Group

True West

From: Davis, United States
Active: 1980–1987
Rating: ★ 5 (1 votes)
Releases: 9

neo-psychedelia
paisley underground

About

True West is a guitar band, often considered part of the Paisley Underground. Singer Gavin Blair and guitarists Richard McGrath and Russ Tolman are the nucleus of the group.

From True West (band) on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Members

Gavin Blair now lead vocals
Frank French now drums (drum set)
Richard McGrath now electric guitar
Mike Palmer now electric bass guitar
Kevin Staydohar now electric bass guitar
Russ Tolman now electric guitar
Jozef Becker 1982–1983 · former drums (drum set)

Discography

Albums 3

EPs 1

True West 1983

Singles 1

Lucifer Sam 1982 Apple Music

Live 1

The Big Boot (Live at the Milestone) 1998

Compilations 3

Links

Reference

Identifiers

MusicBrainz: 47102710-aa57-411a-b031-e6c1a37b8550
ISNI: 0000000092809480

Data from MusicBrainz, saved 9 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.