History
Pirates of the Mississippi was formed in 1987, when Nashville session musicians Bill McCorvey (lead vocals), Rich Alves (guitar), Dean Townson (bass guitar), Jimmy Lowe (drums) and Pat Severs (steel guitar) started performing together. Originally, they identified themselves as the We Don't Want a Freaking Record Deal Band, but upon witnessing a group of fans wearing clogs, the group changed its name to The Cloggers.
The Cloggers began playing various clubs around Nashville. Eventually, they attracted the attention of an A&R representative at Capitol Records, who signed them to a recording contract in 1990. Executives at Capitol Records disliked the band's name, and suggested that they change it. The band then chose the name name Pirates of the Mississippi because they thought Lowe resembled a pirate.
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