Rawhide
Short-lived project founded by Breck Pipes and Greta Ritcher, active from 1991 - 1992. A cover of the song "Happy Birthday" appears on Merry Christmas.
Members
- Breck Pipes - Guitar, Bass, Vocals
- Greta Ritcher - Guitar, Vocals
- Kevin Coultas aka J.T.Zinn - Drums
- John Causey - Drums
- David Ernst - Bass
- Rodney Bell - Vocals
Biography via Slamdek
Breck Pipes guitar & bass, Greta Ritcher guitar, J.T. Zinn sit-in drummer.
Written by Patty Smith and Mildred J. Hill, 1893
Rawhide, 1991: Greta Ritcher and Breck Pipes.
“Rawhide, although you can see they don’t have a full line up yet, has been playing together since March 1991. They’re looking for a drummer and bass player, so write to them c/o Slamdek if you’re interested. Breck has played in Spot, Cerebellum, and Crawdad. Greta has played in Your Face and Sister Shannon. All of these bands have released records on Slamdek, but unfortunately the Cerebellum cassette is the only one that remains available today. Spot’s Proud cassette is scheduled to be reissued in January 1992. Things are looking up, so hopefully we’ll see them all again soon along with a new one from Rawhide.
“‘Happy Birthday’ was written by two Louisville ladies, Patty Smith and Mildred J. Hill, and is possibly the most widely recognized modern song in the world. The original lyrics were ‘Good Morning To You’ and the tune only caught on accidentally after they had been changed.”
[Their sit-in drummer J.T. Zinn, actually Kevin Coultas using his grandfather’s name as a pseudonym, was replaced by John Causey in early 1992. This happened after John left Undermine. David Ernst joined on bass, and Rodney Bell on vocals. Rawhide played a handful of shows but didn’t last until the end of 1992. David Ernst joined Big Wheel, John Causey joined Crain, Greta began playing drums and played them in Drinking Woman, and Breck moved to Lexington. The song “Happy Birthday” celebrated its 100th birthday in 1993.]