Spontaneous Combustion (American band)

For other uses, see Spontaneous combustion (disambiguation).

Spontaneous Combustion was an American music group founded in 1986. They performed what they called "bluerock", a bluegrass/rock music fusion. The band consisted of Roger Eilts (guitar, vocals), Leo Eilts (bass, vocals), Scott Prowell (mandolin, banjo, dobro, vocals) and Marvin Gruenbaum (violin, vocals). They were often billed as The Spontaneous Combustion Bluegrass Band or when they performed with former members of Total Strangers as Spontaneous Combustion/Total Strangers. They were a popular act at the Santa Fe Trails Bluegrass Festival and the Walnut Valley Festival. Spontaneous Combustion performed for 21 seasons with the four founding members before disbanding in 2006.

Discography and songs

Their albums included BlueRock, Spontane, Where There's Smoke, Live Embers and Strike Anywhere. Their bluegrass covers of songs like "I Heard It Through the Grapevine", "I Can See For Miles" and the theme song for "Secret Agent Man" are still popular on college radio stations in the American South (for example Nashville Public Radio 7 Mar 2009).

References

• Walnut Valley Festival performances in years past
• Spontaneous Combustion: History of the Band
• "Combustible bluegrass - the Kansas City-based bluegrass band makes a rare trip to Wichita for a concert at the Orpheum". The Wichita Eagle. 13 December 2002. Retrieved 2009-09-13.(subscription required)
• "Spontaneous Combustion to light up park". The Manhattan Mercury. 31 July 2003. Retrieved 2009-09-13.(subscription required)
• "Campground commotion spontaneous gathering becomes a fixture at Walnut Valley Festival". The Wichita Eagles. 20 September 1991. Retrieved 2009-09-13.(subscription required)
• Ledgin, Stephanie P (22 March 2005). "Spontaneous Combustion: Strike Anywhere". Sing Out!. Retrieved 2009-09-13.(subscription required)