Dan Baird and Homemade Sin

Delivering party-hearty, street-smart boogie rock in the classic Southern manner, Dan Baird & Homemade Sin was one of the primary solo projects from singer, guitarist, and songwriter <a href="spotify:artist:4F3oRWFbkgHCyxukGbR63c">Baird</a>, best known as the leader of <a href="spotify:artist:2hnzQ6eCFkxUIPsVcsdj8A">the Georgia Satellites</a>. <a href="spotify:artist:4F3oRWFbkgHCyxukGbR63c">Baird</a> formed <a href="spotify:artist:2hnzQ6eCFkxUIPsVcsdj8A">the Georgia Satellites</a> in 1980, and in 1986 the group -- <a href="spotify:artist:4F3oRWFbkgHCyxukGbR63c">Baird</a> and Rick Richards on vocals and guitar, Rick Price on bass, and Mauro Magellan on drums -- landed a deal with <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Elektra+Records%22">Elektra Records</a>. Their self-titled debut album became a hit in the wake of the chart singles "Keep Your Hands to Yourself" and "Battleship Chains." While <a href="spotify:artist:2hnzQ6eCFkxUIPsVcsdj8A">the Satellites</a> earned a reputation as a great live band, their next two albums, 1988's Open All Night and 1989's In the Land of Salvation and Sin, were commercial disappointments, and by 1990 the band called it quits.

In 1991, <a href="spotify:artist:4F3oRWFbkgHCyxukGbR63c">Baird</a> signed with <a href="spotify:artist:1EpmQFTiJbcxzwbLpuUL8L">Rick Rubin</a>'s <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Def+American%22">Def American</a> label and released his solo debut, Love Songs for the Hearing Impaired. The tune "I Love You Period" earned solid airplay on radio and MTV. However, there was a long layoff before the follow-up arrived, 1996's Buffalo Nickel, and the album suffered poor sales due to a lack of proper promotion. After cutting ties with <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Def+American%22">Def American</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:4F3oRWFbkgHCyxukGbR63c">Baird</a> followed the independent route while also working with several side projects (including <a href="spotify:artist:6n99J0YrNKxLplmgPRkvMB">the Yayhoos</a> and the Sofa Kings) and producing other artists. In 2005, <a href="spotify:artist:4F3oRWFbkgHCyxukGbR63c">Baird</a> introduced his new band, Dan Baird & Homemade Sin, which featured <a href="spotify:artist:4F3oRWFbkgHCyxukGbR63c">Baird</a> on lead vocals and guitar, Warner E. Hodges (formerly of <a href="spotify:artist:6mvFRE3xP0zlD7UslNKjfI">Jason & the Scorchers</a>) on guitar, Micke Nilsson (formerly with Bonafide) on bass, and Mauro Magellan (one of <a href="spotify:artist:4F3oRWFbkgHCyxukGbR63c">Baird</a>'s <a href="spotify:artist:2hnzQ6eCFkxUIPsVcsdj8A">Georgia Satellites</a> bandmates) on drums.

Dan Baird & Homemade Sin made their recording debut with the album Feels So Good, released on <a href="spotify:artist:4F3oRWFbkgHCyxukGbR63c">Baird</a>'s own <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Jerkin%27+Crocus%22">Jerkin' Crocus</a> label, and a live album, Feels So Good 2, followed later in 2005. The group soon became a significant draw in the United Kingdom, Europe, and Sweden, while attracting a smaller but similarly enthusiastic fan base in the United States. <a href="spotify:artist:4F3oRWFbkgHCyxukGbR63c">Baird</a> and his bandmates continued to release studio albums -- among them 2008's Dan Baird & Homemade Sin, 2013's Circus Life, 2015's Get Loud, and 2017's Rollercoaster -- as well as a steady stream of live discs that captured their on-stage sizzle and swagger, all drawn from their frequent tours of Sweden and the U.K. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi