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The trio Swamp Rat features three Nashville session musicians, guitarist
Dan Cohen, bassist James Cook, and drummer
Derek Mixon. Cook and
Mixon, both from Louisiana, met there, where they were the rhythm section for Howard Shaft. With
Cohen, they backed
Brad Martin and were together again as members of
Tracy Byrd's backup band. Numerous individual recording sessions and touring stints with country stars followed. Forming Swamp Rat, they recorded their debut album, consisting largely of instrumentals, with such guest stars as
Byrd,
Sam Bush, and
Steve Wariner, for release on Weston Boys Records on November 5, 2008. ~ William Ruhlmann