The Grifters were a nationally popular and influential 1990s indie rock band based in Memphis who released albums on Doink, Sonic Noise, Shangri-la Records, and Sub Pop Records.

The band originally formed in the late 1980s as A Band Called Bud, with vocalist/guitarist Scott Taylor, bassist Tripp Lamkins, and drummer Dave Shouse. After being renamed the Grifters by 1990, Shouse joined Taylor on guitar, with Stanley Gallimore taking over on the drums. Songwriting duties where shared between Shouse, Taylor and Lamkins. For several years in the 1990s they recorded primarily at Easley McCain Recording and were closely affiliated with Memphis' Shangri-la Records label for a time.

Discography

• Dad cassette (self-released as A Band Called Bud, 1990)
• Disfigurehead 7" (Doink, 1990)
• Kingdom of Jones 7" (Doink, 1991)
• So Happy Together LP/CD (Sonic Noise, 1992)
• Soda Pop 7" (Shangri-la, 1992)
• Corolla Hoist 7" (Shangri-la, 1992)
• One Sock Missing LP/CD (Shangri-la, 1993)
• Under the Ground split 7" (with Crain ; Simple Machines , 1993)
• Holmes 7" (Darla, 1994)
• Bronze Cast 7" (Shangri-la, 1994)
• Crappin' You Negative LP/CD (Shangri-la, 1994)
• Dildozer split 7" (with Fluffy Kitty ; Cherry Smash, 1994)
• I'm Drunk split 7" (with Guided by Voices; Now Sound, 1994)
• Queen of the Table Waters 7" (Sub Pop, 1994)
• The Eureka EP 10"/CD (Shangri-la, 1995)
• Ain't My Lookout LP/CD (Shangri-la/Sub Pop, 1996)
• Disfigurehead & the Kingdom of Jones 10" (Shangri-la, 1996)
• Full-Blown Possession LP/CD (Sub Pop, 1997)

References

Bush, John. All Music Guide band biography