Back Door Slam is the name of the band started by Davy Knowles www.davyknowles.com on the Isle of Man in 2003/4. The band got its name from a Robert Cray song of the same name. Originally a four piece, with Castle Rushen High School friends Jamie Armstrong (bass), Ross Doyle (drums) and Brian Garvey (rhythm guitar), the band was torn apart in 2004 when Brian was killed in a car accident along with their close friend Richie Brookes. Deciding to carry on in Brian's memory, Davy, Jamie and Ross reformed the band, with Davy writing the emotional tribute to his friend & former bandmate, 'Stay', which was later to appear on a rare EP and on their debut album 'Roll Away'. The trio recorded two EPs togethers, and played hundreds of gigs on their native Isle of Man before moving to London to live with Davy's manager, Bob Miller (Corinne Bailey Rae, Christine Collister). After a handful of gigs in the UK, Jamie decided to pursue a career in music production and left the band to go to University. In 2007, with a spot secured at the SXSW Festival in Texas, Davy and Ross recruited former schoolmate Adam Jones to replace Jamie on bass. Adam joined Back Door Slam for what turned out to be two extensive tours of the US lasting until January 2009. On January 27th, 2009, a letter was posted on Back Door Slam's website www.davyknowles.com , announcing that the band had 'broken up' and its members were pursuing different musical endeavors. The text of the letter is as follows: Dear Friends a...
Top Tracks
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Come Home
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Gotta Leave
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Outside Woman Blues
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Heavy On My Mind
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It'll All Come Around
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Takes A Real Man
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Roll Away
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Too Late
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Stay
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Too Good For Me
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Real Man
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Blues in My Swing
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Back Door Slam
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Tear Down The Walls
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Coming Up For Air
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Riding With The King
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Come Home (Acoustic version)
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Been Down So Long
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Riverbed
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Hear Me Lord
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You Can't Take This Back
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Mistakes
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Amber's Song
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Whatever That Spark Is
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Country Girl
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Long Night Ahead
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Red House
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Saving Myself
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Keep On Searching
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Step It Out Mary
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Almost Cut My Hair
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No Expectations
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Real Man (Bonus Track)
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Outside Woman Blues (cover of Cream Song)
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Minun Kultani Kaunis On
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Grey Funnel Line
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The Great Bye and Bye
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Taste of Danger
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I'll Get Mine
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Joe Cormier/La Bastringue
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Come Home (Live)
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It´ll All Come Around
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Redhouse
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I Was Lost
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Taste Of Danger (Duet With Jonatha Brooke)
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Almost Cut My Hair (Live)
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Outside Woman Blues (Live)
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Down In The Dumps Again
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It'll All Come Around (Live)
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Heavy On My Mind (live)