Monday June 7, 2021 “Smiling Up the Frown” Agents of Good Roots

Blending together roots rock with a healthy dose of jazz and funk, this Richmond, VA based quartet were one of the more popular bands to come out of the East Coast club scene in the latter half of the '90s. 

 The group's main lineup consisted of singer/guitarist/keyboardist Andrew Winn (whose smoky voice is attributed to a serious throat injury suffered in a skiing accident at age 14), drummer Brian Jones (not the dead Rolling Stones one), bassist Stewart Myers, and saxophonist J.C. Kuhl. 

 Through a relentless touring schedule, Agents of Good Roots managed to cultivate a steady regional following, playing over 200 shows a year on the same circuit that had previously spawned fellow Virginian stars, Dave Matthews Band, with whom they frequently toured.

 Stay safe and well...and it was definitely time for some saxophone.

I'm trying to get back to the day

When my bitch (alt: miss) came running

From the dead end way

Holding her close in my arms

And my world was doing fine

It's fading away, breaking away as I try

To sell her lies.

 But now I feel you again

And you lift me as I climb

Over the pains, over the chains of my mind

Where freedom springs from the well of my heart

And the love shines through as it kisses the dark

And the peace smiles up the frown

In true sound

 Now I'm trying to roll with the day

As my love keeps running

From the dead end way

Oh touch I've got to feel you again

And you lift me as I climb

Over the pains, over the chains of my mind

Where freedom springs from the well of my heart

Where the love shines through as it kisses the dark

And the peace smiles up the frown

In true sound