Southern Culture on the Skids has been consistently recording and touring the world since 1983. The band — Rick Miller (guitar and vocals), Mary Huff (bass and vocals), and Dave Hartman (drums) — has been playing together for over 30 years. Their musical journey has taken them from all-night North Carolina house parties to late-night TV talk shows like Conan O'Brien and The Tonight Show, from performing at the base of Mt. Fuji in Japan to rocking out for inmates at North Carolina correctional facilities. They've shared the stage with musical luminaries including Link Wray, Loretta Lynn, Hasil Adkins, and Patti Smith. Their music has been featured in movies and TV, parodied by Weird Al, and used to sell everything from diamonds to pork sausage.
In 2014, the band was honored by the Southern Folklife Collection at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill with an exhibition celebrating their music and cultural contributions. Their legendary live shows stand as a testament to the therapeutic powers of foot-stomping, butt-shaking rock and roll — what Rolling Stone called "a hell raising rock and roll party."
