Smalltown Poets

Formed: 1996

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Genre: Pop/Rock

Group Members: Dan Stephens, Kevin Breuner, Miguel DeJesus, Michael Johnston, Nathan Blackstone, Byron Goggin

Biography: The alternative CCM group Smalltown Poets was formed in Tifton, GA. by singer/guitarist Michael Johnston, keyboardist Danny Stephens and drummer Byron Goggin, high school pals who'd played in bands together throughout their formative years (including Villanelle, which released an independent-label album ...Read full biography

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Smalltown Poets

Released: 1997

Label: Forefront Records

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The Smalltown Poets' eponymous debut album is a pleasant collection of mature, latter-day jangle-pop, sounding like a cross between the Gin Blossoms, Toad the Wet Sprocket and the Rembrandts. Although ...Read full review

Third Verse

Released: 2000

Label: EMI

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Third Verse, the Smalltown Poets' third album, continues in the vein of its predecessors: smoothed-out, jangly folk-rock with unabashedly Christian lyrics. This sound isn't as prevalent on pop or alternative ...Read full review

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