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Poor Man's Poison

Poor Man's Poison is an American folk band from Hanford, California. The lineup since its creation consists of guitarists Ryan Hakker and Michael Jacobs, mandolinist Tommy McCarthy and double bassist Dustin Medeiros; all members share vocal duties, although Hakker usually acts as lead vocalist.

History
Ryan Hakker and Dustin Medeiros were friends since middle school, and had both been friends with Tommy McCarthy since high school. A previous band Done For Good, included Hakker as singer, Medeiros as drummer, and McCarthy as guitarist. Done For Good came to an end after releasing a single album, due to Medeiros developing permanent tinnitus, which made him unable to play drums or "any excessively loud music". As a result, Hakker, Medeiros, and McCarthy, joined by guitarist Mike Jacobs, whom had known Hakker and Medeiros since high school and worked with Hakker in previous bands, and formed Poor Man's Poison in 2009, with McCarthy switching to the mandolin and Medeiros to the double bass. In September 2012, Poor Man's Poison won the "Best New Act in Country Music" at the Country Showdown in Nashville. They have also performed at Guantanamo Bay for US troops and opened for the Charlie Daniels Band. Started in 2021, their side project named "Dr. Villain", led by Dustin Medeiros and Ryan Hakker, their single "This is the End" was released. In November 2023, Dr. Villain released a 3 track EP named "Welcome to the Show." with the songs "Welcome to the Show" "Running out of Options" and "Vamos! (Dr. Villain Experience)". == Band members ==
Band members
• Ryan Hakker – lead vocals, guitar • Michael Jacobs – vocals, guitar • Tommy McCarthy – vocals, mandolin • Dustin Medeiros – vocals, double bass == Discography ==
Discography
Studio albums • The Cycle (2006) (As the band, "Done for Good) • ''Poor Man's Poison'' (2009) • Friends with the Enemy (2011) • Providence (2014) EPs • In the End (2021) • The Great Big Lie (2023) • Welcome to the Show (2023) (Dr. Villian, a side project with just Ryan and Dustin) • Promised Land (2025) Live albums • Live at the Fox (2012) Singles • "Hell's Coming With Me" (2019) • "Let Us All Down" (2020) • "Feed The Machine" (2020) (cover by Egor Grositskiy) • "Every Day is Exactly the Same" (2021) • "The Woods" (2024) (Collaboratory single with Travis Brooks) • "Ireland Sky" (2024) (Collaboratory single with The violinist Travis Brooks) • "If We Were Vampires" (2022) (Collaboratory with Motel Drive) • "This Is The End" (2021) (As Dr. Villain, a side project with Ryan and Dustin) == References ==
Source: Wikipedia ↗
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