Ruthie Morris

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Ruthie Morris
A Caucasian female with shoulder-length brown hair wearing a white shirt and dark pants sings into a microphone while strumming a yellow electric guitar.
Morris performing with Magnapop in Belgium on April 21, 2006.
Background information
Birth nameRuth Mary Morris
Born (1964-03-05) March 5, 1964 (age 60)
West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.
OriginAtlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Musician
  • songwriter
Instrument(s)
  • Guitar
  • vocals
Years active1989–present
Websitemagnapop.com

Ruth Mary "Ruthie" Morris (born March 5, 1964) is the guitarist for the

pop punk/power pop guitar style helped to define the band's sound and she has co-written their minor hit singles "Slowly, Slowly" and "Open the Door
".

History

Morris is originally from

Modern Rock Tracks chart—"Slowly, Slowly" and "Open the Door". The band also toured the music festival circuit and opened for major alternative rock acts such as R.E.M.

After the 1996 release of

Daemon Records. The re-formed group toured to support the record throughout the United States and the festival circuit in Europe and has continued to perform and record through 2010. The self-released album Chase Park
was made available in late 2009.

In the

2009 Georgia floods, Morris lost much of her musical equipment, Magnapop memorabilia, and the first Compact Disc pressing of Chase Park.[4] Atlanta musicians—including former Magnapop bandmate Tim Lee and Amy Ray—threw a benefit concert to assist her in replacing her losses on December 15, 2009.[5]

In 1993,

Spin the Bottle" and "My Sister".[8]

Musical style

Open the Door
The chorus of "Open the Door" includes Ruthie Morris' guitar playing, which has been described on this song as "a flowing, chiming, Smiths/Johnny Marr guitar sound" that is uncharacteristic of her usual aggressive guitar playing.
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Morris is known for her particularly aggressive guitar-playing[9] and its interaction with Linda Hopper's pop-influenced vocals.[10] Critics have compared her style to punk acts like Ramones[11] as well as softer alternative rock musicians such as Johnny Marr.[12]

Discography

Main article: Magnapop discography

Morris' non-Magnapop releases include:

  • Holy Gang
     – "Free Tyson Free!" from the album Free Tyson Free! (1994)
Sampled
guitar
  • New Candidates – "I'm Coming Down"/"Set It on Fire" (2004)
Guitar, songwriting, and vocals

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d Cokyuce, Ozgur (December 2008), Magnapop/Ruthie Morris, Punk Globe, retrieved June 29, 2009
  2. ^ Verrico, Lisa (April 1994), "Magnapop", Vox
  3. ^ Gross, Jason (July 2001), "Linda Hopper: Oh OK", Perfect Sound Forever
  4. ^ Radford, Chad (December 15, 2009). "Ruthie Morris benefit tonight at the Earl". Creative Loafing. Retrieved March 19, 2010.
  5. Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Archived from the original
    on February 1, 2010. Retrieved March 19, 2010.
  6. ^ "Juliana Hatfield Interview", Sassy, September 1993
  7. ^ "White Hot Band", Sky, January 1994
  8. ISBN 978-1-56159-176-3
  9. Washington Post
    . Retrieved June 17, 2009.
  10. Pop Matters
    . Retrieved June 17, 2009.
  11. ^ Pareles, Jon (November 5, 1992). "Pop and Jazz in Review". The New York Times. Retrieved June 24, 2009.
  12. L.A. Times
    . Retrieved June 29, 2009.

External links

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