TRICK PONY

TRICK PONY (1996–present: Heidi Newfield [gtr, hca, voc]; Keith Burns [gtr, voc]; Ira Dean [b, voc]) Trick Pony , a neo-cow-punk/ROCKABILLY band, was formed in 1996. Atlanta-born Burns had previously worked as a backup musician on the road with JOE DIFFIE , and penned Diffie's hit Whole Lotta Gone from 1996. Raleigh, North Carolina, native Dean was previously the bassist with TANYA TUCKER's road show. Newfield was a SINGER/SONGWRITER who came to Nashville in the mid-1990s, looking for success…