together and the chemistry was truly undeniable. What started as a casual musical meeting of like minds, ended up developing into a unique cooperative which sparked an extraordinary chemistry and turned out to be exactly what the musicians in Truth & Salvage Co. were seeking.