Prior to becoming a one-man band, he was a member of a punk band (The Thangs) and two
bluegrass bands (Scott Biram & the Salt Peter Boys and Bluegrass Drive-By). Biram first released five albums under his own
record label, KnuckleSandwich Records. His first album was
This is Kingsbury?, released in 2000. This was followed by a second release, ''Preachin' & Hollerin
in 2002. In February 2003, he released his third album, Lo-fi Mojo'', recorded live on the radio in Austin, Texas. In April 2003, while recovering from a major head-on collision with a big-rig semi truck he recorded and released the "Rehabilitation Blues E.P." The recording was made at his parents' home while he was still bedridden from his crash. In 2004, he released
The Dirty Old One Man Band. Subsequently, it was re-released (with a few changes) in 2005 when Biram signed with
Bloodshot Records from Chicago, Illinois. After signing with Bloodshot, Biram released
Graveyard Shift (2006), and ''Something's Wrong / Lost Forever
(2009). Something's Wrong/Lost Forever
reached #5 on the Billboard Blues Chart. His fourth record on the Bloodshot label, Bad Ingredients
, was released on October 11, 2011. The album reached #35 on the iTunes Rock Chart on the day of release. A week after the release of Bad Ingredients
he appeared on the cover of the Austin, Texas, weekly magazine, The Austin Chronicle''. He received the "Best Blues Record" award in the 2012 Independent Music Awards. On November 29, 2013, (Black Friday/Record Store Day) he released a limited-edition gospel 7" vinyl single, "When I Die," (with B-side "John The Revelator" featuring Jesse Vain). The downloadable version was also made available. Another full-length album, "Nothin' But Blood" was released on Bloodshot Records, February 4, 2014, on both limited edition, blood-red vinyl, and compact disc. His albums
Dirty Old One Man Band and
Graveyard Shift were re-released on colored vinyl in 2015. On February 24, 2017, Bloodshot released another full-length album,
The Bad Testament on CD, ltd. edition orange swirl vinyl, and 180-gram black vinyl. "The Bad Testament" debuted at #3 on the Billboard Blues Charts, only 2 spots under
The Rolling Stones' "Blue & Lonesome". It also debuted at #93 on the
CIMS independent record store sales charts. The CD version, and digital version of Scott H. Biram's album "The Bad Testament" also includes a bonus EP called "Lost On The River" made up of songs he recorded for the soundtrack of the documentary film produced by Yeti Coolers, Shut Up and Paddle about the
Texas Water Safari canoe race. On November 22, 2019, Bloodshot Records released Biram's 11th album, "Sold Out to The Devil: A Collection of Gospel Cuts by The Rev. Scott H. Biram" on "natural" colored vinyl, CD, and digital. Biram's 12th album, "Fever Dreams" was released by Bloodshot, during the worldwide pandemic in the Fall of 2020. The album features two songs with his friend and fellow
Ameripolitan Awards, Outlaw Male Winner,
Jesse Dayton, on lead guitar. These are cover songs; "Single Again" by
Gary Stewart, and "Monkey David Wine" by
David Allan Coe. Dayton and Biram enthusiastically trade off vocal lines in the latter. On March 25, 2003, Biram was involved in a head-on collision with a big-rig semi truck, which resulted in both his vehicle and his body being crushed. He survived the wreck and was flown to Brook Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas. He suffered from a broken femur, knee, foot, and arm, and severe internal injuries. Metal rods and pins were placed in all of the broken bones, and one and a half feet of his intestine had to be removed from his body. One month later he was back on stage at Austin's Continental Club playing a show from a wheelchair with an I.V. still dangling from his arm. Although primarily known as a one-man band, other musicians have participated and appeared on multiple Biram releases. Austin, Texas, musicians,
The Weary Boys appeared on songs featured on Biram's records, ''Preachin' and Hollerin'
and The Dirty Old One Man Band''. Particularly the songs "Truckdriver," "Sweet Thing," and "Ocean of Diamonds". Ethan Shawe of Austin, Texas-based band, Chili Cold Blood contributed steel guitar on the song "18 Wheeler Fever" on Biram's 2006 release
Graveyard Shift. John Wesley Myers aka: Reverend James Leg, and Van Campbell of
Black Diamond Heavies appeared on two songs on Biram's release ''Something's Wrong/Lost Forever''. These songs were "I Feel So Good" and "Hard Time". Walter Daniels, more widely known for his harmonica playing, contributed saxophone solos on the song "I Want My Mojo Back" which was featured on Biram's 2011 record
Bad Ingredients. Percussionist, Matthew Puryear of the local Austin, Texas, band Chili Cold Blood also contributed various percussion on several of the songs on Biram's
Bad Ingredients album. He is known for playing original trucker songs such as "TruckDriver", "Reefer Load", "18 Wheeler Fever", "Hit The Road", "Open Road", and "Draggin' Down The Line," among others. He is also known for writing and singing songs about "chickens," which he claims refers not just to poultry, but also to lovers, ex-lovers and "loose women" in general. He also raises real chickens at his home in Austin, Texas. He is known for wearing mesh-back trucker hats and velcro shoes on stage. He is also known to use a hollow-body guitar, which he often strikes during performances, and a homemade stomp-box for percussion. Biram's songs have been used in many films and television programs. The song "Blood, Sweat & Murder" from
The Dirty Old One Man Band album, is featured on the soundtrack to 2016's
Hell or High Water film starring
Jeff Bridges,
Chris Pine, and
Ben Foster, written by
Taylor Sheridan. The film was nominated for an
Academy Award best picture, as well as several other nominations. The soundtrack also features
Townes Van Zandt,
Waylon Jennings,
Chris Stapleton,
Ray Wylie Hubbard, and other country artists. The film's score was written and performed by
Nick Cave, and
Warren Ellis. "Blood, Sweat & Murder" was also used in the television program,
Dog the Bounty Hunter, in the episode titled "A Helping Hand", and an episode of NBC's
My Name Is Earl, on FX Channel's
Mayans M.C., as well as an episode of Apple TV's
Bad Sisters. It also appears in the 2018 video game,
Far Cry 5 by
Ubisoft Montreal. Biram's song "Hit The Road" was also used on
Dog The Bounty Hunter. "Lost Case of Being Found," "Still Drunk, Still Crazy, Still Blue," and "No Way" were used in season four of FX Cable Channel's
Sons of Anarchy. His song "Wreck My Car" was used in the film,
The Darwin Awards, starring
Winona Ryder and
Joseph Fiennes. Biram original, Plow You Under" appears in season 3 of Amazon Prime's
Reacher. The Biram song, "BBQ Commercial" is used in a television commercial for
Rudy's Country Store and Bar-B-Q, a popular Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Colorado restaurant chain. The CD version, and digital version of Scott H. Biram's album
The Bad Testament also includes a bonus EP called
Lost On The River made up of songs he recorded for the soundtrack of the documentary film "Shut Up and Paddle" produced by Yeti Coolers about the Texas Water Safari canoe race. Biram has appeared in many documentary films, including a part in
J.D. Wilkes 2008 film,
Seven Signs: Music, Myth & the American South. Biram costarred in the 2008 German film
The Folk Singer: A Tale of Men, Music & America. produced and directed by filmmaker,
MA Littler. He was also featured in the French documentary,
One Trip Some Noise. Biram's music was featured in the documentary,
Running Heavy, and another short documentary entitled
The Tuesday Nighter. He also appears in the film
My Blue Star, a biography about the late Hasil Adkins, a prominent musician in the one-man band genre. In 2013, Biram was the featured artist on an episode of the PBS television show
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